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...
Business groups estimated of at least P35 billion in direct financial cost once the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) implements Administrative Order 04–2021, a new system that seeks to provide technology infrastructure, including container tracking program. During a press conference, 17...
Several business groups on Friday, January 27 have urged the Senate and the House of Representatives to look into the alleged anomalous issuance of an administrative order released by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) which they believe “will worsen the inflation in the country.” Speaking in...
Major maritime stakeholders have asked President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to immediately revoke an order from the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) imposing an additional container monitoring system in current port operations. ICTSI continues to invest in Manila flagship Seventeen groups...
The Chamber of Customs Broker, Inc. (CCBI) has expressed support to the digitalization efforts of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), especially the implementation of the Trusted Operator Program - Container Registry and Monitoring System (TOP-CRMS). CCBI national president Adones Carmona said...
Have you experienced spending more time in long queues just to buy a ferry or passenger ship ticket than the actual travel time for an island-province trip? Or, "The Amazing Race"-like experience to beat the departure time of another ferry or ship if your destination requires at least two vessels?...
