PLSA: New North Port tariff ‘ambiguous’, favors operator

The Philippine Liner Shipping Association (PLSA) is requesting the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to define certain services under the recently approved tariff for other…

DoTr push barging of empty containers to Subic port

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it will push shipping lines to return empty containers to North Port, Manila’s domestic terminal, where they can…

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…

North Port cranage fees 10% higher by mid-Oct

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has approved a 10% increase in cranage rates at North Port, Manila’s domestic terminal in one tranche on October…

After visiting Manila international ports, customs chief declares no congestion

Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said there is no port congestion in Manila’s international terminals, saying yard utilization at Manila International Container Port (MICP) and…

ICTSI now owns 50% of domestic port operator Manila North Harbour

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has acquired an additional 15.17% stake in Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI) for P910 million, increasing its…

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…

Manila North Harbor seeks 28.5% hike in crane rates, citing inflation, peso depreciation

Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI) is seeking a 28.46% increase in crane rates at North Port, the domestic terminal in Manila North Harbor,…

15 days given for feedback on MNHPI’s tariff petition

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is giving stakeholders 15 calendar days to submit position papers on the petition of port operator Manila North Harbour…

North Harbor operating system switch causes delays; operator to waive storage fees

Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI) has put in place a storage waiver system for clients affected by delays caused by the transition to…

Hearing on proposed trash collection fee at Manila domestic terminal set

Manila North Harbour Port, Inc’s. (MNHPI) proposal to include fees for a number of services, including garbage collection, in its tariff will be discussed…

PPA oversight body created to identify, resolve Manila North Harbor issues

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has created an operations oversight committee to look into concerns of stakeholders using the Manila North Harbor and ensure…

Manila North Harbour eyes 9% higher volume in 2016

Port operator Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI) expects to close the year with a 9% increase in cargo volume to 1.2 million twenty-foot…

Carriers, shippers reject 37% tariff hike petition of Manila port operator

Manila North Harbour Port, Inc.’s (MNHPI) petition to impose a more than 30% increase in cargo-handling tariff at North Port has no basis, claim…

BOC lays out North Port rules for handling foreign cargo

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released a new order containing guidelines on how port operator Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI) should…

PH carriers blame North Port’s new gate system for truck queues

Domestic shipping lines are asking Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI) to put on hold implementation of the newly installed automated gate system at…

After passenger terminal, Manila North Harbour turns to work on container facility

NORTH Port operator Manila North Harbour Port Inc. (MNHPI) is going full blast in its rehabilitation of the country’s premier domestic port. After inaugurating…