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Cebu International Port cargo handler Oriental Port and Allied Services Corporation installed a brand-new quay crane and two new hybrid rubber-tired gantries at the port
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The equipment is seen to significantly enhance CIP operations, boosting efficiency and port productivity, the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) said
Cebu International Port (CIP) cargo handler Oriental Port and Allied Services Corporation (OPASCOR) recently installed a brand-new quay crane and two new hybrid rubber-tired gantries at the port.
These equipment are in addition to five quay cranes and 16 RTGs.
The equipment is seen to significantly enhance CIP operations, boosting efficiency and port productivity, the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) said in a statement.
Transportation Undersecretary for Maritime Elmer Francisco Sarmiento together with CPA general manager Kit Comendador, Commissioner for Cargo Handling Labor Sector Leo Cañares and other Cebu Port Authority officials conducted a site inspection at CIP on April 17 in time for the delivery of the new equipment.
After the CIP visit, Sarmiento with other CPA officials also visited the construction area of the CPA port expansion project located at Berths 31-33, Cebu baseport.
Cebu ports handled 1.84% more cargoes in 2023 to 67.52 million metric tons, up from the 66.30 million mt in 2022, according to updated data from Cebu Port Authority (CPA).
Domestic cargoes grew 3.3% to 53.844 million metric tons (mt) in 2023 from 52.131 million mt in 2022, based on the latest data.
Foreign cargoes, on the other hand, sank 3.5% to 13.676 million mt in 2023 from 14.172 million mt in 2022.
Imports, which accounted for 87.6% of the total foreign cargo, fell 4% to 11.973 million mt in 2023 from 12.479 million mt in 2022.
Of the total imports, bulk shipments accounted for 66% or 7.901 million mt, followed by containerized shipments with 29% (3.500 million mt), and breakbulk the rest (572,016 mt).
Exports, on the other hand, grew slightly by 0.6% to 1.703 million mt from 1.693 million mt in 2022.
Nine foreign shipping lines call CIP, connecting the terminal to various ports such as in Singapore, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
