Cabinet Secretary Jose Rene Almendras leads a group of government officials and industry movers who will give talks about the rise of Subic Bay as the country’s foremost logistics hub in Northern Luzon.
Almendras will be the keynote speaker at the 2nd Subic Bay Maritime Conference & Exhibit, to be held on April 24, 2015 at the Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention Center in Subic Bay Freeport Zone.
Themed “Subic Bay: Your Gateway to Central and Northern Luzon,” the conference is being organized by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) in cooperation with Subic Bay International Terminal Corp.
Almendras and the other speakers, including SBMA Chairman Roberto Garcia, will provide insights on business opportunities arising in Northern Luzon with all the investments and planning that the government is putting into the area.
They will also share updates on infrastructure development projects for the emerging Subic-Clark Corridor, a growth area that is expected to improve the economy of Luzon region and create more jobs for local residents.
Meanwhile, Northern Luzon shippers intend to present to Secretary Almendras during the event a position paper calling for the further development of Subic Bay Freeport to decongest Manila and “serve its true purpose as a catalyst of economic growth” for the regions north of Metro Manila.
Almendras is also the chairman of the Cabinet Cluster on Port Decongestion, which successfully worked in cooperation with government agencies and private stakeholders to implement measures easing road traffic and port congestion in the City of Manila.
One of these measures is to designate Subic and Batangas as extensions of the Port of Manila in order to encourage ships to divert their shipments to these outer ports.
The position paper points out that the Subic Bay Freeport ably demonstrated its capability to handle volume cargo shipments during the Manila port congestion. It further urges the administration to use the momentum to promote Subic as an alternative container terminal to Manila for shippers located in Central and Northern Luzon.
The 2nd Subic Bay Maritime Conference & Exhibit is being supported by gold sponsor Aim High Phil. Logistics Inc.; and silver sponsors BJ Mercantile Inc./Scania, Global Maritime Logistics Support Inc./Global Terminals & Development Inc and Segara Villas.
AGX Express, Boeing Material Handling Corp., Landbank, Smart Infinity, The Lighthouse Marina Resort, Isuzu Phils, and TNL Express have also signed up as bronze sponsors.
Event partners are Philippine Exporters Confederation Region 3, Subic-Clark Alliance for Development, Cargo Data Exchange Center, Philippine International Seafreight Forwarders Association, Philippine Ship Agents Association, Subic Bay Freeport Chamber of Commerce, and Supply Chain Management Association of the Philippines. Media partners include Subic Bay News, Punto Central Luzon, and Headline Zambales.
The Subic Bay Maritime Conference & Exhibit is expected to attract some 300 Freeport zone locators, logistics and supply chain executives, import and export managers, manufacturers, shipping line executives, key national and local government officials, and other stakeholders.
For more information, please call event manager PortCalls at (02) 569 2562, 232 8393, 232 5029 or (0917) 5555 273. You may also email info@portcalls.com.
