Vietnam’s Cai Mep port registers new berth productivity milestone
The Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) in Vietnam’s Ba Ria-Vung Tau province said it achieved a new berth productivity milestone in container vessel handling after…
International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) recently introduced the Reefer Express Lane (REL) to facilitate movement of reefer vans at the Manila International Container…
Export body pushing for seamless transport, logistics
Meneleo Carlos, chairman of the Philippine Export Development Council (EDC) Networking Committee on Transportation and Logistics, recently unveiled the committee’s strategies toward the creation…
Philippine cargo volume increased 5.7% in the first 10 months of the year due to strong exports, especially those passing through private ports. Latest…
The Diosdado Macagapal International Airport (DMIA), north of Manila, will soon become the Philippines’ main airport, Transportation and Communications Secretary Manuel Roxas II told…
Empties start to pile up again at Manila South Harbor
Empty containers are once more accumulating at the Manila South Harbor, further evidence of a slow export sector. The pile-up has reportedly forced South…
The new management of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is pushing four strategies to propel the Subic Freeport, north of Manila, into becoming…
Singapore-based MCC Transport will make a maiden call at the Batangas International Container Port, 110 kilometers south of Manila, on December 10, according to…
A group of experts from Singapore’s Changi airport is determining the scope of work needed for the rehabilitation of Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal…
Indonesia’s state-owned port operator PT Pelindo II announced plans to increase container storage fees fivefold at its port in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, to…
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has temporarily suspended mandatory weighing of outbound containers and roll on-roll off vehicles at the North Port, days after…
Subic Bay International Terminal Corp (SBITC) and logistics service provider J-PAC Logistics recently signed a memorandum of agreement to jointly promote and market Subic…
Shipping lines, PH terminal operators ink new crane productivity rate
The Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) through its Port Operations Committee recently concluded an agreement with Manila-based International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI)…
Poor port infrastructure, congestion dog carriers in the Philippines
Congestion, inefficient port operations, fragmented port and poor road systems are major problems for international shipping lines calling the Philippines, according to an official…
Buyout of Davao cargo-handling operator’s contract eyed
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is looking at the option of buying out the contract of Davao Integrated Port Stevedoring Service Corp (DIPSSCOR) to…
