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…
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…
Manila domestic port to adopt container booking system in 2016
Port operator Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI) will roll out the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS), along with other automation projects, at Manila’s…
By RUPERT S. BAYOCOT, Director, Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines Both arrastre operators International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) and Asian Terminals…
PH customs brokers want TABS scrapped for impeding cargo flow
The Professional Customs Brokers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PCBAPI) is requesting government to stop implementing the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS), citing its…
PH brokers cite difficulties in using truck booking system
Customs brokers have identified problems using the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS), including difficulty in booking appointments and slow and unreliable Internet connection. At…
International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) will complete Manila International Container Terminal’s first stage expansion of Yard 7 before the year ends. Upon completion,…
Truck ban exemption for TABS users not yet in effect
Truckers with Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) reservations at Manila ports are being discouraged from plying roads during the truck ban even if a…
All systems go for Manila ports’ online terminal booking facility
Manila South Harbor operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) said it’s all systems go for the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS), the online system designed…
Online container booking system at Manila ports open for registration
Port stakeholders can now register for the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS), a new electronic platform for booking containers installed at the two Manila…
Manila ports’ truck booking program rollout postponed
The target roll-out of the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) by Manila’s two international terminal operators—Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) and International Container Terminal Services,…
Manila ports to switch on truck booking system by Sept 1
Manila’s international port operators are set to launch in early September a truck booking system for Manila ports designed to help lick the persistent…