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.
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.
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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.
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