ATI formally opens P1.3B Batangas car storage facility
Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) has inaugurated the Philippines’ largest car storage infrastructure in Batangas Port to serve the requirements of the automotive importation and…
Gov’t moves to solve empty container return problem; groups shun planned truck holiday
The Department of Transportation (DOTr), Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), and Bureau of Customs (BOC) will unveil within the month measures to address the persistent…
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has submitted to the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) an unsolicited proposal to develop two ports in Iloilo –…
2 jetties under construction to support Boracay’s rehab
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is developing two jetties in Boracay to support maintenance of the rehabilitated island that was recently opened to tourist…
PPA forms special takeover units to handle operations at 8 ports
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has created port services units that will take over operations and cargo-handling at eight ports in the country once…
Is there port congestion at Manila’s international terminals? For the Philippine government, there is none, only a high level of terminal yard utilization. Stakeholders,…
PPA bares guidelines for awarding of port management contracts
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has released guidelines for selecting and awarding contracts under its Port Terminal Management Regulatory Framework (PTMRF), which outlines the…
PPA prescribes accreditation rules for port service providers
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has issued guidelines on accreditation of port service providers to ensure only those qualified can render services at ports…
Chelsea Logistics seeks to rehabilitate Davao-Sasa port for P11.2B
Chelsea Logistics Holdings, Corp. (CLHC) has submitted an P11.2-billion unsolicited proposal to rehabilitate and develop Davao-Sasa port. In a regulatory disclosure, CLHC said the…
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…
PPA to implement soon new rules on award of terminal contracts
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) hopes to start implementing before the year ends its new guidelines for awarding terminal contracts, noting this is seen…
PPA extends anew cargo handling, terminal operators’ authority to operate
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is once again granting or extending the hold over authorities (HOA) of cargo-handling/terminal operators for six months pending implementation…
ICTSI confident purchase of MNHPI shares to clear PCC
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) is confident its acquisition of 50% shares in Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI), operator of domestic terminal…
Philippine transport authorities are advising the public to coordinate with their transport service providers on possible cancellation or rescheduling of trips due to super typhoon…
South Harbor prepared to handle Christmas rush, assures ATI
Listed port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) said Manila South Harbor, which serves as one of two major international trade gateways into Metro Manila,…
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…
