AFFA 14th General Membership Meeting

Dec. 6 | INOTHING stopped the ASEAN Freight Forwarders Association (AFFA) from holding its 14th General Membership Meeting, not even the political crisis in Myanmar, which caused a last-minute change in venue to Thailand. The meeting was held last November 25...

NOL sells stake in Lorenzo Shipping Corp.

Dec. 1 | SINGAPORE’S Neptune Orient Lines will fully divest its stake in Lorenzo Shipping Corp., the local company said last week. Lorenzo Shipping said NOL has signed a memorandum of understanding with National Marine Corp. on the proposed sale of all...

NYK Logistics vessel at MICT

Dec. 1 | Brisk intra-Asian trade increases new vessel calls at the MICT. Newly chartered vessels continue to call at the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) flagship operation. One of...

PSB to conduct public hearing on capital requirement

Dec. 1 | THE Philippine Shippers Bureau (PSB) will conduct a public hearing today (December 1) on the amendment to its administrative order (AO) involving the minimum capital requirement for freight forwarding companies. The hearing will be at the PPA Training...

BOC intensifies campaign to bust entry of ozone-depleting substances

Dec. 1 | THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently identified the guidelines for the proper use of refrigerant identifier/analyzer in examining suspicious shipments of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) in the country. The bureau said this is in compliance with its commitment...

Logistics sector seeks tax perks

Dec. 1 | THE freight and logistics sector is seeking similar incentives granted by the national government to the inter-island and overseas shipping industries. This year, the amendment to the Overseas Shipping Development Act and the Domestic Shipping Development...

PPA: E-procurement system pilot rollout faces delay

Dec. 1 | THE e-procurement system involving port transactions may not be rolled out as initially targeted due to delays in the development and testing of some of its components. The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said the target schedule of the nationwide rollout...