The Confederation of Truckers Associations of the Philippines said yesterday it is open to the Trusted Operator Program Container Registry and Monitoring System being proposed by the Philippine Ports Authority to address the soaring logistics costs imposed on truckers.
Trade groups have sought for the scrapping of a Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) order prescribing the registration and monitoring of containers, stating the regulation will only add to the undue cost burdens of businesses and consumers amid runaway inflation and container delays.
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TRADE groups including the Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (Philexport) and Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) have renewed their objection to a Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) order prescribing the registration and monitoring of containers, noting that such pads the “undue cost burdens” of business and consumers amid runaway inflation…
The Philippine Ports Authority's P877.6 million container registry and monitoring system will enhance competitiveness and allow a cost-saving mechanism for stakeholders in the logistics space. While players in the logistics industry, particularly Customs brokers and truckers, including importers and foreign carriers, will benefit from reducing container deposit container management fees,…