15 days given for feedback on MNHPI’s tariff petition
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is giving stakeholders 15 calendar days to submit position papers on the petition of port operator Manila North Harbour…
PPA order sets formula for cargo-handling tariff adjustment
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is prescribing a standard formula for cargo-handling (CH) tariff adjustment. Among other provisions, PPA Administrative Order (AO) 02-2018 signed…
Hearing on proposed trash collection fee at Manila domestic terminal set
Manila North Harbour Port, Inc’s. (MNHPI) proposal to include fees for a number of services, including garbage collection, in its tariff will be discussed…
PPA to begin P2B Davao-Sasa port upgrade in first semester
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) plans to start the initial rehabilitation of Davao-Sasa port in the first half of 2018, eyeing an estimated budget…
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has reappointed Hector Miole as assistant general manager (AGM) of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA). In an appointment paper dated…
Container traffic handled by Philippine ports went up 53% in the first 11 months of 2017 following robust trade and heightened domestic demand, according…
Higher shipping rates seen as PH carriers impose recovery charge
Most members of the Philippine Liner Shipping Association (PLSA) will impose a recovery charge following imposition of the excise tax on fuel under the…
CAAP, PPA remit P7.34B in 2017 dividends to national gov’t
Transport agencies Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) have remitted billions of pesos to the national coffers in…
Contract bidding, including for Davao-Sasa, under new PPA rules begins 2018
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will start the bidding for port concessions, including that for Davao-Sasa port, next year, as the agency rolls out…
PPA earmarks P7B for 30 Ro-Ro enhancement projects
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is spending around P7 billion to rehabilitate the roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) terminals around the country and construct new ones to…
9% hike in Batangas terminal cargo handling fees gets green light
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has approved a 9% increase in cargo-handling charges for foreign containerized cargoes at Batangas Container Terminal (BCT) effective November…
ICTSI complies with conditions for purchase of MNHPI shares
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) on October 30 has conformed to all conditions relating to the acquisition of 34.83% shares worth P1.75 billion…
24/7 Oplan Biyaheng Ayos rolled out for Undas travelers
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has activated its Oplan Biyaheng Ayos: Undas 2017, putting all of its offices and attached agencies on heightened alert…
Manila ports to stay congestion-free through holiday rush, assures PPA
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is assuring stakeholders that Manila ports will remain efficient and congestion-free even as Christmas cargoes start to come in.…
