The Philippine International Seafreight Forwarders Association last week conducted its 1st Port Familiarization Tour at the South and North Harbors.

The project was supported by Asian Terminals, Inc. and International Container Terminal Services, Inc. The tour gave 58 professionals from different freight forwarding companies an insight into the different procedures at the ports.

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