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Philippine Ports Authority

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Carriers seek PH guidelines specific to IMO container weighing rule

The Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) is requesting the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to issue an order that collates all previous rulings on…
  • February 24, 2016
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PH ports suffer 33% drop in 2015 cargo throughput

Cargo volume handled by Philippine ports in 2015 dropped 33% to 141.498 million metric tons (mmt) in 2015, down from the 221.241 mmt recorded…
  • February 17, 2016
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PPA allows online application for certain port permits

Port stakeholders can soon apply and process permits for port ancillary service and vehicle or port users’ pass online using the Philippine Ports Authority…
  • February 17, 2016
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Aquino signs order giving teeth to drive vs PH maritime transport security risks

The Philippine government has issued a new measure that reinforces the country’s international commitment to fighting security threats against the maritime transportation system. Executive…
  • February 16, 2016
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3 Palawan port zones under PPA control

President Benigno Aquino III has expanded the jurisdiction of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) with three new port zones in Palawan. Aquino on January…
  • February 2, 2016
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Updated PH Orange Book on port safety effective Jan 14

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will implement on January 14 the updated and revised version of its rule book on safety, health, and environmental…
  • January 12, 2016
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Tug assistance compulsory at PH port of Surigao

From January 14, all foreign and domestic vessels of at least 500 gross registered tonnage (GRT) which dock and undock at the baseport of…
  • January 12, 2016
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PPA working to privatize 5 ports in 5 years

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will continue to pursue modernization of four key ports in Visayas and Mindanao, in addition to Davao-Sasa, with the…
  • January 7, 2016
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New chiefs for PH trade department, LTO appointed

The start of the year saw changes in two government agencies with the appointment of new chiefs for the Philippine Department of Trade and…
  • January 5, 2016
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PPA shifts to decentralized revolving fund facility for easier port payment

On January 3, 2016, port stakeholders may begin availing of the new decentralized revolving fund (RF) payment scheme of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)…
  • December 15, 2015
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PH off-dock CY/CFS operators to end rebate practice as new rates take effect

The Association of Off-Dock Container Yard Operators of the Philippines (ACOP) will no longer accommodate rebates starting the first day of January next year,…
  • December 14, 2015
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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,…
  • December 9, 2015
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PPA chief resigns

Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) general manager Atty. Juan Sta. Ana has stepped down from his post, his resignation taking effect end of December. Sta.…
  • December 8, 2015
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PPA compliant with new SOLAS rule on mandatory verification of box weight

Philippine ports are ready for the implementation of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) requirement to mandatorily verify weight of packed containers from July 2016,…
  • November 22, 2015
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PPA updates Orange Book rules on shipping dangerous goods

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will launch in December an updated version of its rule book on safety, health, and environmental management (SHEM), which…
  • November 22, 2015
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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…
  • November 10, 2015
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First phase of Davao-Sasa port project to start June 2016

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) intends to award the P19.7-billion Davao-Sasa port modernization project by March next year and start the construction…
  • November 3, 2015
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Batangas box terminal hits 100,000-TEU mark

Batangas Container Terminal (BCT) broke through the 100,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEUs) mark in October, the first time in a single year it has…
  • October 21, 2015
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P700M worth of PH port projects nationwide up for grabs

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will be spending P699.666 million on several port projects around the country, as well as on consultancy services for…
  • October 15, 2015
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Davao port bidders to conduct ocular inspection

The five pre-qualified bidders to the P19.7-billion Davao-Sasa modernization project will be going on a five-day visit to the port this month prior to…
  • October 12, 2015
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