Around 5,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of static cargo space has been added at Manila South Harbor following completion of the expansion of Container…
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is closing condemned Pier 13 in Manila South Harbor from commercial and non-commercial maritime and ancillary activities starting November…
Batangas port container traffic surges 40% in first half
The Batangas Container Terminal (BCT) handled a record throughput of over 160,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in the first half of 2019, a volume…
PPA suspends TABS bookings from Aug 9-10 to clear backlog
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has suspended truck bookings into Manila South Harbor through the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) from today (Aug 9)…
More carriers join vessel sharing pact to move empties out of Manila port
More international shipping lines have agreed to share vessel resources in loading out more empty containers from Manila South Harbor. Port operator Asian Terminals…
Batangas terminal’s second berth boosts capacity to half a million TEUs
Batangas Container Terminal (BCT) can now handle 500,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) annually, higher than the previous 330,000 TEUs each year, following the inauguration…
PPA requires transfer of overstaying cargoes from Manila ports within 15 days
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is giving cargo owners and shippers 15 days from March 1 to withdraw their customs-cleared cargoes in Manila ports…
Port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) is expanding the annual capacity of Manila South Harbor to 1.9 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) by 2020,…
ATI plans to open off-dock yards, empty container depots
Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) will have additional capacity for empty containers by mid-year, helping to address current difficulties in logistics faced by stakeholders. This…
As volume rises 25%, Batangas terminal installs new equipment
Port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) has deployed additional modern equipment at the Batangas Container Terminal (BCT), including two new ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and…
ATI formally opens P1.3B Batangas car storage facility
Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) has inaugurated the Philippines’ largest car storage infrastructure in Batangas Port to serve the requirements of the automotive importation and…
Batangas Container Terminal handles record 200,00th-TEU cargo
Batangas Container Terminal (BCT) in southern Luzon has reached its 200,000th twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) cargo volume mark for the first time in a…
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has recommended the filing of graft charges against former Customs commissioner and now Technical Education and Skills Development…
Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) has secured an ISO 45001:2018 certification, making it the first port operator in the Philippines to receive certification on the…
Stakeholders suggest ways to ease high utilization at Manila terminals
Logistics stakeholders are proposing measures such as transferring empty containers to Batangas and Subic for repositioning and pulling out cargoes on weekends to ease…
South Harbor prepared to handle Christmas rush, assures ATI
Listed port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) said Manila South Harbor, which serves as one of two major international trade gateways into Metro Manila,…
