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)…

Study: Cap capacity at Manila ports to disperse cargo traffic to Subic, Batangas

A new study published by a Philippine government think tank believes that limiting future expansion plans at Manila ports and directing shippers to increase…

Volume growth jacks up ATI profit 9.1% in first 9 months

Listed Philippine company Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI), operator of Manila South Harbor and Batangas Port, reported a net income of P1.43 billion for the…

PCCI draws up wish list for lowering logistics costs

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) listed several proposed projects and reforms the Department of Transportation (DOTr) can undertake in order to…

ATI 1H income up 1% on higher Manila, Batangas traffic

Higher volume of shipments at its Manila and Batangas operations lifted port operator Asian Terminals Inc.’s (ATI) net income by 1% in the first…

House bill seeks capping cargo volume handled by Manila ports

A bill has been filed restricting cargo volumes handled at Manila ports and diverting cargoes to Batangas and Subic ports as a permanent solution…

Batangas box traffic helps boost ATI Q1 income

Listed port operator Asian Terminals, Inc. (ATI) reported a net income of P649.6 million for the first three months of 2015, an 80.5% surge…

Asian Terminals eyes Davao port, Asian region

Manila South Harbor operator Asian Terminals Inc. is keeping its eyes peeled for opportunities to manage other terminals. “We will certainly take a serious…

Arrastre charges apart from box handling fees at Batangas terminal

CARGO handling fees for empty containers at the Batangas Container Terminal (BCT) do not include charges for arrastre services, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)…

PH cargo volume up 2.9% to 149.55 mmt in Jan-Sept

The Philippines’ cargo throughput in the first nine months of the year grew 2.88% year-on-year to 149.55 million metric tons (mmt) from 145.36 mmt,…

PH Customs Oct collections rise to P27.9B, still below target

CUSTOMS collections increased 3.4% for October to P27.86 billion from P26.934 billion year-on-year as revenue improved for four months in a row, according to…

PH Customs Sept. take up 11% but still short of goal

PHILIPPINE port collections for the month of September grew 11.3% to P25.841 billion, from P23.208 billion a year ago, boosting the Bureau of Customs’…

PH ports agency proposes rail, barge links to decongest Manila ports

THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has submitted to the government a roadmap towards decongesting Metro Manila and developing seamless intermodal logistics corridors. Hector Miole,…

Manila ports capture 71% of PH container throughput

MANILA’S three major ports handled the bulk or 3.7 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containerized traffic passing through the capital’s ports. The figure…

Batangas, Subic ports lack allure of cargo volume – shipping exec

STAKEHOLDERS in the Philippine shipping industry seek cargo volume and port efficiency to encourage shipping lines to shift to Batangas or Subic port. Association…

ATI expects gradual volume growth in Batangas port

Philippine-listed company Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) said there has been an increase in containerized cargo operations in Batangas port, two hours south of the…

Little progress seen in PH logistics sector

Efforts to attract foreign investments to the Philippines’ multimodal transport chain and, in turn, drive development of the logistics industry appeared to have stalled…

Batangas Port brings competitiveness to Southern Luzon shippers

Philippine port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) is bringing more competitiveness to South Luzon businesses by delivering integrated ports and logistics services through Batangas…

ATI sets P4.2B capex over three years

Philippine port operator Asian Terminals, Inc. (ATI) is allotting P4.2 billion in capital expenditures in the next three years. The amount, part of the…

PH exporters urged anew to use Batangas port

Philippine exporters were once again encouraged to use Batangas port, two hours south of the Philippine capital Manila, in order to lower costs and…