SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) posted P1.7 billion in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization in 2015. SBMA chairman Roberto…
PCCI, PhilExport join growing protest against online container booking system
Opposition to the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) is mounting with a coalition of customs brokers threatening to stage a one-week protest action to…
ATI: South Harbor’s truck handling rate up 20% with online booking
Since implementing the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) in October last year, truck transactions at the Manila South Harbor have increased, achieving a quicker…
Container liners slipped in punctuality for January, registering a bad start to the year, according to a global research service provider. Box carriers last…
Carriers seek PH guidelines specific to IMO container weighing rule
The Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) is requesting the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to issue an order that collates all previous rulings on…
Cebu port revises storage rates for foreign cargoes starting Feb 24
The Cebu Port Authority (CPA) is adjusting storage rates on foreign cargoes at the Cebu International Port (CIP) beginning February 24. The revision in…
Bidding for P20B Davao-Sasa port postponed for the third time
The submission date for bids to the P19.8-billion Davao-Sasa port modernization project has again been moved by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC)…
China Cosco Shipping Corporation Limited, a new company established by the restructuring of China’s top two shipping firms, was officially established on February 18.…
PPA allows online application for certain port permits
Port stakeholders can soon apply and process permits for port ancillary service and vehicle or port users’ pass online using the Philippine Ports Authority…
Standard & Poor’s predicts more miseries for box shipping
Rating agency Standard & Poor’s forecasts that global container shipping will continue to face difficult operating conditions over the coming year, characterized by fragile…
PH online truck booking points payment scheme to start by mid-March
Manila’s international container terminals will activate by mid-March two additional functions under the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS)—the points payment system and the terminal…
Aquino signs order giving teeth to drive vs PH maritime transport security risks
The Philippine government has issued a new measure that reinforces the country’s international commitment to fighting security threats against the maritime transportation system. Executive…
Global two-way container traffic grew by just 1.4% in full-year 2015, largely pushed down by the widening trade imbalance for the East-West trades, according…
MCC Transport starts direct feeder call to Cebu port
Singapore-based carrier MCC Transport is now calling Cebu port, offering direct import and export services to and from key ports in the intra-Asia region.…
10 new Coast Guard patrol vessels for delivery over next 2 years
The delivery of vessels from Japan intended to help the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conduct maritime law enforcement activities more effectively will start from…
Intra-Asia carrier MCC Transport has introduced a new online portal that enables clients to easily book and document cargoes. My MCC (my.mcc.com.sg), the carrier’s…
Maersk Line combines regional offices, moves Asian HQ to HK
Danish shipping behemoth Maersk Line is merging its two largest Asian operations into one Asia-Pacific head office, cutting down the number of its regional…
