PPA requires transfer of overstaying cargoes from Manila ports within 15 days

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is giving cargo owners and shippers 15 days from March 1 to withdraw their customs-cleared cargoes in Manila ports…

4 new hybrid RTGs delivered to MICT

Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) recently received four of the 16 new hybrid rubber-tired gantries (RTG) ordered by port operator International Container Terminal Services,…

BOC to require shipping lines to open more depots

The Bureau of Customs is looking to require international shipping lines to open more container depots. This is one of the measures being eyed…

Stakeholders suggest ways to ease high utilization at Manila terminals

Logistics stakeholders are proposing measures such as transferring empty containers to Batangas and Subic for repositioning and pulling out cargoes on weekends to ease…

Cavite Gateway Terminal officially opens Nov 5

The Cavite Gateway Terminal (CGT), the Philippines’ first container roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) barge terminal, will formally open in November, according to the Department of Transportation…

ICTSI begins berth expansion works at MICT this month

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has given the nod for capacity improvements at the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), the flagship operation of International…

Port utilization high but still far from 2014 levels, insist PPA, carriers

Yard utilization at Manila ports is high but there is no port congestion like that seen four years ago, according to shipping lines and…

Full operation of Cavite Gateway Terminal starts end-Sept

Cavite Gateway Terminal (CGT), the Philippines’ first container roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) barge terminal, is set to start full operations by end of the month after…

ICTSI continues series of improvements, investments to upgrade MICT

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has bared development plans for Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) aimed at further improving services at its flagship…

BOC, ICTSI in joint forum on trade facilitation at MICP

Bureau of Customs-Manila International Container Port (BOC-MICP) and International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) officials will come together for a half-day event to provide…

Harbor Star to raise tug assist rates at MICT by 20%

Harbor Star Shipping Services, Inc.’s (HSSSI) application for a 20% increase in tug assist rates at the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) has been…

MICT ready for mega vessels with arrival of latest quay cranes

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) flagship Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) is now capable of handling the world’s largest container ships after taking…

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…

Cargo-handling charges at Manila ports up 7% starting June 5

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has approved a 7% adjustment on vessel and cargo-handling rates at both the Manila South Harbor and Manila International…

ICTSI to carry on with Manila North Harbor modernization plans

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) will continue most of the rehabilitation plans for Manila North Harbor, but will also make several adjustments in…

ICTSI’s Cavite barge terminal goes full blast in June

Cavite Gateway Terminal (CGT), the Philippines’ first container roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) barge terminal in Tanza, Cavite, will be fully operational by June 2018, according to…

Cavite Gateway Terminal soft opening seen in Q2

The Cavite Gateway Terminal (CGT), the country’s first container roll-on/roll-off barge terminal in Tanza, Cavite, will start soft operations by the second quarter of…

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…

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…

ICTSI acquires 16 hybrid RTGs for $22M

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…