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March car exports hit

Korea’s March car exports hit 48% as ICTs slump

South Korean vehicle exports surged to a record-high 48% in March buoyed…
  • April 17, 2023
  • 3 minute read
Lorenzo Shipping books first annual profit since 2015

Lorenzo Shipping books first annual profit since 2015

Lorenzo Shipping Corp. has turned around to net income of P18.6 million…
  • April 17, 2023
  • 3 minute read
BOC finds P150M suspected smuggled agri products

BOC finds P150M suspected smuggled agri products

The Bureau of Customs discovered P150 million worth of potentially smuggled agricultural…
  • April 17, 2023
  • 2 minute read

Senate resolution seeks to curb smuggling of excisable products

A resolution has been filed in the Philippine Senate seeking to address…
  • April 17, 2023
  • 2 minute read

PortCalls April 17, 2023

Our latest issue (April 17, 2023). Stories include: Benefits of PPA container…
  • April 17, 2023
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LTO scraps periodic medical exam for holders of driver's license

LTO scraps periodic medical exam for holders of driver’s license

Holders of driver’s licenses are no longer required to undergo periodic medical…
  • April 16, 2023
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Avoiding Common Importer Mistakes

How PH Customs Should Modernize

(This is the first of a two-part series. ) Brief History of…
  • April 16, 2023
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AOCG head may ok manual release, extend lodgement period for goods declaration

AOCG head may ok manual release, extend lodgement period for goods declaration

Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio delegated some powers to the deputy commissioner for…
  • April 16, 2023
  • 2 minute read
Certification for risk management

KAL gets ISO certification for risk management

Korean Air receives ISO 37301 certification for risk management compliance, a recognition…
  • April 16, 2023
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APFC boosting ro-ro fleet with 2 newbuilds

APFC boosting ro-ro fleet with 2 newbuilds

FastCat brand owner Archipelago Philippine Ferries Corp. expects to take delivery this…
  • April 15, 2023
  • 2 minute read
Customs
Cebu ports log higher cargo volume in Q1 2026

Cebu ports log higher cargo volume in Q1 2026

Cebu ports handled higher cargo, container, and roll-on/roll-off volumes in the first…
  • May 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
BOC seizes P137M in misdeclared, counterfeit goods at Port of Manila

BOC seizes P137M in misdeclared, counterfeit goods at Port of Manila

The Bureau of Customs seized 25 containers at the Port of Manila…
  • May 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Three ecozone companies qualify for E-TRACC exemption

Three ecozone companies qualify for E-TRACC exemption

Three accredited members of the Bureau of Customs’ Authorized Economic Operator Program…
  • May 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Maritime
Cebu ports log higher cargo volume in Q1 2026

Cebu ports log higher cargo volume in Q1 2026

Cebu ports handled higher cargo, container, and roll-on/roll-off volumes in the first…
  • May 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
High fuel prices, AI and electronics demand driving air, sea freight rates up

High fuel prices, AI and electronics demand driving air, sea freight rates up

Still unresolved hostilities in the Middle East, which affect fuel prices and…
  • May 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
ICTSI net income in Q1 jumps 23% on higher volume, new terminals

ICTSI net income in Q1 jumps 23% on higher volume, new terminals

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. recorded a net income attributable to equity…
  • May 4, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Aviation
Global air cargo demand, capacity fall in March 2026 – IATA

Global air cargo demand, capacity fall in March 2026 – IATA

Global air cargo demand fell 4.8% year-on-year in March 2026, reflecting a…
  • May 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
High fuel prices, AI and electronics demand driving air, sea freight rates up

High fuel prices, AI and electronics demand driving air, sea freight rates up

Still unresolved hostilities in the Middle East, which affect fuel prices and…
  • May 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
CAB asks airlines for free cargo space for Mayon relief goods

CAB asks airlines for free cargo space for Mayon Volcano relief goods

The Civil Aeronautics Board is requesting local airlines to allocate available cargo…
  • May 4, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Opinion
Container Rates Are Moving Again. Your Pricing Model Is Already Outdated

Container Rates Are Moving Again. Your Pricing Model Is Already Outdated

What happened Rates on Asia lanes are unstable again. Red Sea diversions…
  • May 4, 2026
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Infrastructure Pro Max

Infrastructure Pro Max

SCMAP president Pierre Carlo Curay will be speaking at this Wednesday’s LSPH…
  • May 4, 2026
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Connecting the Dots

Now We’re Connecting the Dots

It might seem like the worst is over. We have seen oil…
  • April 20, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Ports/Terminals
Cebu ports log higher cargo volume in Q1 2026

Cebu ports log higher cargo volume in Q1 2026

Cebu ports handled higher cargo, container, and roll-on/roll-off volumes in the first…
  • May 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
ICTSI net income in Q1 jumps 23% on higher volume, new terminals

ICTSI net income in Q1 jumps 23% on higher volume, new terminals

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. recorded a net income attributable to equity…
  • May 4, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Foreign shipments drive PH ports’ cargo volume up by 5% in Q1

Foreign shipments drive PH ports’ cargo volume up by 5% in Q1

Cargoes handled at Philippine ports grew 5% to 66.961 million metric tons…
  • May 1, 2026
  • 3 minute read
3PL
AyalaLand Logistics Q1 income drops 92% on weak lot sales

AyalaLand Logistics Q1 income drops 92% on continued weak lot sales

AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp. registered a 92.4% decline in net income for…
  • May 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
High fuel prices, AI and electronics demand driving air, sea freight rates up

High fuel prices, AI and electronics demand driving air, sea freight rates up

Still unresolved hostilities in the Middle East, which affect fuel prices and…
  • May 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Tech-care firm Asurion banks on FedEx for its logistics needs

Tech-care firm Asurion banks on FedEx for its logistics needs

Asurion Philippines, part of the US-headquarted technology service firm Asurion, banks on…
  • May 4, 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
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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
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Economy
Cebu ports log higher cargo volume in Q1 2026

Cebu ports log higher cargo volume in Q1 2026

Cebu ports handled higher cargo, container, and roll-on/roll-off volumes in the first…
  • May 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Global air cargo demand, capacity fall in March 2026 – IATA

Global air cargo demand, capacity fall in March 2026 – IATA

Global air cargo demand fell 4.8% year-on-year in March 2026, reflecting a…
  • May 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Three ecozone companies qualify for E-TRACC exemption

Three ecozone companies qualify for E-TRACC exemption

Three accredited members of the Bureau of Customs’ Authorized Economic Operator Program…
  • May 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Press Releases
AyalaLand Logistics Q1 income drops 92% on weak lot sales

AyalaLand Logistics Q1 income drops 92% on continued weak lot sales

AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp. registered a 92.4% decline in net income for…
  • May 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
BOC seizes P137M in misdeclared, counterfeit goods at Port of Manila

BOC seizes P137M in misdeclared, counterfeit goods at Port of Manila

The Bureau of Customs seized 25 containers at the Port of Manila…
  • May 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Global air cargo demand, capacity fall in March 2026 – IATA

Global air cargo demand, capacity fall in March 2026 – IATA

Global air cargo demand fell 4.8% year-on-year in March 2026, reflecting a…
  • May 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read