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Manila International Container Terminal

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Manila domestic port to adopt container booking system in 2016

Port operator Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI) will roll out the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS), along with other automation projects, at Manila’s…
  • October 26, 2015
  • 3 minute read

PH customs brokers want TABS scrapped for impeding cargo flow

The Professional Customs Brokers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PCBAPI) is requesting government to stop implementing the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS), citing its…
  • October 21, 2015
  • 2 minute read

Phase 1 of ICTSI’s Laguna inland depot complete by Dec

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has completed the first section of Phase 1 of its dry port unit, Laguna Gateway Inland Container Terminal…
  • October 15, 2015
  • 2 minute read

Expanded yard at the MICT by yearend

International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) will complete Manila International Container Terminal’s first stage expansion of Yard 7 before the year ends. Upon completion,…
  • October 12, 2015
  • 1 minute read

Truck ban exemption for TABS users not yet in effect

Truckers with Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) reservations at Manila ports are being discouraged from plying roads during the truck ban even if a…
  • October 5, 2015
  • 4 minute read

ICTSI’s Berth 7 expansion project gets BOI incentives

The Board of Investments (BOI) is granting incentives to International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) for the P5-billion expansion of Berth 7 at its…
  • September 28, 2015
  • 1 minute read

Online container booking system at Manila ports open for registration

Port stakeholders can now register for the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS), a new electronic platform for booking containers installed at the two Manila…
  • September 20, 2015
  • 2 minute read

PH cargo volume down 30%, box traffic up 8% in H1

Cargo throughput handled by Philippine ports in the first half of 2015 dropped 30.1% to 71.906 million metric tons (mmt) from 102.876 mmt in…
  • September 14, 2015
  • 2 minute read

Online truck booking on dry run at Manila port

Headaches generated by severe container traffic at the Port of Manila are expected to fade soon as the truck booking system goes on a…
  • September 7, 2015
  • 3 minute read

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…
  • July 20, 2015
  • 2 minute read

PPA orders transfer of MICT administration to PMO NCR South

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) recently mandated the transfer of the administration and operation of PPA Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) from the Port…
  • July 20, 2015
  • 1 minute read

MICT switches to VOIP to communicate with equipment operators

The Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) has adopted a Voice-Over-Internet Protocol (VOIP) as the new way for its operations center to communicate with staff…
  • June 29, 2015
  • 2 minute read

PH ports post 30% drop in first quarter cargo volume

Cargo throughput handled by Philippine ports in the first quarter declined 30.02% to 31.181 million metric tons (mmt) from 44.559 mmt recorded in the…
  • June 8, 2015
  • 2 minute read

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…
  • June 3, 2015
  • 3 minute read

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…
  • May 22, 2015
  • 2 minute read

ICTSI hires Aussie firm for container booking system

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. has appointed Australian IT company 1-Stop to implement the container booking system (CBS) at the Manila International Container Terminal.…
  • May 17, 2015
  • 2 minute read

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…
  • April 27, 2015
  • 5 minute read

Carriers, truckers initiate rate rollback in PH

Foreign shipping lines have started to lift their port congestion charges, while trucking charges have gone back to pre-Manila truck ban levels in a…
  • April 14, 2015
  • 5 minute read