THE Cebu Port Authority (CPA) started to implement the “No Vaccination, No Ride” policy for all passengers traveling to and from the National Capital Region (NCR) on Thursday, Janu…
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Customs 2021 collections exceed pre-pandemic levels
THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) collected P645.77 billion in 2021, exceeding the P630.31 billion generated in 2019, the last year before the pandemic, as international trade rebounded after the 2020 economic downturn. Collections last year were about 20% higher than the P537 billion logged in 2020 and 4.7% above the bureau’s target, the bureau said […]
Malaysian manufacturers fear heavy losses from floods
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s manufacturers association said on Monday that floods which cut off roads and led to mass evacuations over the weekend have likely resulted in heavy losses for firms in the affected areas. Soh Thian Lai, president of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers, said damage to property, other assets and products, as well as production disruption impacted industries in Shah Alam […]
Daanbantayan mulls building world-class PORT terminal
A WORLD-CLASS passenger terminal with a budget hotel for transient passengers may soon rise at Maya Roro Port in Daanbantayan town in Northern Cebu. This after Daanbantayan Mayor Sun Shimura announced that they have submitted a proposal to the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) to collaborate on the development of their roro (roll on, roll off) […]
Cebu Baseport expansion done
ONE of the busiest and main gateways in the Philippines, the Cebu Baseport in Cebu City has completed its P989-million port expansion, and it is seen to accommodate an increased vessel traffic, improve cargo-handling capacity and enhance the overall port productivity. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Cebu Port Authority (CPA) inaugurated on Friday, Nov. […]
Calapan port terminal in Mindoro to be largest in PHL upon completion in 2023
THE TRANSPORTATION department said Thursday that Oriental Mindoro’s Port of Calapan passenger terminal building, which is currently being expanded to accommodate 3,500 passengers at any given time from the cur-rent 800, will be the biggest in the country once completed in February 2023. “Once the ongoing expansion of the passenger terminal building of the Calapan […]
200 fishermen hold protest against Talisay ‘reclamation’
AROUND 200 fishermen in Talisay City, Cebu conducted a protest against what they claimed as an ongoing reclamation of land, which is a part of an international container port, on Monday morning, Nov. 8, 2021. Mananagat sa Talisay Pamo Association (Matapa) vice president for external Joksan Branzuela said they want to have a dialogue with […]
Boy, 12, drowns off Aduana Port, Cebu City
MEMBERS of government search teams found past 3 p.m. Thursday, November 4, 2021, the body of a 12-year-old boy who drowned while gathering seashells in the waters off Aduana Port in Cebu City. The boy was identified as Raven Fajardo, a resident of Barangay Hipodromo. He was found by the personnel of the Philippine Coast […]
Mindanao port upgrades needed to boost region’s standing as import hub
DAVAO CITY — Port development in Mindanao will stimulate the logistics industry and position the southern island as a viable hub for imports that will then be transshipped south to north as an alternative to importing through Manila, a Mindanao business leader said. Ricardo F. Lagdameo, chairman of this year’s Davao Investment Conference (ICon 2021), […]
Container-ship traffic jam in Southeast Asia worst since April
Typhoon Kompasu has resulted in the worst container shipping traffic jam in months, one that now stretches throughout Southeast Asia and may take weeks to unravel. Although port operations are largely back to normal in Shenzhen and Hong Kong after the tropical storm’s passing, the total container ship count off the two vital hubs had ballooned to […]
Printing machinery imported sans clearance seized in Cebu
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Cebu seized used printing machinery from Japan which did not have pre-shipment importation clearance from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) last Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. In a post in its official Facebook page on Thursday, Oct. 7, the BOC Port of Cebu said the importer […]
1 dead, 15 rescued in Ormoc ferry sinking
A FEMALE crew member died and 15 others were rescued after a passenger vessel of Danilo Lines Inc. sank “while conducting a docking maneuver” at Ormoc Port in Ormoc City, Leyte around 11:50 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) identified the fatality as Raquel Alo, 33, M/V Lite Ferry 3’s purser […]
Gov’t seeking bidders for port expansion project in Marinduque
THE PHILIPPINE Ports Authority (PPA) said it has started seeking bidders for a port expansion project in Marinduque. In an invitation to bid, the PPA said it intends to “apply the sum of P294,441,838.26 being the approved budget for… the contract for the Balanacan Port Expansion Project, Port of Balanacan, Mogpog, Marinduque.” The agency requires […]
JWD to acquire 20% stake in ESCO, sealing partnership with PSA
– Becoming a major international shipping port operator, extending Multimodal Transportation– Partnering with fellow ESCO shareholder PSA Singapore, world’s largest terminal operator BANGKOK, July 27, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – JWD InfoLogistics PLC (JWD), specialized in ASEAN logistics and supply chain solutions, announces a major investment, when on July 23 it agreed to acquire a 20% stake in ESCO, […]
Ports authority seeking bidders for 2 port expansion projects
THE PHILIPPINE Ports Authority (PPA) is seeking bidders for the expansion of Abra de Ilog Port in Occidental Mindoro and San Andres Port in Quezon. The Abra de Ilog Port Expansion Project has an approved budget of P523.06 million, according to PPA’s invitation to bid. The PPA wants the project completed within 660 days from […]
3rd bidding on San Fernando port fails, says CPA
THE construction of a P336-million port project in San Fernando, Cebu has yet to start as the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) failed to award the contract during the previous three biddings. Leonilo Miole, CPA general manager, said the project is still for rebidding after a third failure of bidding where all bids failed to comply […]
Kaya-FC makes history, beats Shanghai Port FC
KAYA FC-ILOILO makes history after advancing to the Group Stage of the AFC Champions League for the first time following a 1-0 win over Chinese club Shanghai Port FC on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at the Pathum Thani Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Kaya FC-Iloilo was very aggressive from the beginning of the match and immediately […]
Kaya FC to face Shanghai Port
KAYA FC-Iloilo faces Chinese club Shanghai Port FC in an AFC Champions League playoff match at the Pathum Thani Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday, June 23. The winner of the playoff match between Kaya FC-Iloilo and Shanghai Port FC joins Group F with Thai League champion BG Pathum United, South Korea’s Ulsan Hyundai FC […]
ATI applies to raise cargo handling rates at Port of Batangas
LISTED PORT OPERATOR Asian Terminals, Inc. (ATI) and its unit ATI Batangas, Inc. (ATIBI) have filed applications with the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to increase cargo handling tariffs at the Phase I and Phase II terminals of the Port of Batangas. “The PPA will conduct a virtual public hearing on the petitions of ATI and […]
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Partner in Newly Established Hamburg Hydrogen Network to ‘Make Hamburg Greener’
Hamburg, Germany, Apr 26, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The companies Airbus, ArcelorMittal, Gasnetz Hamburg, GreenPlug, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik, Hamburg Port Authority, HADAG Seetouristik und Fahrdienst as well as Stadtreinigung Hamburg, together with the companies behind the Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub – namely Shell, Vattenfall, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Warme Hamburg – […]