ICTSI looking to hike investment in Brunei’s main port

Philippine-based port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) is looking forward to improved investment and trade opportunities between the Philippines and Brunei following…

Website of ICTSI’s Manila hub reflects new TABS functions

Port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has added new features on the website of its flagship Manila International Container Terminal’s (MICT), allowing…

MICT slashes by 50% booking fee for TABS high-demand slots

Rates for the high-demand zone under the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) have been reduced by half for a limited period as Manila International…

Queues at Manila port shorten as truckers get the hang of TABS

Truck arrivals have begun to spread out within the 24-hour period, weeks after port operators started to strictly implement the Terminal Appointment Booking System…

ICTSI launches unit offering BPO services

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) recently opened its shared services company (SSC), ICTSI Asia Pacific Business Services, Inc. (APBS). APBS was established to…

ICTSI inaugurates MICT’s Yard 7

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) inaugurated on November 26 Yard 7 of the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) at the same time commissioned…

Subic port introduces pre-advise system for export shipments

Traffic at the port of Subic is expected to flow more smoothly following the implementation of a pre-advise system for all export cargoes seen…

Pre-qualifying deadline for Davao port bidders moved to July

The deadline for submitting qualification documents for the P17-billion Davao-Sasa Port modernization project has been extended by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC)…

ICTSI may vie for Davao-Sasa if project cost is reduced

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) may consider bidding for the Davao-Sasa port modernization project if the government lowers the P17-billion capital spending requirement.…

Third quarter launch of container booking system at Manila ports eyed

The rollout of the container booking system (CBS) by port operators at Manila’s two international terminals is targeted for the third quarter of the…

ICTSI’s Laguna ICT expands facilities

The first phase of the Laguna Gateway Inland Container Terminal (LGICT), the dry port of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) in Laguna, is…

Manila port operators disclose strategies to ensure low yard usage, no queues

The operators of Manila’s two international terminals are putting in further measures to sustain manageable yard utilization levels and ensure the smooth flow of truck…

ICTSI’s Laguna inland container depot to open by Feb

The first phase of the Laguna inland container depot (ICD) of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) will begin operations on February 1, according…

ICTSI sets aside $73M as extra fund for expansion programs in 2015

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) will be appropriating US$73 million of its retained earnings for use as additional working capital in its domestic…

Key PH port stakeholders extend operations to ease cargo backlog

For the next 15 days starting March 8, Philippine importers, exporters, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and government banks Land Bank and Development Bank…

ICTSI blames congestion on lack of infrastructure

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) on Wednesday said the Manila truck ban will slow down Philippine growth, noting that the real culprit in…

Stakeholders form action team vs Manila truck ban

PHILIPPINE transport stakeholders have formed a team that will take action against the Manila City government’s implementation of a daytime truck ban on Feb.…

Foreign liners levy PH congestion fee as port operators deny clogging

SOME foreign shipping lines calling the ports of Manila have imposed a port congestion surcharge since the third week of December even as terminal…

MICT expects better traffic management with RFID truck tagging

GLOBAL port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. expects improved truck and traffic management early next year following the introduction of its radio frequency…