The Philippine government is hoping to convince the consortium that pulled out from the bidding of the Davao-Sasa Port Modernization project to reconsider its…
PH Customs moves to clear all ports of overstaying boxes by end-Mar
Philippine Customs commissioner Alberto Lina directed all customs officials to get rid of all overstaying cargoes at all ports across the country on or…
Truck ban exemption for TABS users eyed starting Feb 15
The full implementation of the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) may take effect on February 15, with trucks registered under the system getting exemption…
Container throughput at the Port of Subic in northern Philippines jumped 59% in 2015 to 123,558 TEUs twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) from 77,618 TEUs…
ICTSI upgrades BCT intermodal facility, set to open Congo terminal in mid-2016
International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) subsidiary Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) has completed its railway terminal modernization project in the Gdynia, Poland facility last…
Updated PH Orange Book on port safety effective Jan 14
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will implement on January 14 the updated and revised version of its rule book on safety, health, and environmental…
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will continue to pursue modernization of four key ports in Visayas and Mindanao, in addition to Davao-Sasa, with the…
Deadline for bids to P19.7B Davao port upgrade extended anew
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has again moved the deadline for the submission of proposals for the P19.7-billion Davao-Sasa port modernization project…
Manila South Harbor operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) said it will not make changes to the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) to, among others,…
Manila ports’ cargo-handling rates up 8% in end-Dec
The approved 8% increase in vessel and cargo-handling rates for Manila South Harbor and Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) will take effect December 28,…
Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) general manager Atty. Juan Sta. Ana has stepped down from his post, his resignation taking effect end of December. Sta.…
Strict implementation of TABS may be moved forward if compliance remains low
The Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) is planning to strictly implement the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) ahead of schedule if the current rate…
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) inaugurated on November 26 Yard 7 of the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) at the same time commissioned…
Davao International Container operator calls for level-playing field at Davao-Sasa
DAVAO CITY — Anflo Management and Investment Corp. (Anflocor), which owns Davao International Container Terminal (DICT) in Panabo, Davao del Norte, said it is…
PPA compliant with new SOLAS rule on mandatory verification of box weight
Philippine ports are ready for the implementation of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) requirement to mandatorily verify weight of packed containers from July 2016,…
ICTSI unveils mobile app for tracking shipments at Manila port
Port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has introduced a mobile application that allows clients of its flagship operation, Manila International Container Terminal…
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has promoted three officers to key positions within the listed port operator’s group. Martin O’Neil is now the…
Manila ports to soon allow automatic TABS booking for paid cargoes
Shipments that have registered with the online cargo release system (OLRS) and have paid terminal and shipping charges are soon to get automatic booking…
