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Port of Cebu

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Cebu International Port

Cebu ports rack up 34% cargo growth from Jan-Sept

Cebu ports handled 44.120 million metric tons (mt) of cargoes in the first nine months of 2019, up 34.4% from the 32.819 million mt…
  • October 31, 2019
  • 2 minute read

Port of Cebu cargo-handling charges rise 5% from Oct 19

The Cebu Port Authority (CPA) began implementing on Oct 19 a 5% increase in cargo-handling charges for foreign cargoes at the Port of Cebu.…
  • October 18, 2019
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Transport industry stalwarts gather for Visayas, Mindanao shipping conferences on Aug 2-3

Shipping and customs stakeholders are set to convene at the 2nd Visayas Shipping Conference 2018 and 3rd Mindanao Shipping Conference 2018 to discuss trade…
  • July 24, 2018
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BOC seizes jet skis, Porsche at Cebu port

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently seized two undeclared brand-new Kawasaki jet skis worth US$8,000 (P417,000) and a used 2008 Porsche (worth P1.5 million)…
  • April 8, 2018
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PCG launches first Vessel Traffic Management System in Cebu

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has inaugurated the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) first Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) in Cebu that is expected to…
  • February 18, 2018
  • 2 minute read

Cebu port revises rules on free storage period extension for cargoes

The Cebu Port Authority (CPA) has revised the guidelines for granting an extension of the free storage period for cargoes at the Port of…
  • September 20, 2017
  • 3 minute read

Cebu port cargo volume up 21% in first semester

The Port of Cebu hummed with activity in the first six months of 2015, registering healthy growth in overall cargo volume, box traffic, ship…
  • September 7, 2015
  • 2 minute read

Mandatory Implementation of e-OLRS In Visayas and Mindanao Ports

Philippine Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon recently issued a memorandum reminding all port and sub-port collectors on the strict implementation of the electronic On-Line Release…
  • January 2, 2013
  • 1 minute read

Cebu is next port for radiation-detection equipment

The United States government plans to equip the Port of Cebu in southern Philippines with radiation-detection equipment by 2013. US Department of Energy (DOE)…
  • September 20, 2011
  • 2 minute read