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IMO, PH: Seafarer training must keep up with ship modernization

IMO, PH: Seafarer training must keep up with ship modernization

The International Maritime Organization and Philippine maritime officials underscored the need to…
  • February 20, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Ube rakes in $3.06M in exports, on the rise as high-value crop

Ube rakes in $3.06M in exports, on the rise as high-value crop

The Philippines generated $3.06 million in ube and ube-based product exports in…
  • February 20, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Less dwell time for e-trucks crucial for viability, says FAST Logistics

Less dwell time for e-trucks crucial for viability, says FAST Logistics

FAST Logistics Group said reducing truck dwell time is critical to making…
  • February 20, 2026
  • 3 minute read
BOC wins P998M drug smuggling case, 3 sent life in prison

BOC wins P998M drug smuggling case, 3 sent to life in prison

The Bureau of Customs secured a conviction in a P998-million drug smuggling…
  • February 20, 2026
  • 2 minute read
DHL expands airfreight network for healthcare logistics

DHL expands airfreight network for healthcare logistics

The DHL Group is expanding its dedicated airfreight cold chain network as…
  • February 20, 2026
  • 3 minute read
IMO calls for fast rollout of seafarer training on clean energy, new tech

IMO calls for fast rollout of seafarer training on clean energy, new tech

International Maritime Organization is expecting member countries to accelerate the implementation of…
  • February 20, 2026
  • 3 minute read
BOC-MICP posts highest single-day collection of P1.376B

BOC-MICP posts highest single-day collection of P1.376B

The Bureau of Customs-Manila International Container Port collected P1.376 billion on February…
  • February 20, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PEZA upbeat on more European investors after PH-EU trade deal

PEZA upbeat on more European investors post PH-EU trade deal

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority is confident that more investors from member…
  • February 20, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Goods traded domestically in Q4 2025 valued at P563B

Goods traded domestically in Q4 2025 valued at P563B

The country’s domestic trade reached 9.85 million tons amounting to P562.76 billion…
  • February 20, 2026
  • 3 minute read
PPA awards centralized monitoring system contract to Cosmotech

PPA awards centralized monitoring system contract to Cosmotech

Cosmotech Philippines bagged the contract for the Philippine Ports Authority’s centralized digital…
  • February 20, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Customs
BOC orders expedited release of oil shipments

BOC orders expedited release of oil shipments

The Bureau of Customs has directed the expedited facilitation of shipments of…
  • March 27, 2026
  • 2 minute read
BOC operation sees largest vape haul at P1B

BOC operation sees largest vape haul at P1B

The Bureau of Customs seized an estimated P1 billion worth of unregistered…
  • March 24, 2026
  • 2 minute read
AISL against proposed BOC empty container monitoring system

AISL against proposed BOC empty container monitoring system

The Association of International Shipping Lines is not in favor of the…
  • March 23, 2026
  • 5 minute read
Maritime
Online ticketing system mandatory for inter-island passenger ships

Online ticketing system mandatory for inter-island passenger ships

The Maritime Industry Authority has issued rules for the mandatory use of…
  • March 27, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Roro terminal fee for vehicles carrying agri goods cut to P1

Roro terminal fee for vehicles carrying agri goods cut to P1

The Philippine Ports Authority is cutting to just P1 the roll-on/roll-off terminal…
  • March 25, 2026
  • 3 minute read
ICTSI exits China port venture, sells majority share in Yantai terminal

ICTSI exits China port venture, sells majority share in Yantai terminal

International Container Terminal Services Inc. is exiting its port venture in China…
  • March 23, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Aviation
PAL secures adequate jet fuel

PAL secures adequate jet fuel supply

Philippine Airlines has secured sufficient jet fuel supply to support scheduled operations,…
  • March 26, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PAL adjusts flight schedules, suspends select routes

PAL adjusts flight schedules, suspends select routes

Philippine Airlines will suspend five international and domestic routes starting next month…
  • March 26, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Cebu Pacific cancels flights due to high fuel prices

Cebu Pacific cancels flights due to high fuel prices

Cebu Pacific is implementing temporary network adjustments, including flight cancellations and frequency…
  • March 26, 2026
  • 1 minute read
Opinion

Sleepwalking Towards a Perfect Storm

It has, understandably, been a very busy fortnight for us at SCMAP.…
  • March 23, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Prescriptive Period Implied Warranty

Prescriptive Period to File Breach of Implied Warranty

What is the prescriptive period to file breach of implied warranty? This…
  • March 21, 2026
  • 3 minute read
GCC Lane Crisis

GCC Lane Crisis: The $800 ‘End of Voyage’ Reality

The Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed to major commercial traffic following…
  • March 16, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Ports/Terminals
PPA launches Online Reservation Assistance System

PPA launches Online Reservation Assistance System

The Philippine Ports Authority is pilot-testing an online system that allows passengers…
  • March 26, 2026
  • 3 minute read
COSCO resumes Gulf cargo services via multimodal routes

COSCO resumes Gulf cargo services via multimodal routes

COSCO Shipping Lines reopened cargo bookings to Gulf countries from March 25,…
  • March 26, 2026
  • 2 minute read
AISL against proposed BOC empty container monitoring system

AISL against proposed BOC empty container monitoring system

The Association of International Shipping Lines is not in favor of the…
  • March 23, 2026
  • 5 minute read
3PL
Trucks carrying fuel, essential goods exempt from truck ban

Trucks carrying fuel, essential goods exempt from truck ban

Trucks carrying fuel, essential goods are exempt from truck ban, according to…
  • March 25, 2026
  • 2 minute read
AISL against proposed BOC empty container monitoring system

AISL against proposed BOC empty container monitoring system

The Association of International Shipping Lines is not in favor of the…
  • March 23, 2026
  • 5 minute read
DOF oks 3-year accreditation for importers, brokers

DOF oks 3-year accreditation for importers, brokers

The Department of Finance has approved the proposal to extend validity of…
  • March 23, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Sponsored
MSC Upgrades Bayan Ko Service

MSC Upgrades Bayan Ko Service: Enhancing Cebu’s Global Connectivity

Bayan Ko Service: Hong Kong – Yantian – Shekou – Nansha –…
  • March 23, 2026
  • 1 minute read
AISL manifesto of support to BOC commissioner Nepomuceno

AISL manifesto of support to BOC commissioner Nepomuceno

The Association of International Shipping Lines, Inc. (AISL), representing international container shipping…
  • November 26, 2025
  • 2 minute read
MSC SS Rice News Convention 2025

MSC Brings Rice Logistics Experts to SS Rice News Convention 2025

Date: 12-14 November 2025 ⏰Time: 09:00–18:00 (GMT+7) Venue: Pattaya Exhibition and Convention…
  • November 4, 2025
  • 2 minute read
Economy
PH crude oil supply sufficient until June 30, says Marcos

PH crude oil supply sufficient until June 30, says Marcos

• President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. said the country’s crude oil stocks are…
  • March 27, 2026
  • 2 minute read
BOC orders expedited release of oil shipments

BOC orders expedited release of oil shipments

The Bureau of Customs has directed the expedited facilitation of shipments of…
  • March 27, 2026
  • 2 minute read
COSCO resumes Gulf cargo services via multimodal routes

COSCO resumes Gulf cargo services via multimodal routes

COSCO Shipping Lines reopened cargo bookings to Gulf countries from March 25,…
  • March 26, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Press Releases
PAL secures adequate jet fuel

PAL secures adequate jet fuel supply

Philippine Airlines has secured sufficient jet fuel supply to support scheduled operations,…
  • March 26, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PAL adjusts flight schedules, suspends select routes

PAL adjusts flight schedules, suspends select routes

Philippine Airlines will suspend five international and domestic routes starting next month…
  • March 26, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Cebu Pacific cancels flights due to high fuel prices

Cebu Pacific cancels flights due to high fuel prices

Cebu Pacific is implementing temporary network adjustments, including flight cancellations and frequency…
  • March 26, 2026
  • 1 minute read