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PAL revives Cebu-Bangkok direct flights Dec 9

PAL revives Cebu-Bangkok direct flights Dec 9

Philippine Airlines will reintroduce direct flights between Cebu City and Bangkok, Thailand…
  • October 14, 2022
  • 2 minute read
DHL’s preliminary 3Q EBIT

DHL’s preliminary 3Q EBIT grows 15% to €2B

Group EBIT rose 15% to €2.04 billion ($1.98 billion) in third quarter 2022…
  • October 13, 2022
  • 2 minute read
E-TRACC on all ecozone, CBW exports in force by Oct 15

E-TRACC on all ecozone, CBW exports in force by Oct 15

The Bureau of Customs Electronic Tracking of Containerized Cargo System will be…
  • October 13, 2022
  • 4 minute read
Cebu Pacific resumes direct Zamboanga-Cotabato flights in November

Cebu Pacific resumes direct Zamboanga-Cotabato flights in November

Cebu Pacific is resuming next month its direct flights between Zamboanga and…
  • October 13, 2022
  • 2 minute read
2GO urges modernization of transport, logistics

2GO urges modernization of transport, logistics

2GO Group is urging modernization of the country’s maritime transport and logistics…
  • October 13, 2022
  • 2 minute read

DTI slaps safeguard duty on HDPE product imports

A three-year definite safeguard duty will be imposed by the Philippines on…
  • October 12, 2022
  • 4 minute read

PortCalls October 12, 2022

Our latest issue (October 12, 2022). Stories include: Gov’t drawing up maritime…
  • October 12, 2022
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Northbound lane of Imelda Bridge closed for a month

A section of the northbound outer lane of Imelda Bridge linking Barangays…
  • October 11, 2022
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Gov’t drawing up maritime industry development plan

Gov’t drawing up maritime industry development plan

The Department of Transportation has been ordered to develop the country’s maritime…
  • October 11, 2022
  • 3 minute read
PH deficit balloons 81.3% in August

PH deficit balloons 81.3% in August

The Philippine trade deficit widened by 81.3% y-o-y to $6 billion as…
  • October 11, 2022
  • 2 minute read
Customs
Cebu ports post 2.4% cargo volume increase in H1 2026

Cebu ports post 2.4% cargo volume increase in H1 2026

Ports in Cebu recorded higher cargo and container traffic for the first…
  • July 22, 2026
  • 3 minute read
BOC seizes over P23M misdeclared agricultural imports from China

BOC seizes over P23M misdeclared agricultural imports from China

The Bureau of Customs intercepted five containers of misdeclared frozen agricultural and…
  • July 21, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Cargo releasing at NAIA improves; backlog set for clearance by end-July

Cargo releasing at NAIA improves; backlog set for clearance by end-July

Cargo releasing operations at Ninoy Aquino International Airport have improved following the…
  • July 21, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Maritime
Cebu ports post 2.4% cargo volume increase in H1 2026

Cebu ports post 2.4% cargo volume increase in H1 2026

Ports in Cebu recorded higher cargo and container traffic for the first…
  • July 22, 2026
  • 3 minute read
WSC welcomes proposed EU ETS revisions but warns vs penalties on neighboring ports

WSC welcomes proposed EU ETS revisions but warns vs penalties on neighboring ports

The World Shipping Council welcomed the European Commission’s proposed revisions to the…
  • July 22, 2026
  • 3 minute read
New Lucena Port Terminal 90% done, completion seen by August

New Lucena Port Terminal 90% done, completion seen by August

The new Passenger Terminal Building at the Port of Lucena is more…
  • July 22, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Aviation
PAL orders another nine Airbus 350-1000 planes, with Rolls-Royce engines

PAL orders another nine Airbus 350-1000 planes, with Rolls-Royce engines

Philippine Airlines is acquiring an additional nine Airbus A350-1000 aircraft and ordered…
  • July 22, 2026
  • 4 minute read
PPP Center bags GovMedia award for Laguindingan Airport privatization

PPP Center bags GovMedia award for Laguindingan Airport privatization

The Public-Private Partnership Center of the Philippines was named Philippines PPP of…
  • July 22, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Cargo releasing at NAIA improves; backlog set for clearance by end-July

Cargo releasing at NAIA improves; backlog set for clearance by end-July

Cargo releasing operations at Ninoy Aquino International Airport have improved following the…
  • July 21, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Opinion
Southern Luzon: The Logistics Spine the Philippines Has Been Waiting For

Southern Luzon: The Logistics Spine the Philippines Has Been Waiting For

When we talk about Philippine logistics, the conversation almost always defaults to…
  • July 19, 2026
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Customs Filing Is Moving Before Loading

Customs Filing Is Moving Before Loading

Customs work is moving earlier. For many lanes, it no longer starts…
  • July 17, 2026
  • 3 minute read
From Prohibition to Transparency: The JAO's Evolving Draft

From Prohibition to Transparency: The JAO’s Evolving Draft

A necessary caveat first: the Joint Administrative Order (JAO) on Yard Utilization…
  • July 14, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Ports/Terminals
Cebu ports post 2.4% cargo volume increase in H1 2026

Cebu ports post 2.4% cargo volume increase in H1 2026

Ports in Cebu recorded higher cargo and container traffic for the first…
  • July 22, 2026
  • 3 minute read
WSC welcomes proposed EU ETS revisions but warns vs penalties on neighboring ports

WSC welcomes proposed EU ETS revisions but warns vs penalties on neighboring ports

The World Shipping Council welcomed the European Commission’s proposed revisions to the…
  • July 22, 2026
  • 3 minute read
New Lucena Port Terminal 90% done, completion seen by August

New Lucena Port Terminal 90% done, completion seen by August

The new Passenger Terminal Building at the Port of Lucena is more…
  • July 22, 2026
  • 2 minute read
3PL
PEZA, Tokai Electronics sign deal for added warehouse at Lima Tech Center

PEZA, Tokai Electronics sign deal for additional warehouse at Lima Tech Center

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority and Tokai Electronics Philippines signed a supplemental…
  • July 22, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Cargo releasing at NAIA improves; backlog set for clearance by end-July

Cargo releasing at NAIA improves; backlog set for clearance by end-July

Cargo releasing operations at Ninoy Aquino International Airport have improved following the…
  • July 21, 2026
  • 4 minute read
SEIPI coordinating with gov’t, Paircargo to speed up release of critical shipments

SEIPI coordinating with gov’t, Paircargo to speed up release of critical shipments

The Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation, Inc. is working…
  • July 20, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Sponsored
ACTOO convenes industry partners to address high yard utilization

ACTOO convenes industry partners to address high yard utilization

Manila, Philippines — Recognizing the critical role of truckers in maintaining the…
  • June 1, 2026
  • 4 minute read
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
Economy
Cebu ports post 2.4% cargo volume increase in H1 2026

Cebu ports post 2.4% cargo volume increase in H1 2026

Ports in Cebu recorded higher cargo and container traffic for the first…
  • July 22, 2026
  • 3 minute read
PEZA, Tokai Electronics sign deal for added warehouse at Lima Tech Center

PEZA, Tokai Electronics sign deal for additional warehouse at Lima Tech Center

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority and Tokai Electronics Philippines signed a supplemental…
  • July 22, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PPP Center bags GovMedia award for Laguindingan Airport privatization

PPP Center bags GovMedia award for Laguindingan Airport privatization

The Public-Private Partnership Center of the Philippines was named Philippines PPP of…
  • July 22, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Press Releases
WSC welcomes proposed EU ETS revisions but warns vs penalties on neighboring ports

WSC welcomes proposed EU ETS revisions but warns vs penalties on neighboring ports

The World Shipping Council welcomed the European Commission’s proposed revisions to the…
  • July 22, 2026
  • 3 minute read
New Lucena Port Terminal 90% done, completion seen by August

New Lucena Port Terminal 90% done, completion seen by August

The new Passenger Terminal Building at the Port of Lucena is more…
  • July 22, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PEZA, Tokai Electronics sign deal for added warehouse at Lima Tech Center

PEZA, Tokai Electronics sign deal for additional warehouse at Lima Tech Center

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority and Tokai Electronics Philippines signed a supplemental…
  • July 22, 2026
  • 2 minute read