PCC seeks stakeholders’ views on ICTSI-North Harbour deal

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) is inviting stakeholders and interested individuals to comment on the proposed acquisition by International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI)…

PH carriers against TABS at North Harbor

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 bars Manila North Harbour from engaging in international trade

Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI) may not handle foreign trade at its North Harbor facility because its contract is for the provision of…

BOC orders giving North Harbor authority to handle foreign cargo questioned

More questions are being asked about the propriety of Bureau of Customs (BOC) orders granting Manila North Harbor, a domestic port, the authority to…

PH ports record 3.4% cargo volume hike in Jan-Oct

CARGO throughput in Philippine ports rose 3.43% year-on-year to 168.98 million metric tons (mmt) in the first 10 months of the year, from 163.38…

PH cargo volume up 2.9% to 149.55 mmt in Jan-Sept

The Philippines’ cargo throughput in the first nine months of the year grew 2.88% year-on-year to 149.55 million metric tons (mmt) from 145.36 mmt,…

ICTSI takes over Tacloban port operations

International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) will temporarily take over operations of Tacloban port, one of the many structures damaged by super typhoon Haiyan…

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…

Volume at PH ports up 6% to 59M metric tons in Jan-April

CARGO volume handled by the Philippines’ ports in the first four months of this year grew 6.01% year-on-year to 59.37 million metric tons (MMT),…

Big improvements in Manila North Harbor productivity seen this year

MANILA North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI) is in full swing in its development program for North Harbor, according to MNHPI chief executive Richard Barclay.…

Manila port operator proposes crane rates lower than peers’

MANILA North Harbour Port Inc. (MNHPI) has filed a crane rate petition with the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) as it began operating cranes to…

PH cargo throughput up slightly in 2012

Philippine cargo throughput grew 1.8% to 181.49 million metric tons (mmt) in 2012 from 178.29 mmt in 2011, based on latest data from the…