Importers paid at least P33 billion in container deposits to shipping lines last year, but this could go down by 95 percent under the digital system for cargo monitoring proposed by the Philippine Ports Authority.
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 conta
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 syst
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
he Philippine Ports Authority is looking at a working timeline of less than half a year until June to implement the Trusted Operator Program-Container Registry and Monitoring System program, which the PPA considers as a possible solution to the high logistics charges levied on truckers and other logistics players – the container deposit and missing empty container charges.