THE new distribution center adjacent to the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) is expected to help double growth at the port this year. Last year,…
March 3, 2010
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DTI joins call to do away with North Harbor concession fee
INSTEAD of the controversial concession fee on ancillary charges, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) wants the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to implement…
March 3, 2010
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Mindanao box terminal posts 10% growth in ’09
THE Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) saw a 10% growth in 2009 container volume to 118,664 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) from 109,028 TEUs in the…
March 1, 2010
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SBMA inks JV with Harbor Center for NSD
THE Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has signed a joint venture contract with private port operator Harbour Centre Port Terminals, Inc (HCPTI) to operate…
March 1, 2010
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ATI orders two cranes
ASIAN Terminals, Inc (ATI) is bringing in a pair of ship-to-shore cranes for its South Harbor terminal. “ATI is continuously investing in South Harbor…
February 17, 2010
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Subic’s container operations will be slow this year
SUBIC BAY – Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) expects container volume at the freeport to reach only 30,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2010,…
February 2, 2010
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PLSA opposes concession fees in North Harbor
THE Philippine Liner Shipping Association (PLSA) wants the provision on concession fees for ancillary services deleted under the North Harbor contract, claiming it is…
January 25, 2010
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ATI Batangas awarded box terminal contract
THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) yesterday awarded to Asian Terminals, Inc (ATI) the 25-year management, operations and development contract for Phase II (international container…
January 20, 2010
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PPA to enforce ban on construction of new ports adjacent to North Harbor
THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will not allow expansion or construction of ports adjacent to the North Harbor to give Manila North Harbour Port,…
January 18, 2010
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North Harbor takeover pushed back to Feb 15
New schedule of cargo handling tariff at the port now in effect MANILA North Harbour Port, Inc’s (MNHPI) takeover of the North Harbor has…
January 18, 2010
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PPA scraps 50% wharfage fee discount for exporters
BEGINNING this month, exporters are now paying the full wharfage fee. Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) memorandum order 47-2009 dated August 11, 2009 which cut…
January 13, 2010
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PPA cuts 2010 volume target
THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has downgraded its 2010 cargo volume forecast to an increase of less than 5% for most ports under its…
January 4, 2010
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Davao port next in PPA development list
AFTER North Harbor and Batangas ports, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is setting its sights on the development of Davao port, the country’s second…
December 2, 2009
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Batangas Port sees 5% rise in bulk, breakbulk cargo for 2010
BATANGAS Port operator Asian Terminals, Inc-Batangas (ATI-B) expects a 5% growth in bulk and breakbulk cargo volume next year, following good volumes this year…
November 2, 2009
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PPA income up 7.3% from Jan to July
THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) generated revenues amounting to P3.9 billion in the first seven months of the year, 7.31% higher than last year’s…
November 2, 2009
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Compulsory cargo weighing in effect at Manila ports
THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has ordered the mandatory weighing of cargoes at the country’s top two ports, the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT)…
November 2, 2009
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Cebu cuts wharfage fees by 50% until end of the year
FOLLOWING the lead of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) last month, the Cebu Ports Authority (CPA) slashed its wharfage fee by 50% to help…
October 5, 2009
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Import Assessment System at Limay starts August 10
CUSTOMS commissioner Napoleon Morales last week signed Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) 27-2009 which implements the Import Assessment System (IAS) in Limay, Mariveles starting August…
August 3, 2009
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President Arroyo inaugurates ICTSI Brazil’s new CY
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has inaugurated the expanded container yard of the Suape Container Terminal (SCT), a seaport facility in northeastern Brazil operated by…
July 1, 2009
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PPA rationalizes lay-up procedures
THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is set to enforce new vessel lay-up procedures starting next month. Based on PPA memorandum circular 11-2009 effective July…
