PH port authorities issue guidelines on verified gross mass

Philippine port authorities have finally published rules that will implement the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) mandatory requirement for…

Subic Bay truckers form association

Subic Bay truck operators have reinstated an organization that will represent the industry and highlight its concerns as container volume continues to grow at…

Subic maritime operations revenue up 21% in 2015

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.…

SBMA revenue up 12% in 2015

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) posted P1.7 billion in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization in 2015. SBMA chairman Roberto…

SBMA employees pay last respects to former chairman

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Officials and employees of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) last week paid their last respects to their former chairman…

Port of Subic container volume up 59% in 2015

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…

Subic hits 100,000th container mark

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Subic’s New Container Terminal 2 (NCT2) recently received its 100,000th container, a milestone for the port. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA)…

Subic Freeport is overall winner in Asia of Global Free Zones of the Year 2015 award

The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) recently bagged two major awards in the recently concluded survey of Global Free Zones of the Year 2015…

Subic port container volume nearly doubles in Aug

Container throughput at the Port of Subic grew 93% in August to 83,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) from 43,000 TEUs in the same month…

Subic port gets new equipment

Subic Bay International Terminal Corp. (SBITC) recently received and commissioned three new reach stackers and 16 new Kalmar Ottawa terminal tractors for its Subic…

Harbor Star Subic gets SEC approval

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the incorporation of Harbor Star Subic Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of listed marine services provider Harbor…

SBMA launches e-Bills, payment system for locators

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) recently launched its electronic Billing and Payment System (e-BPS) to facilitate delivery of monthly statement of accounts (SOA) to…

Harbor Star to launch Subic operations before yearend

Listed Philippine company Harbor Star Shipping Services, Inc. (HSSI) will invest US$4 million to $5 million to establish a wholly owned subsidiary at the…

Subic, Clark freeports add 11% to PH 2014 GDP

The Freeport zones of Subic Bay, Zambales and Clark, Pampanga together contributed 11% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2014. “Clark’s and…

SBMA upgrades predictions for Subic port box traffic

The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has revised upward its projections for container traffic at the port to 130,000 twenty foot-equivalent units (TEUs) in…

SITC adds service call to Subic

Intra-Asia carrier SITC has updated its port calls to include the port of Subic in its CPX4 service. The service’s rotation now starts in…

Wan Hai increases calls to Subic

Taiwan-based carrier Wan Hai Lines has doubled its weekly calls to Subic port, adding the port to its TPF service this May. The TPF…

Subic port offers longer free storage period for export boxes

The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has extended by three more days the free storage period for export containers to entice more shippers to…