MICT hits record productivity in Aug, Sept

Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) posted record productivity for August and September with equipment operators achieving their monthly targets, according to port operator International…

Talks on P10B MICT-Calamba cargo rail project resume

MRail Inc. said it has resumed talks with state-run Philippine National Railways (PNR) on the proposed P10-billion cargo rail project that will connect the…

MICT records ‘optimal’ yard utilization – ICTSI

The Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) continues to perform optimally as it gears up for the peak season, according to operator International Container Terminal…

BOC issues operating guidelines for ICTSI dry port in Laguna

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued interim operational guidelines for running the Laguna Gateway Inland Container Terminal (LGICT) while a customs administrative…

Namsung ship makes inaugural stop in Manila

Namsung Shipping’s MV Starship Ursa recently made its maiden call at the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT). The vessel berthed at MICT on June…

ICTSI proposes construction of multi-billion peso overpass to MICT

Port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) is improving access to and from its flagship operation, Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), with two…

MICT handles record 2M TEU in Dec

The Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) reached its first year-to-date 2-million twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) move last December. The flagship operation of global port…

Business as usual at Manila ports despite TABS protest

Manila terminal operators said their operations were not affected by the protest staged by some stakeholders against the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS). Around…

Manila ports’ cargo-handling rates up 8% in end-Dec

The approved 8% increase in vessel and cargo-handling rates for Manila South Harbor and Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) will take effect December 28,…

ICTSI inaugurates MICT’s Yard 7

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) inaugurated on November 26 Yard 7 of the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) at the same time commissioned…

PH cargo throughput down 35% in first three quarters

Muted global trade clipped by 35.4% cargo volume handled by Philippine ports in the first nine months of 2015 to 104.671 million metric tons…

ICTSI unveils mobile app for tracking shipments at Manila port

Port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has introduced a mobile application that allows clients of its flagship operation, Manila International Container Terminal…

ICTSI upgrades MICT tracking system

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has updated its online container-tracking system developed in-house for its flagship terminal, Manila International Container Terminal (MICT). ICTSI,…

Manila urged to provide 24-hour free truck corridor

PHILIPPINE truckers, customs brokers and the port regulator/administrator separately asked the Manila city government to designate a 24-hour “free truck corridor” so as not…

ICTSI, Asian Terminals ease payment mode for PH forwarders

PHILIPPINE International Seafreight Forwarders Association (PISFA) members should now find it easier paying port charges with two of the country’s port operators. Manila International…

ICTSI Manila pioneers staff deployment system

MANILA International Container Terminal (MICT) has streamlined its manpower deployment with a new workforce management system aimed at optimizing “employee rostering,” enhancing the workforce…

PH cargo throughput up 5.3% in first half

PHILIPPINE cargo throughput grew 5.3% to 97.96 million metric tons (mmt) in the first half of the year from 93.03 mmt in the same…

PH port operators, users urge gov’t to address litany of woes

PHILIPPINE shippers and port operators have outlined problems that hamper port efficiency especially in Manila, even as they lauded the Aquino government’s initiatives to…