Efforts to clear as many container vans in international ports in the country are now paying off with the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) saying that it has recorded neither congestion nor backlog so far this year. In a statement, PPA General Manager Jay Santiago said that in two international...
Agents of the Port Management Office of Surigao seized around 600 kilograms of chorizo that are believed to have been smuggled into the country. In a statement, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said the items were inside a cargo truck when PMO Surigao Port police chanced upon the vehicle. media...
The failure of shipping lines and their agents in the Philippines to return container vans on time and in returning container deposits are two of the main reasons why the digitalization in the registration and monitoring was conceptualized, a top official of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has...
Cruise ship tourism resumed in Ilocos Sur, Palawan, and Bohol starting Thursday, Feb. 9, after a three year break due to pandemic travel restrictions, Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Santiago announced last night. “PPA is proud to welcome these international luxury ships to...
The Altai Philippines Mining Corporation (APMC) will not be given the clearance to operate the port it constructed in Sibuyan Island in Romblon, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) disclosed on Thursday, Feb. 9. The reason, according to PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago, is that the mining...
Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL), the country’s largest group of shipping lines and operators, said other countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Thailand, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, among others requires container deposit. AISL President Patrick Ronas pointed this out in a...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is eyeing the pilot testing of the digital registration and monitoring of container vans at the two international ports in Manila once it is given a go signal to start. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said the pilot testing of the Trusted Operator...
Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago accused business groups opposing the digital registration and monitoring of container vans of deliberately spreading false information to stall and eventually revoke its implementation. The Trusted Operator Program – Container...
A group of Filipino customs brokers disputed the claim of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) that its multi-million-peso container monitoring and registry program could bring down the logistics and shipment costs being paid by stakeholders. File photo: Philippine Ports Authority / PPA PPA General...
The implementation of the digital registration and monitoring of container vans will result in savings of up to 84 percent of logistical expenses being paid by importers, shippers, truckers and customs brokers, data from the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) revealed. Citing the 2022 data of...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is now on the final phase of the review and test of an online platform that would pave the way for the implementation of the electronic ticketing system for ship and ferry passengers. PPA General Manager Jay Santiago said they are now coordinating with the...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has vowed to pursue the implementation of the digital registration and monitoring of container vans despite opposition from shipping lines and other companies. In a statement, PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said they could not abandon the implementation...
