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container yards

9 posts

CYs remain congested but new depots being constructed

More container yards (CY) are being built to accommodate more empty containers as existing and new depots in Metro Manila and nearby areas remain…
  • March 16, 2019
  • 3 minute read

Strike averted as ACTOO, AISL strike deal on interim measures for empty container returns

The Alliance of Concerned Truck Owners and Operators (ACTOO) has suspended its plan to hold a strike following an agreement with the Association of…
  • July 14, 2018
  • 3 minute read

Faster implementation of online system for return of empties eyed

The Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) plans to fast-track the full implementation of its web-based system to help address issues with the return…
  • April 26, 2018
  • 3 minute read

April 1 truckers’ planned protest vs some foreign carriers on hold

The Alliance of Truckers and Customs Brokers has temporarily suspended its April 1 protest plan that would have stopped its members from accepting and…
  • March 28, 2018
  • 3 minute read

Enough container yards for return of empties, CMA-CGM, APL, Hyundai, TS Lines tell PH clients

Shipping lines CMA CGM and APL as well as Hyundai Merchant Marine and TS Lines assured clients they have adequate container yards within Metro…
  • March 25, 2018
  • 3 minute read

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…
  • December 27, 2017
  • 3 minute read

GoFast system for empties return books more users

Foreign shipping lines and other port stakeholders in the Philippines are starting to use GoFast, the online system for returning empty boxes to off-dock…
  • December 3, 2015
  • 2 minute read

PH off-dock depots’ utilization at pre-congestion levels

Utilization at off-dock container yards in the Greater Metro Manila and nearby areas is now back to pre-port congestion levels, but operators forecast levels could slip…
  • June 15, 2015
  • 2 minute read