PH port authorities issue guidelines on verified gross mass

Philippine port authorities have finally published rules that will implement the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) mandatory requirement for…

Cebu port authorities to release VGM rules in mid-June

The rules for the implementation of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) verified gross mass (VGM) policy at the Cebu International Port (CIP) will be…

Mindanao & Visayas shipping conferences set 27-28 April 2016

Transport stakeholders will converge for the second Mindanao Shipping Conference on April 27, 2016 at the Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao and the first Visayas…

Cebu port revises storage rates for foreign cargoes starting Feb 24

The Cebu Port Authority (CPA) is adjusting storage rates on foreign cargoes at the Cebu International Port (CIP) beginning February 24. The revision in…

Cebu Port Authority lists facilities for proposed P19.3B container terminal

Targeted for construction next year, Cebu’s proposed P19.3-billion international container terminal will have two 250-meter berths and four quay cranes, according to the Cebu…

P9B Cebu container port to begin construction Q3 2016

Construction of the new P9.13-billion Cebu International Containerized Port could start by the third quarter of 2016, according to the chief of the Cebu…

Cebu Port gets new commissioner

Cebu Port Commission (CPC), the governing body of the Cebu Port Authority (CPA), has welcomed Atty. Jose Mario Elino Tan as the new commissioner…

Cebu port cargo volume up 21% in first semester

The Port of Cebu hummed with activity in the first six months of 2015, registering healthy growth in overall cargo volume, box traffic, ship…

NEDA to decide on fate of P9B Cebu international seaport

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) will seek approval from the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board to construct a P9-billion international…

Cebu Port leases 1.2 hectares to extend container yard

The Cebu Port Authority (CPA) has rented a nearby lot to expand yard space for cargoes and clear congestion at the Cebu International Port (CIP).…

Cebu port cargo volume sees 14% growth in 2014

Cargo throughput at Cebu port jumped 14.31% to 34.904 million metric tons (mmt) in 2014 from 30.534 mmt in 2013, latest data from the…

Cebu port reports 3.4% rise in H1 cargo throughput

CEBU ports in southern Philippines posted sound results for the first half of the year, with cargo traffic increasing 3.44% to 14.73 million metric…