Sluggish trade cuts ICTSI Q1 income by 16%

May. 7 | ICTSI’s flagship Manila International Container Terminal Global port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) reported a net income of US$68.8 billion in the first quarter of 2020, 16% lower than the $81.5 billion earned...

ICTSI conducts COVID-19 mass testing for employees

Apr. 29 | International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has began rapid antibody testing of employees for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). ICTSI and Bloomberry Resort Corp’s (BCR) Solaire Resort and Casino partnered with the Tropical Disease Foundation...

MICT operations back to normal

Apr. 20 | Operational levels at the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) have returned to normal with all incoming ships able to dock as scheduled with no waiting time, port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) said in a statement. Overall...

Port congestion eases with Manila terminals’ yard utilization down to 75% from high of 98%

Apr. 4 | Philippine Coast Guard personnel assisting in the transfer of overstaying containers from MICT. Shippers are starting to withdraw overstaying containers at Manila’s international container terminals, leading to a drop in yard utilization to 75% on April...

Cargoes overstaying beyond 30 days face abandonment under proposed order

Apr. 2 | Manila International Container Terminal The government is drafting an order requiring all cargoes overstaying at the port for more than 30 days to be withdrawn within five days or face abandonment. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Philippine...

PPA OKs transfer of overstaying containers to North Harbor to address MICT congestion

Mar. 27 | Manila International Container Terminal To “urgently address port congestion” at the Manila International Container Port (MICT), the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has temporarily authorized Manila North Harbor as a designated port for the...

ICTSI-MICT operational

Mar. 25 | Photo from ICTSI’s website. The Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) remains open and operational even with the closure of the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) office there. This, after a BOC employee tested positive for the coronavirus disease...

Gonzalez appointed ICTSI executive vice president

Mar. 21 | Global port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has appointed Christian R. Gonzalez as executive vice president of the group. Prior to his new post, Gonzales served as senior vice president and global corporate head of ICTSI....

Business as usual at Manila container terminals

Mar. 16 | The terminals operated by Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) and International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) are on business-as-usual operations even as they implement measures to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In...

PPA orders Manila port operators to issue cargo truck permit

Mar. 15 | Manila port terminal operators will issue, on behalf of the Philippine Ports Authority(PPA), a cargo truck permit for presentation at checkpoints upon entry into and exit out of Metro Manila during the community quarantine. Under PPA Memorandum Circular...