PPA H1 income up 31% on higher revenue, lower expenses

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) recorded a net income of P5.818 billion in the first half of 2019, 31.34% higher than the P4.429 billion…

Business as usual at Port of Manila, says Asian Terminals

It’s business as usual at the Port of Manila (POM), Manila South Harbor operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) assured stakeholders despite the fire hit…

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…

ATI conferred new ISO certification

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…

Batangas port welcomes arrival of Toyofuji’s newbuild car carrier

The Port of Batangas recently welcomed MV Trans Harmony 2, the newest purely car carrier of Toyofuji Shipping, Toyota Group’s sole marine transport company,…

South Harbor posts record container traffic in H1

Manila South Harbor handled 560,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in the first half of 2018, its highest half-year container volume, according to port operator…

Manila port operators donate P20M worth of equipment to MMDA

Manila port operators International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) and Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) have donated at least a P20 million worth of safety…

Asian Terminals announces double-digit Q1 income, revenue growth

Philippine port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) reported an 18.6% higher net income for the first quarter of 2018 to P581.9 million, a boost…

Cargo-handling charges at Manila ports up 7% starting June 5

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has approved a 7% adjustment on vessel and cargo-handling rates at both the Manila South Harbor and Manila International…

BOC-POM details measures to meet ‘no pending’ policy

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Manila (POM) is implementing measures to improve efficiency as it aims to complete each transaction within the…

BOC files smuggling charges vs ATI, importers, brokers of illegally withdrawn containers

Manila South Harbor operator Asian Terminals Inc along with several importers and customs brokers are facing smuggling charges for their role in the supposed…

Manila port operators seek hike in cargo handling tariff

Port operators Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) and International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) have filed petitions with the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) for cargo-handling…

ATI’s record 2017 cargo volume drives 30% growth in earnings

After handling record cargo volumes at its gateway ports in Manila and Batangas, port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) has posted a net income…

ATI announces changes in board of directors

Philippine port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) has elected Andrew Hoad and Ahmad Yousef Ahmad Alhassan Al Simreen as directors of the Board, replacing…

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…

PH ports adjust to ease impact of Manila truck ban

Philippine port operators said they have made adjustments to help ease trucking issues brought about by Manila’s truck ban ordinance. The Philippine Ports Authority…

BOC operations affected by Manila expanded truck ban

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) said operations in two of its largest collection districts have been affected by the expanded Manila truck ban,…

ATI declares P700M dividend after robust 2012

Publicly listed Philippine port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) is paying shareholders total cash dividends worth P700 million after reporting a robust performance for…

17% cargo-handling rate hike approved for Manila ports

THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has approved a 17% cargo-handling rate increase for vessel-related operations at Manila ports. Just like the last increase, the…

PH terminal operators push early cargo-handling rate hike

PHILIPPINE terminal operators International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) and Asian Terminals, Inc (ATI) are pushing for implementation of higher vessel-related cargo-handling rates as…