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…
Weeks after government agencies and the private sector signed a manifesto for the efficient use of Philippine ports, improvements in container pullouts and yard…
Carriers evacuate empty containers at a faster pace
Foreign shipping lines are now able to evacuate more empty containers out of the country with yard utilization at Manila international terminals down to…
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)…
Additional 7,500 empties to be loaded out of MICP on weekends
The Bureau of Customs-Manila International Container Port (BOC-MICP), foreign shipping lines and port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) will load out an…
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…
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…
PORT operators International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) and Asian Terminals, Inc (ATI) have filed a petition with the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) for…