First-hand and real time information on the status of container storage in ports and private off-dock yards will provide shippers and customs brokers the power to properly and effectively manage imported goods that eventually lower the logistics cost.
This was emphasized by the Philippine Ports Au
MANILA - The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) on Monday clarified that its new policy on the registration and monitoring of containers coming in and out of the country is meant to lessen cargo importation costs, contrary to the claims of logistics companies. In a radio interview, PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago blasted the claims of an importation price hike through PPA Administrative Order No. 04-2021 and the proposed "Trusted Operator Program-Container Registry and Monitoring System (TOPS-CRMS)." "Kami po ay mag-a-adopt ng bagong plataporma po para po sa pagmo-monitor at pagre-rehistro nung mga containers natin para po bumaba ang binabayaran ng mga kababayan natin diyan po sa pag iimporta ng mga kargamento (We are looking to adopt a new platform for the monitoring and registration of containers to help lower importation costs for the public)," Santiago said. He said the claims of logistics companies of a price hike stem from the possibility of less income