ICTSI confident purchase of MNHPI shares to clear PCC

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) is confident its acquisition of 50% shares in Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI), operator of domestic terminal…

South Harbor prepared to handle Christmas rush, assures ATI

Listed port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) said Manila South Harbor, which serves as one of two major international trade gateways into Metro Manila,…

BOC takes lead in forming multiagency unit on port issues

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is spearheading the creation of an interagency body composed of government agencies and port stakeholders and users that will…

Manila port operators donate P20M worth of equipment to MMDA

Manila port operators International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) and Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) have donated at least a P20 million worth of safety…

Almost 3 years after TABS adoption, PPA issues rules; agency to get 20% from TABS revenue

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has released an order stipulating the rules for the implementation of the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS), almost three…

ICTSI to carry on with Manila North Harbor modernization plans

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) will continue most of the rehabilitation plans for Manila North Harbor, but will also make several adjustments in…

Port of Manila jumps to 32nd spot in top 100 container ports rankings

The Port of Manila leapt four notches higher to 32nd place in maritime journal Lloyd’s List’s latest report ranking the top 100 container ports…

Plan to implement TABS in North Harbor temporarily shelved

Shipping lines and truckers using Manila North Harbor have listed action plans and measures for this year and the next few years to ensure…

TWG to study PH implementation of 15-year age ceiling on trucks for hire

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has created a technical working group (TWG) to discuss how to implement the department order that effectively puts a…

PH carriers against TABS at North Harbor

The Philippine Liner Shipping Association (PLSA) is opposing plans to implement a Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) at the Manila North Harbor (NH), saying…

PPA unveils plan to extend TABS to domestic terminal

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) intends to expand the implementation of the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) to cover all Manila ports. PPA assistant…

PPA revisits TABS penalties, solicits public feedback

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is reviewing the implementation of the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) and its penalties as it still sees “room…

Latest 1-Stop technology interconnects container logistics 

Freight and logistics solutions firm 1-Stop Connections Pty Ltd has created a technology that coordinates container movements across the supply chain, effectively cutting down…

ICTSI proposes construction of multi-billion peso overpass to MICT

Port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) is improving access to and from its flagship operation, Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), with two…

ICTSI bags Grand Anvil for TABS

The way International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) successfully engaged various stakeholders in implementing its truck appointment system project has won top recognition from…

TABS solutions provider seeks expansion to other PH ports

Freight and logistics solutions firm 1-Stop Connections Pty Ltd, provider of the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) to Manila international terminals, is looking to…

Second truck lane on C-5 to open within the month

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has heeded the call of truckers to allot one additional truck lane along C-5 road for use by…

MICT handles record 2M TEU in Dec

The Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) reached its first year-to-date 2-million twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) move last December. The flagship operation of global port…

MMDA emphasizes only TABS trucks not under truck ban

Only trucks and heavy vehicles participating in the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) are exempt from the truck ban, as agreed upon by the…

Truck booking system boosts PPA earnings 16% in Jan-Sep

The net income of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) logged a double-digit hike in the first nine months of the year, this despite the…