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Archive for May, 2018
BOC puts on hold advance submission of cargo manifest to AMS
May. 31 | The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has suspended the implementation of Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 06-2018, which requires the electronic submission of cargo manifest to the agency’s new Advanced Manifest System (AMS). Customs Commissioner...
ICAO partners with UN anti-terrorism body on aviation security, counter-terrorism
May. 30 | The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and United Nations Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (UN CTED) have signed a new agreement to greatly enhance their cooperation and information sharing on border controls, aviation security, and...
DTI, PMTLAI join hands to push Philippine Quality Award
May. 28 | At the orientation were (L to R) Department of Trade and Industry-Competitiveness Bureau Assistant Secretary Mary Jean Pacheco, AAI Worldwide Logistics, Inc Vice President, Corporate Planning and Quality Josephine Abanto and Philippine Multimodal Transport...
Asian airlines enjoying robust cargo, passenger demand growth
May. 28 | Growth in international air cargo and air passenger demand progressed at an encouraging pace in April, driven by further expansions in global service and manufacturing sectors, according to traffic figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines...
Zim carries record freight but sustains wider loss
May. 28 | Despite higher revenues and strong volumes, Zim Integrated Shipping Services reported a deeper net loss in the first quarter of 2018, adversely affected by challenging shipping conditions. For the first three months ending March 31, 2018, Zim registered...
BOC engages Webb Fontaine to improve e2m
May. 27 | The Philippines’ Bureau of Customs (BOC) Management Information System and Technology Group (MISTG) is implementing projects and measures to enhance the performance of the bureau’s electronic-to-mobile (e2m) system over the next five years. MISTG...
Almost 3 years after TABS adoption, PPA issues rules; agency to get 20% from TABS revenue
May. 27 | The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has released an order stipulating the rules for the implementation of the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS), almost three years after the system was enforced at Manila’s two international terminals. TABS...
PH, US looking at exploring FTA, bolstering trade and investment ties
May. 27 | The Philippines’ Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) met with a delegation from the United States to further trade and investment ties and continue exploratory discussions on a possible free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries. Trade...
P36M in misdeclared commodities from China seized at MICP
May. 27 | Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapena and Manila International Container Port District Collector Maritess Martin on May 24 discovered seven containers with misdeclared agricultural products, ukay-ukay, and cigarettes. (Photo by Frank Javier/BOC-PIAD) The...
