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PH air carriers post 25.8% surge in 1H domestic cargo traffic

Air cargo handled by Philippine carriers grew 25.8% in the first half…
  • August 30, 2022
  • 2 minute read
BOC exempts abandoned balikbayan boxes from 100% inspection

BOC exempts abandoned balikbayan boxes from 100% inspection

Consolidated balikbayan (personal items) boxes tagged abandoned will be exempted from 100%…
  • August 30, 2022
  • 2 minute read
BOC-Batangas’ top importers

Shell, Chevron and Toyota are BOC-Batangas’ top importers

Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp., Chevron Philippines, and Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. have…
  • August 30, 2022
  • 2 minute read
3 airports getting P2.5B upgrade to handle more flights

3 airports getting P2.5B upgrade to handle more flights

Tacloban City Airport will get P1.42 billion of the P2.5 billion allocation…
  • August 30, 2022
  • 2 minute read
Carmakers buck lifting of excise tax on pickup trucks

Carmakers buck lifting of excise tax on pickup trucks

Removing excise tax exemption will impact sales of pickup trucks as well…
  • August 29, 2022
  • 3 minute read
offers Thai shippers intermodal

CMA offers Thai shippers intermodal link to Penang

New service dedicates up to 100 weekly containers on rail for southern…
  • August 29, 2022
  • 2 minute read
SCMAP Supply Chain Conference

Time to Split

Proposals to split the regulatory and commercial functions of the Philippine Ports…
  • August 28, 2022
  • 4 minute read

PortCalls August 29, 2022

Our latest issue (August 29, 2022). Stories include: BOC defers order allowing…
  • August 28, 2022
  • 1 minute read
Industry groups back bill scrapping PPA revenue-generating function

Industry groups back bill stripping PPA of revenue-generating function

Business groups supported a proposed bill that aims to strip the Philippine…
  • August 27, 2022
  • 3 minute read
BOC steps up sugar warehouse inspections

BOC steps up sugar warehouse inspections

The Bureau of Customs stepped up inspection of sugar warehouses amid the…
  • August 27, 2022
  • 2 minute read
Customs
Foreign chambers push economic, trade reforms ahead of Marcos SONA

Foreign chambers push economic, trade reforms ahead of Marcos SONA

The Joint Foreign Chambers urged continued advancement of key economic reforms to…
  • July 23, 2026
  • 2 minute read
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
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
Cathay's cargo, passenger numbers both grow 9% in June 2026

Cathay’s cargo, passenger numbers both grow 9% in June 2026

The Cathay Group carried a combined total of over 3.1 million passengers…
  • July 23, 2026
  • 4 minute read
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
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
  • 3 minute read
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
PRIME PH secures site for Trans-Roadway Logistics’ expansion

PRIME PH secures site for Trans-Roadway Logistics’ expansion

PRIME Philippines secured a site for Trans-Roadway Logistics Inc., which is expanding…
  • July 23, 2026
  • 2 minute read
JKS Coconut to expand processing, warehouse lease in Zamboanga ecozone

JKS Coconut to expand processing, warehouse lease in Zamboanga ecozone

The Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority and Freeport signed a memorandum…
  • July 23, 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
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
Foreign chambers push economic, trade reforms ahead of Marcos SONA

Foreign chambers push economic, trade reforms ahead of Marcos SONA

The Joint Foreign Chambers urged continued advancement of key economic reforms to…
  • July 23, 2026
  • 2 minute read
JKS Coconut to expand processing, warehouse lease in Zamboanga ecozone

JKS Coconut to expand processing, warehouse lease in Zamboanga ecozone

The Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority and Freeport signed a memorandum…
  • July 23, 2026
  • 2 minute read
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
Press Releases
Foreign chambers push economic, trade reforms ahead of Marcos SONA

Foreign chambers push economic, trade reforms ahead of Marcos SONA

The Joint Foreign Chambers urged continued advancement of key economic reforms to…
  • July 23, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Cathay's cargo, passenger numbers both grow 9% in June 2026

Cathay’s cargo, passenger numbers both grow 9% in June 2026

The Cathay Group carried a combined total of over 3.1 million passengers…
  • July 23, 2026
  • 4 minute read
JKS Coconut to expand processing, warehouse lease in Zamboanga ecozone

JKS Coconut to expand processing, warehouse lease in Zamboanga ecozone

The Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority and Freeport signed a memorandum…
  • July 23, 2026
  • 2 minute read