Asian Terminals appoints new EVP

William Wassaf Khoury Abreau has been appointed executive vice present of port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI), replacing Andrew Hoad who will be moving…

Truckers: Manila CYs congested, won’t accept return of empties

The Aduana Business Club, Inc. (ABCI) is asking shipping lines to direct the return of empty containers to container yards (CYs) in nearby provinces…

Healthy volumes lift ATI Q3 income by 24%

The growth of international containerized cargoes, reflecting the expansion of the Philippine economy, delivered solid third quarter results for listed port operator Asian Terminals…

9% hike in Batangas terminal cargo handling fees gets green light

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has approved a 9% increase in cargo-handling charges for foreign containerized cargoes at Batangas Container Terminal (BCT) effective November…

Calamba-Batangas freight train project set for feasibility study

Meralco subsidiary MRAIL Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the local government of Batangas to carry out a feasibility study on…

ATI first-half net income soars 16.8% on higher box volumes

Listed port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) said its first-semester results got a boost from the sustained growth of international containerized cargoes at its…

ATI’s Manila, Batangas terminals set for volume surge in peak season

  Facilities break mid-year container volume targets Manila South Harbor and Batangas Container Terminal (BCT) are performing at optimum production and utilization levels, ready…

PPA approves 11% hike in cargo handling rates at Batangas port

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has approved an 11% increase in cargo-handling rates at Batangas Port Phase 1, to take effect on May 28.…

ATI Q1 income up 28.4% on higher Manila, Batangas volumes

Strong trade volumes handled at Manila South Harbor and Batangas Port have lifted Asian Terminals Inc.’s (ATI) first-quarter results, reflecting growing imports and exports…

ATI allots P4.6B for capacity building at Manila, Batangas box terminals

Listed Philippine port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) is spending at least P4.6 billion this year to sustain operational efficiency and grow capacity at…

P1.3B car storage facility at Batangas port breaks ground

Batangas Port is investing P1.3 billion to build a multilevel car storage facility (MCSF) that will cater to the booming consumer demand for imported…

Record port volumes push ATI earnings 7.8% higher in 2016

Philippine port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) posted a net income of P1.91 billion in 2016, 7.8% higher compared to P1.77 billion in 2015,…

Batangas box terminal sees record volume in 2016

Batangas Container Terminal (BCT) ended 2016 with volume soaring to nearly 160,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), its highest since starting commercial operations in 2010.…

TABS solutions provider seeks expansion to other PH ports

Freight and logistics solutions firm 1-Stop Connections Pty Ltd, provider of the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) to Manila international terminals, is looking to…

Asian Terminals empowered to handle berth assignments at Batangas port

Starting February 1, port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) will have the authority to approve and issue berth assignments at the Port of Batangas…

Batangas Port books record car imports last year

Batangas Port, two hours south of Philippine capital Manila, capped 2016 with a record-breaking performance, handling over 200,000 completely built imported car units (CBUs)…

50% discount for PEZA cargoes passing through Batangas port stays

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has once again extended the 50% discount on processing fees for ecozone im­port and export shipments that go…

Manila South Harbor breaks through 1M-TEU barrier in Dec

Port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) said it is capping 2016 on a high note, bannered by record-breaking volume, highest terminal productivity, and fastest…