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BOC seizes P24.28B in smuggled goods in 2022

BOC seizes P24.28B in smuggled goods in 2022

The Bureau of Customs seized smuggled goods worth about P24.28 billion for…
  • January 18, 2023
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Independent probe on airspace mess ongoing

Independent probe on Jan 1 airspace mess ongoing

An independent body is investigating details of the technical glitch that shut…
  • January 18, 2023
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PortCalls January 18, 2023

Our latest issue (January 18, 2023). Stories include: PPA stands pat on…
  • January 18, 2023
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Hit as hackers attack

1,000 ships hit as hackers attack DNV software

DNV confirms about 1,000 vessels have been affected by a ransomware cyber-attack…
  • January 17, 2023
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Truck ban in Carmen, Cebu on Jan 22

A truck ban will be implemented on January 22 in the municipality…
  • January 17, 2023
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PPA stands pat on container monitoring system

The Philippine Ports Authority is standing pat on its controversial container registry…
  • January 17, 2023
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Llovido back at SCMAP helm with new officers

New officers led by president-elect Dennis Llovido of Nestle Philippines have assumes…
  • January 17, 2023
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Feb air fares to drop due to lower fuel surcharge

Feb air fares to drop due to lower fuel surcharge

As jet prices further decline, the Civil Aeronautics Board downgraded the passenger…
  • January 16, 2023
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Locad raises US$11M to grow supply chain platform

Locad raises US$11M to grow supply chain platform

Locad has raised US$11 million for the expansion of its supply chain…
  • January 16, 2023
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Marcos pushes BOC digitalization to prevent smuggling

Marcos pushes BOC digitalization to prevent smuggling

Digitalizing Bureau of Customs operations will be an “important part” of President…
  • January 16, 2023
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Customs
PEZA approves P64B investments for 26 projects in April

PEZA approves P64B investments for 26 projects in April

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority Board approved 26 new and expansion projects…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 3 minute read
PH secures 1.5M mt of rice from Vietnam until April 2027

PH secures 1.5M mt of rice from Vietnam until April 2027

The Philippines and Vietnam have agreed on a trade deal for the…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 2 minute read
BOC chief orders streamlining of procedures for releasing imported rice

BOC chief orders streamlined procedures for releasing rice imports

Customs commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno ordered to streamline procedures for the discharge and…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Maritime
Maersk posts $340M Q1 operating income as ocean volumes climb

Maersk posts $340M Q1 operating income as ocean volumes climb

A.P. Moller-Maersk reported a first-quarter 2026 earnings before interest and taxes of…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 3 minute read
LSPH conference

LSPH Conference strengthens public-private synergy to tackle logistics bottlenecks

Around 200 stakeholders and government representatives joined the Logistics Services Philippines Conference…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 3 minute read
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
Aviation
DHL Group records 8.3% higher operating profit in Q1

DHL Group records 8.3% higher operating profit in Q1

The DHL Group’s operating profit and revenue in the first quarter of…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Maersk posts $340M Q1 operating income as ocean volumes climb

Maersk posts $340M Q1 operating income as ocean volumes climb

A.P. Moller-Maersk reported a first-quarter 2026 earnings before interest and taxes of…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 3 minute read
LSPH conference

LSPH Conference strengthens public-private synergy to tackle logistics bottlenecks

Around 200 stakeholders and government representatives joined the Logistics Services Philippines Conference…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 3 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
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Ports/Terminals
DP World has secured a five-year concession extension to continue operations at the B5 container berth at Laem Chabang Port, Thailand’s primary deep-sea gateway.

DP World secures five-year extension for Laem Chabang port berth

DP World’s joint venture, LCIT, secured a five-year extension from the Port…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 2 minute read
BOC chief orders streamlining of procedures for releasing imported rice

BOC chief orders streamlined procedures for releasing rice imports

Customs commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno ordered to streamline procedures for the discharge and…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 2 minute read
LSPH conference

LSPH Conference strengthens public-private synergy to tackle logistics bottlenecks

Around 200 stakeholders and government representatives joined the Logistics Services Philippines Conference…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 3 minute read
3PL
DepDev’s Edillon to logistics sector: Tell us your priority concerns

DEPDev’s Edillon to logistics sector: Tell us your priority concerns

An official of the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development encourages the…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 3 minute read
DHL Group records 8.3% higher operating profit in Q1

DHL Group records 8.3% higher operating profit in Q1

The DHL Group’s operating profit and revenue in the first quarter of…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Maersk posts $340M Q1 operating income as ocean volumes climb

Maersk posts $340M Q1 operating income as ocean volumes climb

A.P. Moller-Maersk reported a first-quarter 2026 earnings before interest and taxes of…
  • May 8, 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
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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
  • 2 minute read
Economy
DepDev’s Edillon to logistics sector: Tell us your priority concerns

DEPDev’s Edillon to logistics sector: Tell us your priority concerns

An official of the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development encourages the…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 3 minute read
PEZA approves P64B investments for 26 projects in April

PEZA approves P64B investments for 26 projects in April

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority Board approved 26 new and expansion projects…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 3 minute read
PH secures 1.5M mt of rice from Vietnam until April 2027

PH secures 1.5M mt of rice from Vietnam until April 2027

The Philippines and Vietnam have agreed on a trade deal for the…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Press Releases
DHL Group records 8.3% higher operating profit in Q1

DHL Group records 8.3% higher operating profit in Q1

The DHL Group’s operating profit and revenue in the first quarter of…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 3 minute read
DP World has secured a five-year concession extension to continue operations at the B5 container berth at Laem Chabang Port, Thailand’s primary deep-sea gateway.

DP World secures five-year extension for Laem Chabang port berth

DP World’s joint venture, LCIT, secured a five-year extension from the Port…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Maersk posts $340M Q1 operating income as ocean volumes climb

Maersk posts $340M Q1 operating income as ocean volumes climb

A.P. Moller-Maersk reported a first-quarter 2026 earnings before interest and taxes of…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 3 minute read