PH liners bear losses from delayed tariff rate hike matrix
DOMESTIC shipping lines are seeing potential losses because the rates matrix for the 10% provisional cargo-handling tariff increase recently granted by the Philippine Ports…
PH ports agency remits 24% higher dividend of P1B to gov’t
THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) remitted P1.009 billion to the national government last year. The payment was made in compliance with Republic Act No.…
Philippine port users face a 10% provisional tariff hike in arrastre, stevedoring services and other cargo-handling charges starting June 24. The Philippine Ports Authority…
Tariff hike, imposition of crane fee at North Port opposed
Private-sector businesses using Manila’s domestic seaport are opposing the more than 25% cargo-handling tariff rate increase proposed by Manila North Harbour Port Inc. (MNHPI),…
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) reported steady growth in cargo volume in the first two months of the year, with containerized throughput rising 1.91%…
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) allocated P556 million to rehabilitate seven ports in various parts of the country. Earlier, the Department of Transportation and…
July 25, 2012
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PPA Hearings
Despite our hopeless feeling in attending the two Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) hearings last March 20, 2012, we still went ahead and attended. The…
PH exporters renew calls for lower domestic shipping costs, port charges
The Philippine Export Development Council (EDC) together with the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) is re-launching its advocacy calling for lower shipping costs. At the…
2011 PH cargo throughput up 4%; box volume grew 9%
The Philippines’ cargo throughput grew 3.97% to 177.334 million metric tons (mmt) in 2011 from 170.566 mmt year-on-year, latest data from the Philippine Ports…
PH port districts predict 1-11% volume growth for ’12
The five port district offices (PDOs) under the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) — Manila and North Luzon, Southern Luzon, Visayas, Northern Mindanao, and Southern…
By 2022, Philippine port operator Asian Terminals, Inc (ATI) expects to handle 1.9 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) at its South Harbor terminal, double…
Philippine cargo volume increased 5.7% in the first 10 months of the year due to strong exports, especially those passing through private ports. Latest…
Poor port infrastructure, congestion dog carriers in the Philippines
Congestion, inefficient port operations, fragmented port and poor road systems are major problems for international shipping lines calling the Philippines, according to an official…
PH port agency orders installation of more weighbridges
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has ordered all cargo-handling operators to install more weighbridges if the daily volume of containers and roll on-roll off…
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) board recently approved the detailed development design for North Port submitted by operator Manila North Harbour Port, Inc (MNHPI).…
October 12, 2011
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PH ro-ro project to be renegotiated
French firm Eiffel Matiere S.A. has agreed to renegotiate the P15-billion GMA (Greater Maritime Access) Ro-Ro port project contract it entered into with the…
