Volume growth jacks up ATI profit 9.1% in first 9 months
Listed Philippine company Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI), operator of Manila South Harbor and Batangas Port, reported a net income of P1.43 billion for the…
ASEAN ports official identifies 2 biggest challenges of regional ports
Ports in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are encouraged to increase capacity to accommodate the changing nature of the shipping industry, specifically…
PH seaports further hike security measures as All Saints’ Day nears
With the expected passenger surge during the All Saints’ Day break, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is implementing stricter security checks at various ports…
PH transport agency gets specific on projects aimed at solving transport woes
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it needs an estimated initial budget of P3.859 billion for its proposed maritime projects, stressing that these can…
ICTSI Subic services largest vessel to call Subic port
Subic Bay International Terminal Corp. (SBITC) recently serviced the largest container vessel to call at the New Container Terminals 1 & 2 at the Port of Subic, the APL Tourmaline.…
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will continue to modernize ports, especially those in southern Philippines, to heighten their capability to handle cargoes coming from…
6 lines begin co-loading foreign cargo for domestic transshipment in PH
Six foreign carriers operating in the Philippines are now taking advantage of the provisions of the Foreign Ships Co-Loading Act, according to Association of…
PH ports’ cargo throughput up 12.5% in first semester
Cargo volume handled by Philippine ports grew 12.5% in the first half of 2016, with both foreign and domestic segments registering improvement during the…
The Philippine Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) revenue collections in August grew 21.4% to P32.7 billion compared with the same month last year’s P26.895 billion,…
PH bulk, break bulk terminals need improvement, PPA told
Along with improving container ports, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) should also develop bulk and break bulk terminals, according to a port executive. Ramon…
Batangas terminal throughput shoots up 4.9% in Jan-Jul
Batangas Container Terminal (BCT) has steadily sustained higher volumes, handling 85,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of international containers for the first seven months of…
Harbor Star obtains construction contracting license
Maritime services provider Harbor Star Shipping Services, Inc. (HSSI) has secured its contractor’s license, allowing the company to undertake construction contracting projects, including the…
P860B budget for PH transport infrastructure in 2017
The Duterte administration has submitted to Congress its proposed 2017 national budget amounting to P3.35 trillion, of which 10.6% is allotted for the development…
Global port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) reported a net income of US$92.6 million in the first half of 2016, a 12%…
