ATI income up 53% in H1 as Manila, Batangas port volumes soar

Port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) reported a 53% increase in net income for the first half of 2019 to P2.14 billion from P1.40…

BOC reaffirms order on non-entry of empties in Manila ports without special permit

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued a reminder that empty containers without a special permit to load (SPTL) may not enter the ports…

Dockworkers go on strike at Port of General Santos

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said operations at the Port of General Santos remain uninterrupted despite a strike by dockworkers against private cargo-handling operator…

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…

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…

ATI sees 91% hike in profit in first quarter

Port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) reported a net income of P1.111 billion in the first quarter of 2019, up 91% from the P581.9…

South Harbor’s capacity expansion done by late 2020

The expansion of Manila South Harbor’s yard and berth is expected to be completed by late 2020, increasing by 20% the facility’s annual capacity…

Manila ports report higher container pullouts, lower yard utilization

Weeks after government agencies and the private sector signed a manifesto for the efficient use of Philippine ports, improvements in container pullouts and yard…

Manifesto zeroes in on transfer of overstaying containers

Manila’s international container ports are now transferring Customs-cleared containers overstaying for more than 30 days to inland container depots (ICDs). The transfers, which started…

BOC chief: Yard utilization at Manila ports now ideal

Manila’s international container terminals are no longer congested as yard utilization has gone down to ideal levels, according to Customs commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero.…

BOC prohibits return of empty containers at Manila ports

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is temporarily disallowing return of empty containers at the Port of Manila (POM) and Manila International Container Port (MICP)…

Temporary relocation of BOC offices announced

The Bureau of Customs has announced the temporary relocation of offices affected by the Feb 22 fire at the BOC-Port of Manila (POM) building.…

AISL welcomes BOC order on transfer of empties to Batangas, Subic

Association of International Shipping Lines president Patrick Ronas said they “welcome” the Bureau of Customs (BOC) order transferring empty containers to the Port of…

BOC orders transfer of all empty containers from Manila ports to Subic or Batangas

In a bid to address port congestion in the Ports of Manila, the Bureau of Customs has ordered the transfer of all empty containers…

Industry associations, port operators take steps to solve problem with empty containers in PH

The Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL), Alliance of Concerned Truck Owners and Organizations (ACTOO), Container Depot Alliance of the Philippines (CDAP) and International…

PH ecozone agency pushes full use of Batangas Port

It is the best port in the country, was how Philippine Export Zone Authority (PEZA) director general Lilia de Lima described the newly modernized…

Higher cargo-handling fees loom at Manila ports

PORT operators International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) and Asian Terminals, Inc (ATI) have filed a petition with the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) for…