Carriers evacuate empty containers at a faster pace
Foreign shipping lines are now able to evacuate more empty containers out of the country with yard utilization at Manila international terminals down to…
Additional 7,500 empties to be loaded out of MICP on weekends
The Bureau of Customs-Manila International Container Port (BOC-MICP), foreign shipping lines and port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) will load out an…
Inter-agency order to address high shipping costs, port congestion in PH
Several Philippine government agencies are targeting to issue a joint administrative order (JAO) on February 14 that would contain measures aimed at addressing high…
Outlook for PH cargo transport in 2019 a mixed bag of hopes and fears
The Philippine cargo transport industry has a mixed outlook for 2019: volumes and opportunities are seen to increase, but issues and concerns affecting operations…
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)…
CAAP, PPA and MIAA in top 7 of ‘billionaires’ club’ of GOCCs
Three transport agencies—Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), and Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA)—were among the top government-owned and…
PH exporters appeal for measures to ease empty container woes
The Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (Philexport) is calling on government and private sector stakeholders to work together to find solutions to the issue on…
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…
PPA hunting for space in Luzon to accept empty containers
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is looking to develop another port in Luzon—particularly in Bataan, to solve the current difficulty in returning empty containers.…
PCC probes deeper into ICTSI purchase of North Harbor shares
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) entered the second phase of its review of the proposed acquisition by International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) of…
Fees for additional services now part of Manila North Port official tariff
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has approved Manila North Harbour Port, Inc.’s (MNHPI) petition to include fees for additional services in North Port’s official…
Cargo volume handled by Philippine ports in the first 10 months of 2018 rose 2.06% year-on-year as both foreign and domestic cargoes recorded increases…
Enforcement agencies are checking if the trucking groups that staged a trucking holiday from Nov 19 to 20 committed economic sabotage, according to the…
The protest rally of the Alliance of Philippine Broker and Trucking Associations is suspended today (November 21) to give way to discussions with government…
