PPA requires accreditation for all port service providers
Starting August 7, all port service providers, including customs brokers, shipping lines and agent, freight forwarders and truckers, will have to secure accreditation from…
Hold over authority extended to cargo-handling service providers with expiring contracts
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is once again issuing a hold over authority (HOA) to cargo-handling operators with expiring contracts or those with already…
Davao City—The 2Go Group, Inc. formally launched on Oct 28 its service reconnecting Manila and Davao. The reopening of the Davao-General Santos-Iloilo-Manila and vice…
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…
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…
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…
PPA updates central ro-ro system’s name, ports covered
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has clarified the name of the country’s central roll-on/roll-off route and updated the list of ports covered by the…
PPA awaits nod to drop P19B Davao port upgrade, eyes lower project cost
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is awaiting approval of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board to formally cancel the previous administration’s modernization…
PPA forges ties with Port of Antwerp to sharpen PH supply chain
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has agreed to engage in maritime capacity building and technical cooperation with the Port of Antwerp International (PAI) and…
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…
