Taiwan-based carrier Evergreen Marine Corp. (EMC) has added Batangas Container Terminal (BCT) to its port rotation through its North East Asia-South East Asia (NSA)…
PH cargo volume up 6.4%, box traffic down 9% in Q1
Cargo volume handled by Philippine ports increased 6.4% in the first quarter due to higher foreign and domestic cargoes handled. Data from the Philippine…
The Export Development Council (EDC) has identified priority legislation that needs to be tackled by the incoming 17th Congress in order to spur development…
Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT), the container terminal in Iraq of port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), has upgraded its terminal operating system…
The implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the Foreign Ships Co-Loading Act, which allows foreign vessels to transport Customs-cleared foreign cargoes to multiple Philippine…
Manila North Harbor seeks 37.5% hike in cargo-handling tariff
Shipping stakeholders on May 17 attended the first public hearing on port operator Manila North Harbour Port, Inc.’s (MNHPI) request for a 37.5% increase…
ICTSI Q1 profit down 20% on lower volumes, higher expenses
Global port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) posted a net income of US$45.054 million in the first quarter of 2016, a decline…
MICT slashes by 50% booking fee for TABS high-demand slots
Rates for the high-demand zone under the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) have been reduced by half for a limited period as Manila International…
PH a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy global economy-ICTSI
Amid a contracting global economy, the Philippines remains a bright spot this year, especially with the expected resurgence in the country’s manufacturing industry, according…
TABS website to add feature promoting greater transparency
Port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) may soon add a feature on the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) website that would allow…
PH customs brokers propose ways to improve TABS efficiency, transparency
Some Philippine port stakeholders have put forward measures to address concerns identified during the initial days of strict implementation of the Terminal Appointment Booking…
Bid submission for Davao port project moved yet again
The submission date for bids to the P19.8-billion Davao-Sasa port modernization project has been moved for the fourth time by the Department of Transportation…
Revenue from the maritime and logistics business unit of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) contributed P1.588 billion to the agency’s coffers last year.…
PH gateways on heightened alert after Brussels explosions
President Benigno Aquino III has ordered the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) to impose heavier security activities around Philippine transportation facilities and terminals…
