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WTO hikes 2025 global trade forecast after stronger H1, sees slowdown in 2026

WTO hikes 2025 global trade forecast after stronger H1, sees slowdown in 2026

Global merchandise trade expanded faster than expected in the first half of…
  • October 10, 2025
  • 4 minute read
Shipping container utilization growth seen at just 2.4% in 2025 – Veson

Container TEU-mile demand to grow at 2.4% in 2025

Container TEU-mile demand is expected to grow at a modest  2.4% in…
  • October 9, 2025
  • 3 minute read
Customs chief says reforms gain momentum ahead of US report citing corruption

Customs chief says reforms gain momentum ahead of US report citing corruption

The Bureau of Customs said it had already begun implementing sweeping anti-corruption…
  • October 9, 2025
  • 3 minute read
BOC, FPI reinforce cooperation vs smuggling through renewed agreement

BOC, FPI reinforce cooperation vs smuggling through renewed agreement

The Bureau of Customs and the Federation of Philippine Industries, Inc. signed…
  • October 9, 2025
  • 2 minute read

Mets Cold Storage taps First Gen for green energy supply to CDO facility

Mets Cold Storage Services signed an agreement with First Gen Corp. for…
  • October 9, 2025
  • 2 minute read
BOC turns over documents to ICI for flood-control probe

BOC turns over documents to ICI for flood-control probe

The Bureau of Customs submitted documents to the Independent Commission for Infrastructure…
  • October 8, 2025
  • 2 minute read
Philippine Economic Zone Authority,

SAKO Pilipinas expands packaging facility at Cavite Ecozone

SAKO Pilipinas, Inc. has opened a new 1,000-square-meter facility at the Cavite…
  • October 8, 2025
  • 2 minute read
APECO eyes partnerships with 2 Spanish firms

APECO eyes cold chain, convention center projects with Spanish firms

The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority is eyeing partnerships with…
  • October 8, 2025
  • 3 minute read

PortCalls October 8, 2025

Our latest issue (October 8, 2025). Stories include: ICTSI’s Subic port contracts…
  • October 8, 2025
  • 1 minute read
3rd tunnel boring machine for Metro Manila Subway Project starts drilling

3rd tunnel boring machine for Metro Manila Subway Project starts drilling

The third tunnel boring machine for the Metro Manila Subway Project Camp…
  • October 7, 2025
  • 2 minute read
Customs
Ocean freight market rates drop to 2023 levels as capacity continues to expand

Ocean freight market rates drop to 2023 levels as capacity continues to expand

Ocean freight market rates dropped 48% year-on-year (Shanghai Containerized Freight Index) as…
  • October 15, 2025
  • 3 minute read
DTI to impose safeguard duty on imported cement for 3 years

DTI to impose safeguard duty on imported cement for 3 years

The Department of Trade and Industry is imposing a safeguard duty on…
  • October 15, 2025
  • 3 minute read
PH improves ePhyto exchange with Australia and Thailand

PH enhances ePhyto exchange with Australia, Thailand

The Philippines has shifted to an enhanced exchange of electronic phytosanitary certificates…
  • October 14, 2025
  • 3 minute read
Maritime
Ocean freight market rates drop to 2023 levels as capacity continues to expand

Ocean freight market rates drop to 2023 levels as capacity continues to expand

Ocean freight market rates dropped 48% year-on-year (Shanghai Containerized Freight Index) as…
  • October 15, 2025
  • 3 minute read
2GO partners with DTI to market regional products on board its ships

2GO partners with DTI to market regional products

2GO Group has partnered with the Department of Trade and Industry to…
  • October 14, 2025
  • 3 minute read
Bataan freeport named best industrial zone in Asia Pacific by fDi Intelligence

Bataan freeport named best industrial zone in Asia Pacific by fDi Intelligence

The Freeport Area of Bataan was named Industrial Zone of the Year…
  • October 13, 2025
  • 2 minute read
Aviation
Aboitiz InfraCapital to develop Laguindingan Airport as major gateway in Mindanao

Developing regional airports key to unlocking Mindanao potential, says Aboitiz InfraCapital

Developing world-class regional airports is key to unlocking Mindanao’s potential, according to…
  • October 14, 2025
  • 2 minute read
PEZA advances aviation sector growth through related investments, aerotropolis development

PEZA advances aviation sector growth through investments, aerotropolis development

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority continues to advance the country’s aviation and…
  • October 14, 2025
  • 2 minute read
PH needs an airport network master plan – PAL exec

PH needs an airport master plan – PAL exec

The Philippines must have a single master plan for its airport network…
  • October 14, 2025
  • 4 minute read
Opinion
From Automation to Intelligence: How AI Is Reshaping Trade Compliance

From Automation to Intelligence: How AI Is Reshaping Trade Compliance

By Amit Maheshwari The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has taken notable strides…
  • October 14, 2025
  • 3 minute read
What's Necessary in the Medium-Term

What’s Necessary in The Medium-Term

Watching news of the aftermath of the string of typhoons that hit…
  • October 6, 2025
  • 4 minute read

Manual Operations Are Draining Philippine Forwarders’ Profits

Why Outdated Processes Hold Back Growth — And How to Change That…
  • September 25, 2025
  • 3 minute read
Ports/Terminals
Aboitiz InfraCapital to develop Laguindingan Airport as major gateway in Mindanao

Developing regional airports key to unlocking Mindanao potential, says Aboitiz InfraCapital

Developing world-class regional airports is key to unlocking Mindanao’s potential, according to…
  • October 14, 2025
  • 2 minute read
PEZA advances aviation sector growth through related investments, aerotropolis development

PEZA advances aviation sector growth through investments, aerotropolis development

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority continues to advance the country’s aviation and…
  • October 14, 2025
  • 2 minute read
PH needs an airport network master plan – PAL exec

PH needs an airport master plan – PAL exec

The Philippines must have a single master plan for its airport network…
  • October 14, 2025
  • 4 minute read
3PL
FedEx EVP Kawal Preet earns spot on Fortune's Asia Power Women 2025

FedEx EVP Kawal Preet earns spot on Fortune’s Asia Power Women 2025

• Kawal Preet, Federal Express executive vice president for Planning, Engineering, and Transformation,…
  • October 15, 2025
  • 2 minute read
Ocean freight market rates drop to 2023 levels as capacity continues to expand

Ocean freight market rates drop to 2023 levels as capacity continues to expand

Ocean freight market rates dropped 48% year-on-year (Shanghai Containerized Freight Index) as…
  • October 15, 2025
  • 3 minute read
2GO partners with DTI to market regional products on board its ships

2GO partners with DTI to market regional products

2GO Group has partnered with the Department of Trade and Industry to…
  • October 14, 2025
  • 3 minute read
Sponsored
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Rhenus Philippines: A New Era in Pasay

Rhenus Philippines has inaugurated its new head office, which consolidates Rhenus Air…
  • September 21, 2025
  • 3 minute read
Keeping Your Fruit Fresh: Connect with MSC’s Experts at AFL 2025

Keeping Your Fruit Fresh: Connect with MSC’s Experts at AFL 2025

Asia’s fresh fruit trade continues to thrive, with a projected compound annual…
  • August 8, 2025
  • 2 minute read
JTMAR: Your Compass in the Maritime Industry

JTMAR: Your Compass in the Maritime Industry

JTMAR (jtmargroup.com) is a global leader in maritime consulting, combining decades of…
  • July 31, 2025
  • 2 minute read
Economy
DA sets no sugar imports policy until mid-2026

DA sets no sugar imports policy until mid-2026

The Department of Agriculture will ban sugar imports until mid-2026 to protect…
  • October 16, 2025
  • 2 minute read
Ocean freight market rates drop to 2023 levels as capacity continues to expand

Ocean freight market rates drop to 2023 levels as capacity continues to expand

Ocean freight market rates dropped 48% year-on-year (Shanghai Containerized Freight Index) as…
  • October 15, 2025
  • 3 minute read
DTI to impose safeguard duty on imported cement for 3 years

DTI to impose safeguard duty on imported cement for 3 years

The Department of Trade and Industry is imposing a safeguard duty on…
  • October 15, 2025
  • 3 minute read
Press Releases
DA sets no sugar imports policy until mid-2026

DA sets no sugar imports policy until mid-2026

The Department of Agriculture will ban sugar imports until mid-2026 to protect…
  • October 16, 2025
  • 2 minute read
FedEx EVP Kawal Preet earns spot on Fortune's Asia Power Women 2025

FedEx EVP Kawal Preet earns spot on Fortune’s Asia Power Women 2025

• Kawal Preet, Federal Express executive vice president for Planning, Engineering, and Transformation,…
  • October 15, 2025
  • 2 minute read
DTI to impose safeguard duty on imported cement for 3 years

DTI to impose safeguard duty on imported cement for 3 years

The Department of Trade and Industry is imposing a safeguard duty on…
  • October 15, 2025
  • 3 minute read