On November 21, the Philippine Bureau of Customs intercepted five misdeclared agilawood packages in a warehouse in Lapu-Lap City, which weighed 11.21 kilograms and were worth P8.4 million.
The shipment, which was declared as Alingatong Stingingtle, was found to contain agilawood upon inspection. Agilawood is a species protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flor.
According to the Philippine Bureau of Customs in a press release, the packages came from Agusan del Sur province and were originally planned to be exported to Malaysia and the United Emirates.
Alexandra Lumontad, the Port District Collector of Cebu, issued a warrant of seizure and detention due to violations of the Customs Modernization andiff Act and the Wildlife Act.
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Breaking! Another container ship caught fire at a U.S. port.
On November 26, a fire broke out on the Liberian-flagged container ship Chiquita Voyager at the of Wilmington in the United States
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ONE official statement: Part of the containers on the vessel "ONE HENRY HUDSON" may be affected;
On November 25th, the official website of ONE issued a customer notification regarding the fire incident on the "ONE HENRY HUDSON"
