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PortCalls April 13, 2026

Our latest issue (April 13, 2026). Stories include: CPA extends free storage…
  • April 13, 2026
  • 1 minute read
Fuel Is Up Again in the Philippines. Freight Forwarders Feel It Before Customers Do

Fuel Is Up Again in the Philippines. Freight Forwarders Feel It Before Customers Do

BY AMIT MAHESHWARI On April 7, oil companies in the Philippines pushed…
  • April 13, 2026
  • 4 minute read
PortCalls hosts LSPH partnership lunch as prelude to logistics conference in May

PortCalls hosts LSPH partnership lunch as prelude to logistics conference in May

PortCalls hosts LSPH (Logistics Services Philippines) Partnership Lunch with Department of Trade…
  • April 12, 2026
  • 3 minute read
International shipping lines group warns vs suspicious online posts

AISL warns vs suspicious online posts

The Association of International Shipping Lines has raised alarm over the circulation…
  • April 10, 2026
  • 2 minute read
MARINA allows up to 40% hike in passenger, cargo shipping fares

MARINA allows up to 40% hike in passenger fares, cargo fees from previous 30%

The Maritime Industry Authority raised to 40%, from the earlier 30%, the…
  • April 10, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PPA’s new online reservation system undergoes maintenance

PPA’s new online reservation system undergoes maintenance

The Philippine Ports Authority’s online reservation system for inter-island ship passengers is…
  • April 10, 2026
  • 2 minute read
BOC-Zamboanga destroys P266M smuggled cigarettes

BOC-Zamboanga destroys P266M smuggled cigarettes

The Bureau of Customs-Port of Zamboanga destroyed over P266-million worth of seized…
  • April 10, 2026
  • 2 minute read
SBMA collects 1.77B port revenue in 2025

SBMA collects P1.77B port revenue in 2025

The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority reported P1.77 billion in port revenue for…
  • April 10, 2026
  • 2 minute read
SBMA trims, suspends fees on port and other services

SBMA cuts fees by 5%, extends free storage period by 2 days

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority is implementing relief measures for its stakeholders amid…
  • April 10, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Davao international terminal defers higher fees for AISL members

Davao International Container Terminal defers higher fees for AISL members

Davao International Container Terminal is deferring the application of some components of…
  • April 10, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Customs
ECCP says 3-year importer accreditation enhances trade, productivity

ECCP says new BOC 3-year importer accreditation rule enhances trade

The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines lauded the implementation of…
  • April 16, 2026
  • 3 minute read
BOC trims IAS valuation request period to 3 days from 5

BOC orders faster IAS valuation request processing

Customs commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno ordered a shorter processing period for valuation requests…
  • April 16, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PCCBI awaits BOC formal order on customs brokers’ 3-year accreditation

PCCBI awaits BOC confirmation on customs brokers’ 3-year accreditation

The Philippine Chamber of Customs Brokers expects the Bureau of Customs to…
  • April 15, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Maritime
Razon says Middle East crisis impact on ICTSI still negligible but warns of global effect

Razon says Middle East crisis impact on ICTSI still negligible but warns of global effect

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. chairman and president Enrique Razon Jr. says…
  • April 16, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Reefer freight rates fairly stable but Middle East pressure building up—DHL

Reefer freight rates fairly stable but Middle East pressure building up

The reefer freight market will remain relatively steady in the second quarter…
  • April 16, 2026
  • 2 minute read
P1 Ro-Ro fee applicable to trucks with 80% raw agri cargo

P1 Ro-Ro fee apply to trucks with at least 80% raw agri cargo

The Philippine Ports Authority issued a memo detailing rules on the implementation…
  • April 16, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Aviation
Cebu Pacific Q1 2026 passengers rise to 7.5M

Cebu Pacific Q1 2026 passengers rise to 7.5M

Cebu Pacific carried over 7.5 million passengers in the first quarter 2026,…
  • April 15, 2026
  • 2 minute read
CIAC remits P585M dividend to gov’t from 2025 income, up 88%

CIAC remits P585M dividend to gov’t from 2025 income, up 88%

Clark International Airport Corp. delivered a record dividend to the national government,…
  • April 15, 2026
  • 2 minute read
22 nations back ICAO Call to Action on aviation safety, sustainability goals

22 nations back ICAO call to action on aviation safety, sustainability goals

A new Call to Action supporting the International Civil Aviation Organization’s global…
  • April 15, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Opinion
Fuel Is Up Again in the Philippines. Freight Forwarders Feel It Before Customers Do

Fuel Is Up Again in the Philippines. Freight Forwarders Feel It Before Customers Do

BY AMIT MAHESHWARI On April 7, oil companies in the Philippines pushed…
  • April 13, 2026
  • 4 minute read
SC Ruling on Final Medical Assessment of Seafarer

SC Ruling on Final Medical Assessment of Seafarer

Should the final medical assessment of a seafarer timely issued by the…
  • April 9, 2026
  • 3 minute read
A Time for Long-Term Interventions

A Time for Long-Term Interventions

I don’t mean to sound pessimistic or anything, but realistically, efforts to…
  • April 6, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Ports/Terminals
Razon says Middle East crisis impact on ICTSI still negligible but warns of global effect

Razon says Middle East crisis impact on ICTSI still negligible but warns of global effect

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. chairman and president Enrique Razon Jr. says…
  • April 16, 2026
  • 3 minute read
P1 Ro-Ro fee applicable to trucks with 80% raw agri cargo

P1 Ro-Ro fee apply to trucks with at least 80% raw agri cargo

The Philippine Ports Authority issued a memo detailing rules on the implementation…
  • April 16, 2026
  • 3 minute read
DP World’s Batangas port stimulates $28M in economic activities

DP World’s Batangas port stimulates $28M in economic activities

DP World’s Philippine presence through the Batangas Integrated Port stimulated economic activities…
  • April 15, 2026
  • 3 minute read
3PL
ECCP says 3-year importer accreditation enhances trade, productivity

ECCP says new BOC 3-year importer accreditation rule enhances trade

The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines lauded the implementation of…
  • April 16, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Supply chain disruptions put Cebu ecozone workers on forced leave

Supply chain disruptions place Cebu ecozone workers on forced leave

230 workers of Cebu Toyo Corporation were placed on indefinite forced leave…
  • April 16, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PCCBI awaits BOC formal order on customs brokers’ 3-year accreditation

PCCBI awaits BOC confirmation on customs brokers’ 3-year accreditation

The Philippine Chamber of Customs Brokers expects the Bureau of Customs to…
  • April 15, 2026
  • 3 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
ECCP says 3-year importer accreditation enhances trade, productivity

ECCP says new BOC 3-year importer accreditation rule enhances trade

The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines lauded the implementation of…
  • April 16, 2026
  • 3 minute read
PHILEXPORT pushes VAT suspension on fuel

PHILEXPORT pushes VAT suspension on fuel

The Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. reiterated its support for a proposed suspension…
  • April 16, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Razon says Middle East crisis impact on ICTSI still negligible but warns of global effect

Razon says Middle East crisis impact on ICTSI still negligible but warns of global effect

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. chairman and president Enrique Razon Jr. says…
  • April 16, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Press Releases
ECCP says 3-year importer accreditation enhances trade, productivity

ECCP says new BOC 3-year importer accreditation rule enhances trade

The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines lauded the implementation of…
  • April 16, 2026
  • 3 minute read
PHILEXPORT pushes VAT suspension on fuel

PHILEXPORT pushes VAT suspension on fuel

The Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. reiterated its support for a proposed suspension…
  • April 16, 2026
  • 2 minute read
BOC trims IAS valuation request period to 3 days from 5

BOC orders faster IAS valuation request processing

Customs commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno ordered a shorter processing period for valuation requests…
  • April 16, 2026
  • 2 minute read