Mindanao Container Terminal first-half throughput up by 18%
Cargo volume handled by Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) rose 18.3% in the first half of 2016 to 102,751 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) from 86,816…
PH president inaugurates expanded Davao container terminal
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has inaugurated Davao International Container Terminal, which recently completed its P5-billion expansion program. The expansion increases the container terminal’s handling capacity…
Hanjin gets court protection to unload cargo at US ports
Cash-strapped Hanjin Shipping Co. has been given provisional court protection in the U.S. to unload cargo at some ports without worrying about its ships…
2M alliance announces new trans-Pacific trade services
The 2M alliance of Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) has announced a new trans-Pacific trade service following the filing of receivership by…
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will continue to modernize ports, especially those in southern Philippines, to heighten their capability to handle cargoes coming from…
6 lines begin co-loading foreign cargo for domestic transshipment in PH
Six foreign carriers operating in the Philippines are now taking advantage of the provisions of the Foreign Ships Co-Loading Act, according to Association of…
South Korean carrier Hanjin Shipping’s filing for court receivership last week debunks the notion of the invincibility of major container carriers and brings short-…
PH ports’ cargo throughput up 12.5% in first semester
Cargo volume handled by Philippine ports grew 12.5% in the first half of 2016, with both foreign and domestic segments registering improvement during the…
NYK’s auto storage facility to rise in Cabuyao, Laguna
Port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), NYK Auto Logistics Philippines (NALP), and other project partners recently led the ground breaking ceremony on…
PH bulk, break bulk terminals need improvement, PPA told
Along with improving container ports, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) should also develop bulk and break bulk terminals, according to a port executive. Ramon…
China-based automotive logistics provider Anji Shipping, Inc. embarked on a maiden call in the Philippines last week with a car carrier that discharged trucks…
Hanjin out of CKYHE alliance, has 45 vessels rejected at ports
Beleaguered Hanjin Shipping Co., South Korea’s leading container shipper currently under receivership, said September 2 that 45 of its ships, including 41 container carriers,…
