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Philippine Ports Authority

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PH cargo volume up 2%, container traffic by 9% in Jan-July

Cargo volume handled by Philippine ports registered a 2% increase in the first seven months of the year despite slow growth in local and…
  • September 6, 2018
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BOC, PPA, ATI refute port congestion reports

Port and customs authorities said there is no port congestion in Manila ports, as claimed by Senator Aquilino Pimentel III. Pimentel on September 3…
  • September 6, 2018
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Draft House bill separates PPA regulatory and commercial functions

A bill seeking to separate the regulatory and administrative functions of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) and create a new port agency focused on…
  • August 27, 2018
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Record cargo volumes drive 18.2% hike in ATI H1 income

Record cargo volumes handled by its international gateway ports in Manila and Batangas boosted the first semester results of listed port operator Asian Terminals…
  • August 15, 2018
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Cargo handling tariff at Dapitan port 3% higher starting Aug 9

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has approved a 3% increase in cargo handling tariff at the port of Dapitan in Zamboanga del Norte. The…
  • July 30, 2018
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Port congestion announcement should come from proposed multisectoral body

The announcement of the existence of port congestion should come from a multi-sectoral agency whose creation was recently proposed by Philippine port stakeholders. This…
  • July 24, 2018
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Over 130 PH port projects finished since 2016

The Philippine government has completed 133 commercial and tourism port projects worth P6.1 billion from 2016 to the first four months of 2018, according…
  • July 14, 2018
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PH cargo throughput up slightly in Jan-May

Cargo volume handled by Philippine ports in the first five months of the year grew slightly by 0.44% due to high domestic consumption and…
  • July 11, 2018
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P6B to be invested in 109 PPA infrastructure projects in 2018

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has earmarked close to P6 billion to fund more than 100 port projects this year to further boost its…
  • July 11, 2018
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PPA updates list of harbor pilots

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has issued an updated roster of harbor pilots servicing 22 ports in the country. PPA assistant general manager for…
  • July 10, 2018
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Harbor Star to raise tug assist rates at MICT by 20%

Harbor Star Shipping Services, Inc.’s (HSSSI) application for a 20% increase in tug assist rates at the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) has been…
  • July 8, 2018
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South Harbor posts record container traffic in H1

Manila South Harbor handled 560,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in the first half of 2018, its highest half-year container volume, according to port operator…
  • July 8, 2018
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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,…
  • July 1, 2018
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PPA spending P158M to expand Coron port

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is expanding the Port of Coron in Palawan in view of growing cargo and passenger volumes. PPA is spending…
  • June 26, 2018
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PH newest Asia Pacific cruise destination—PPA

The Philippines is ready to handle the demands of international cruise ships as Manila South Harbor successfully serviced its biggest cruise vessel to date,…
  • June 23, 2018
  • 2 minute read

8% cargo handling tariff hike at PH domestic port enforced July 21

The second tranche of the increase in cargo-handling tariff at the Manila North Harbor will take effect on July 21, according to port operator…
  • June 20, 2018
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Manila port operators donate P20M worth of equipment to MMDA

Manila port operators International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) and Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) have donated at least a P20 million worth of safety…
  • June 17, 2018
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PPA adds more ports to its integrated management network

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has rolled out its integrated management system (IMS) in more ports in the country to facilitate vessel entrance and…
  • June 11, 2018
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PPA undertakes ambitious automation drive

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is migrating to automated and mobile operations to become more responsive to the demands of global trade. For starters,…
  • June 11, 2018
  • 2 minute read

PPA removes maximum limit for assessment of vessel charges

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has lifted the 50,000 gross tonnage (GT) cap in the assessment of vessel charges, removing the maximum limit for…
  • June 2, 2018
  • 2 minute read