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Shipping lines seek review of PPA’s “redundant” central ticketing system

July 23, 2021

The Philippine Inter-Island Shipping Association (PISA) is seeking a review of Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) Administrative Order 12-2019 implementing a central ticketing system...

New rules on customs treatment of vessel stores take effect in Aug

July 22, 2021

The Bureau of Customs is set to implement an order which provides rules on the customs treatment of different types of stores for...

Profit boom for box carriers not subsiding anytime soon—Drewry

July 21, 2021

The container shipping operators covered all showed gains in the second quarter and on a year-to-date basis as of July 15 The three...

PH cargo transport sector suffers from lack of competition—PCC study

July 19, 2021

The Philippine transport and logistics sector is highly concentrated with the cargo services sector lacking competition, a study found A Philippine Competition Commission...

Evergreen orders 6,000 shipping boxes amid global shortage

July 17, 2021

The purchase order for the 6,000 boxes is valued at NTD1.11 billion It follows the additions of 18,000 and 39,500 containers in February...

June volume another record at Port of Los Angeles

July 17, 2021

The port registered a 27% increase last month year-on-year, making the month its busiest June ever The port closed the fiscal year at...

PH ports’ cargo volume up 15.5% in first five months

July 16, 2021

Cargo volume at Philippines ports grew 15.5% in the first five months of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020 Containerized shipments...

PPA seeks bids for P962M Matnog port contract

July 14, 2021

The Philippine Ports Authority is bidding out the terminal management contract for Matnog port in Sorsogon The 15-year concession contract covers the management...

Port users: postpone North Port cargo-handling rate hike plan

July 14, 2021

Port users want North Port’s proposed 15.33% cargo-handling rate increase delayed The Export Development Council and Logistics and Supply Chain Management Association of...