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BOC’s ePay ready for use by Dec 10 in all ports

BOC’s ePay ready for use by Dec 10 in all ports

The pilot implementation of the Bureau of Customs’ Electronic Payment Portal System…
  • December 1, 2025
  • 2 minute read
ICTSI’s CLIA Pouso Alegre inaugurates expanded logistics hub

ICTSI’s CLIA Pouso Alegre inaugurates expanded logistics hub

CLIA Pouso Alegre, a Brazilian business unit of International Container Terminal Services,…
  • December 1, 2025
  • 2 minute read
PH gives 13 Chilean firms 3-year license to export meat

PH gives 13 Chilean firms 3-year license to export meat

The Department of Agriculture approved the three-year accreditation of 13 Chilean companies…
  • December 1, 2025
  • 2 minute read
PH manufacturing contracts at fastest rate in 4 years

PH manufacturing contracts at fastest rate in 4 years

Manufacturing activity in the Philippines turned down sharply in November 2025, signaling…
  • December 1, 2025
  • 3 minute read
FAST Logistics’ new crossdock facility offers delivery cost savings

FAST Logistics’ new crossdock facility offers delivery cost savings

FAST Logistics Group launched a new crossdock facility in Calamba, Laguna It…
  • December 1, 2025
  • 3 minute read
PH keeps seat in IMO Council

PH keeps seat in IMO Council

The Philippines is keeping its seat for the years 2026-2027 in the…
  • December 1, 2025
  • 3 minute read

PortCalls December 1, 2025

Our latest issue (December 1, 2025). Stories include: Domestic airfreight forwarders handle…
  • December 1, 2025
  • 1 minute read
Who's in charge

Who’s in Charge?

HONG KONG – I have attended the annual Asian Logistics, Maritime and…
  • December 1, 2025
  • 4 minute read
Airlines restoring normal operations after completion of Airbus software update

Airlines restoring normal operations after completion of Airbus software updates

Airlines in the Philippines are working to restore normal operations after completing…
  • November 30, 2025
  • 2 minute read
BOC nears rollout of new online complaints portal

BOC nears rollout of new online complaints portal

The Bureau of Custom’s new online complaints platform “Isumbong kay Commissioner” is…
  • November 28, 2025
  • 2 minute read
Customs
Truckers, port users groups to hold ‘trucking holiday’ Oct 6

Port groups plan “rest day” Oct 5, trucking holiday Oct 6

Customs brokers and truckers will voluntarily stop work on Oct 5, followed…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Philippines, Singapore conclude talks to update 1977 tax treaty

Philippines, Singapore conclude talks to update 1977 tax treaty

The Philippines and Singapore have concluded negotiations to update their 1977 double…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 2 minute read
BOC, ITC renew alliance to digitalize cross-border e-commerce

BOC, ITC renew alliance to digitalize cross-border e-commerce

The Bureau of Customs and the International Trade Centre, a joint agency…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Maritime
Truckers, port users groups to hold ‘trucking holiday’ Oct 6

Port groups plan “rest day” Oct 5, trucking holiday Oct 6

Customs brokers and truckers will voluntarily stop work on Oct 5, followed…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 3 minute read
ICTSI’s Adriatic Gate Terminal hits 4M TEU milestone on 15th year

ICTSI’s Adriatic Gate Terminal hits 4M TEU milestone on 15th year

Adriatic Gate Container Terminal has handled four million twenty-foot equivalent units since…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PH, ASEAN, Australia push maritime decarbonization at regional conference

PH, ASEAN, Australia push maritime decarbonization

The Philippines, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and Australia are stepping up…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Aviation
CMA CGM completes $1.4-B acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain

CMA CGM completes $1.4B acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain

The CMA CGM Group completed its $1.4-billion acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain,…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Bill on PAL’s franchise renewal now with Senate committees

Bill on PAL franchise renewal now with Senate committees

The Senate has referred to the committees on Public Services, and Ways…
  • October 1, 2026
  • 2 minute read
ASEAN Transportation Forum 2026 to tackle safety, sustainability

ASEAN Transportation Forum 2026 to tackle safety, sustainability

The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines will convene key government…
  • October 1, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Opinion
The Most Expensive Freight Cost May Be the One You Never Invoice

The Most Expensive Freight Cost May Be the One You Never Invoice

Revenue leakage rarely arrives as one big mistake. It disappears through small…
  • October 1, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Beyond Digital Islands: What the 2025-2026 UN TDI Plus Means for the Philippines

Beyond Digital Islands: What the 2025-2026 UN TDI Plus Means for the Philippines

I recently attended the launch of the second edition of the Trade…
  • September 29, 2026
  • 3 minute read
When Freight Becomes Unpredictable, Control Becomes the Product

When Freight Becomes Unpredictable, Control Becomes the Product

Visibility tells you what changed. Control tells you what matters next. A…
  • September 28, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Ports/Terminals
Truckers, port users groups to hold ‘trucking holiday’ Oct 6

Port groups plan “rest day” Oct 5, trucking holiday Oct 6

Customs brokers and truckers will voluntarily stop work on Oct 5, followed…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 3 minute read
ICTSI’s Adriatic Gate Terminal hits 4M TEU milestone on 15th year

ICTSI’s Adriatic Gate Terminal hits 4M TEU milestone on 15th year

Adriatic Gate Container Terminal has handled four million twenty-foot equivalent units since…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Hapag-Lloyd appoints Boenaes as COO, extends Bhatia contract

Boenaes assumes office as Hapag-Lloyd COO

Anders Boenaes assumed office as Hapah-Lloyd’s new chief operating officer effective October…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 2 minute read
3PL
Truckers, port users groups to hold ‘trucking holiday’ Oct 6

Port groups plan “rest day” Oct 5, trucking holiday Oct 6

Customs brokers and truckers will voluntarily stop work on Oct 5, followed…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 3 minute read
BOC, ITC renew alliance to digitalize cross-border e-commerce

BOC, ITC renew alliance to digitalize cross-border e-commerce

The Bureau of Customs and the International Trade Centre, a joint agency…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 3 minute read
CMA CGM completes $1.4-B acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain

CMA CGM completes $1.4B acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain

The CMA CGM Group completed its $1.4-billion acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain,…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Sponsored

MIFFI becomes LOGISTEED Philippines

Building on a Trusted Foundation. Taking on the Future. After decades of…
  • October 1, 2026
  • 3 minute read
BOC, AISL and World Shipping Council strengthen cooperation through dialogue conference on draft 2026 JAO

BOC, AISL and World Shipping Council strengthen cooperation through dialogue conference on draft 2026 JAO

PASAY CITY, Philippines — 10 September 2026 — The Bureau of Customs…
  • September 11, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Quickflo powers dual-leg PH-India air charter

Quickflo powers dual-leg international air charter from PH to India then back to PH

Quickflo Forwarders, Inc., a proud member of the XLP Projects Network and…
  • September 2, 2026
  • 1 minute read
Economy
Philippines, Singapore conclude talks to update 1977 tax treaty

Philippines, Singapore conclude talks to update 1977 tax treaty

The Philippines and Singapore have concluded negotiations to update their 1977 double…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 2 minute read
BOC, ITC renew alliance to digitalize cross-border e-commerce

BOC, ITC renew alliance to digitalize cross-border e-commerce

The Bureau of Customs and the International Trade Centre, a joint agency…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Oct 5 'rest day' at Manila ports confirmed, brokers and truckers group says

Oct 5 ‘rest day’ at Manila ports confirmed, brokers and truckers group says

The October 5, 2026 “rest day” at Manila ports is a go,…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Press Releases
Truckers, port users groups to hold ‘trucking holiday’ Oct 6

Port groups plan “rest day” Oct 5, trucking holiday Oct 6

Customs brokers and truckers will voluntarily stop work on Oct 5, followed…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 3 minute read
ICTSI’s Adriatic Gate Terminal hits 4M TEU milestone on 15th year

ICTSI’s Adriatic Gate Terminal hits 4M TEU milestone on 15th year

Adriatic Gate Container Terminal has handled four million twenty-foot equivalent units since…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Philippines, Singapore conclude talks to update 1977 tax treaty

Philippines, Singapore conclude talks to update 1977 tax treaty

The Philippines and Singapore have concluded negotiations to update their 1977 double…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 2 minute read