Manila ports capture 71% of PH container throughput

MANILA’S three major ports handled the bulk or 3.7 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containerized traffic passing through the capital’s ports. The figure…

PH container throughput up 2% in Jan-Feb

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) reported steady growth in cargo volume in the first two months of the year, with containerized throughput rising 1.91%…

MICT handled 33% of PH boxes from Jan-Sept

The Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) remained the Philippines’s top container port, cornering 33% or 1.25 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of the total…

PPA misses income target by 6%

Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) fell short of its income target for the first eight months of the year by 6.48%. From January to August,…

PH cargo throughput up 1.45% from Jan-July

Philippine cargo throughput grew 1.45% in the first seven months of the year, thanks to the strong performance of domestic containerized cargo. According to…

Manila North Harbor manifest requirement disrupting domestic lines’ operations

DOMESTIC shipping lines in the Philippines are starting to feel the onus of a Bureau of Customs (BOC) ruling requiring submission of copies of…