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Archive for July, 2018
Archive for July, 2018
Jul. 31 | The ports of South Korea handled slightly less cargo in the first six months of the year as shipments of raw materials and vehicles fell, government data showed.
According to data compiled by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, the total volume of sea...
Jul. 30 |
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is requesting the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) to look into alleged excessive and unreasonable charges imposed by foreign shipping lines on Filipino importers and exporters amid growing concerns in...
Jul. 30 |
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has approved a 3% increase in cargo handling tariff at the port of Dapitan in Zamboanga del Norte.
The adjustment is pursuant to PPA Board Resolution No. 2706 and is on top of the 10% provisional rate increase given...
Jul. 30 |
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized P25 million worth of alleged smuggled rice in a warehouse in Calamba, Laguna.
“We received a tip that there [were] various sacks of rice stored in a warehouse in No. 234 J.P. Rizal Street, Calamba, Laguna. Our...
Jul. 30 |
The Philippine Embassy in Indonesia is moving to revive the roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) service between the Philippines and Indonesia in a bid to enhance maritime connectivity and promote trade and investment between the two countries.
Philippine Ambassador...
Jul. 30 | Bureau of Customs-Manila International Container Port (MICP) district collector Atty. Vener Baquiran at the recent “Ease of Doing Business at MICP” stakeholders’ forum.
The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Manila International Container Port (MICP) recently...
Jul. 30 |
AROUND 300 delegates are expected at the 2nd Visayas Shipping Conference 2018 on August 2 at the Waterfront Airport Hotel & Casino in Mactan, Cebu, and the 3rd Mindanao Shipping Conference 2018 on August 3 at the Waterfront Insular Davao in Lanang,...
Jul. 30 |
The Bureau of Customs (BOC), through its Bureau’s Action Team Against Smugglers (BATAS), has filed four criminal complaints against the owners, officers, and customs broker of Sta. Rosa Farms Products Corp. for allegedly importing illegally 200 containers...
Jul. 30 |
Low-cost Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific is launching on August 14 a direct service between Manila and Melbourne to further boost its market share in Australia.
The thrice-a-week Manila-Melbourne-Manila service departs every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday....
Jul. 30 |
The number of containers discovered by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to have been illegally withdrawn from the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) from January to June 2018 has increased to 169, according to Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña.
The Customs...