Another congestion? CDAP warns of CYs’ shutdown, holiday as utilization drops
The Container Depot Alliance of the Philippines (CDAP) is considering the closure of recently opened empty container depots (ECDs) outside Metro Manila and declaring…
DOTr pushes upgrade of maritime industry, age cap on ships
The Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) wants the terms and policies of its modernization project for the maritime sector drafted and finalized within the…
PPA sets transfer rates for overstaying imports from Manila ports to offdock CYs
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has specified transfer rates for overstaying import cargoes from Manila South Harbor and Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) to…
ICTSI’s Q1 net income soars 71% owing to higher volumes
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) posted a net income of US$81.5 million in the first quarter of 2019, 71% higher than the $47.7…
Hamburg-based Hapag-Lloyd announced that its first-quarter 2019 financial performance is a significant improvement over the same period last year, citing an increase in volumes…
The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) are set to formulate a comprehensive plan for implementing the International Maritime Organization…
Marina, DTI to draft national standards for ship building and ship repair sector
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has partnered with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to develop the Philippine National Standards (PNS) for the…
Batangas terminal’s second berth boosts capacity to half a million TEUs
Batangas Container Terminal (BCT) can now handle 500,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) annually, higher than the previous 330,000 TEUs each year, following the inauguration…
UNCTAD: developing countries need to build resilience of transport to climate change
The transport sector faces severe risks from climate change and needs to adopt initiatives to ensure the resiliency of its facilities and infrastructure, according…
Major container lines establish digital association
A.P. Moller-Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC, and Ocean Network Express officially established on April 12, 2019 the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), the shipping liner group…
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) recently agreed to include maritime corruption as a regular work item on its agenda, a move welcomed by the…
Adoption of regulation creating European Maritime Single Window lauded
The adoption by the European Parliament of the proposal for a regulation establishing a European Maritime Single Window environment has been welcomed by the…
