Cavite Ro-Ro barge terminal ready for launch end-June
With construction now 90% complete, the first phase of the Cavite Gateway Terminal (CGT), the Philippines’ first container roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) barge terminal, located in…
Almost 3 years after TABS adoption, PPA issues rules; agency to get 20% from TABS revenue
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has released an order stipulating the rules for the implementation of the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS), almost three…
PPA releases new schedule for higher cargo-handling tariff at Manila ports
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has issued the revised schedule of cargo-handling tariff at Manila South Harbor and Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) that…
BOC sets June launch for enhanced verification system for goods declaration
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will launch and pilot-test in June an enhanced goods declaration verification system (EGDVS) that will allow stakeholders to file…
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…
BOC recalls exemption of PEZA, freeport zone shipments from x-ray inspection
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has lifted the exemption from x-ray inspection of certain cargoes, including those bound for Philippine Economic Zone Authority…
ICTSI earmarks $25M for further port expansion works this year
Global port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) is allotting US$25 million in additional working capital to continue its domestic and foreign expansion…
More PH carriers sign up with online empty-container returns system
More shipping lines operating in the Philippines are now connected to GoFast, the web-based system of the Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) that…
Manila ports to stay congestion-free through holiday rush, assures PPA
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is assuring stakeholders that Manila ports will remain efficient and congestion-free even as Christmas cargoes start to come in.…
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has acquired 16 hybrid rubber-tired gantries (RTG) worth $22 million for deployment at its Manila International Container Terminal…
BOC shifts gears: more shipments to pass yellow lane than red at POM, MICT
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has once again adjusted the thresholds in its selectivity system–this time temporarily decreasing the number of daily container shipments tagged…
Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) posted record productivity for August and September with equipment operators achieving their monthly targets, according to port operator International…
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has signed two 25-year concession agreements to operate, manage, and develop the international ports of Motukea and Lae…
The Philippine Liner Shipping Association (PLSA) is opposing plans to implement a Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) at the Manila North Harbor (NH), saying…
PPA unveils plan to extend TABS to domestic terminal
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) intends to expand the implementation of the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) to cover all Manila ports. PPA assistant…
PPA revisits TABS penalties, solicits public feedback
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is reviewing the implementation of the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) and its penalties as it still sees “room…
