PCC seeks stakeholders’ views on ICTSI-North Harbour deal

Jan. 15 | The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) is inviting stakeholders and interested individuals to comment on the proposed acquisition by International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) of shares in Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI) that...

PLSA: New North Port tariff ‘ambiguous’, favors operator

Dec. 28 | Included in the new North Harbor official tariff are rates and fees for hustling, lift-on/lift-off, administration, non-standard lifts, crane standby, extra labor services, equipment rental, re-stowing of containers, weighing, lifting and closing of hatch...

PCC probes deeper into ICTSI purchase of North Harbor shares

Dec. 16 | The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) entered the second phase of its review of the proposed acquisition by International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) of 50% shares in Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI). In a statement, PCC said...

Fees for additional services now part of Manila North Port official tariff

Dec. 2 | Manila North Port photo courtesy of terminal operator Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has approved Manila North Harbour Port, Inc.’s (MNHPI) petition to include fees for additional services in North Port’s official...

North Port cranage fees 10% higher by mid-Oct

Oct. 4 | The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has approved a 10% increase in cranage rates at North Port, Manila’s domestic terminal in one tranche on October 15. PPA Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 19-2018, dated September 11, pegged rates for a loaded twenty-foot...

ICTSI confident purchase of MNHPI shares to clear PCC

Sep. 16 | Cranes at the Manila North Harbor. Photo courtesy of the Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) is confident its acquisition of 50% shares in Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI), operator of domestic...

ICTSI now owns 50% of domestic port operator Manila North Harbour

Sep. 7 | Photo shows North Port, operated by Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI). International Container Terminal Services, Inc. recently acquired an additional 15.17% stake in MNHPI for P910 million, increasing ICTSI’s ownership in the domestic port...

Manila North Harbor seeks 28.5% hike in crane rates, citing inflation, peso depreciation

Jul. 1 | Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI) is seeking a 28.46% increase in crane rates at North Port, the domestic terminal in Manila North Harbor, on account of the peso depreciation and rising inflation. At the June 27 public hearing on the petition,...

8% cargo handling tariff hike at PH domestic port enforced July 21

Jun. 20 | The second tranche of the increase in cargo-handling tariff at the Manila North Harbor will take effect on July 21, according to port operator Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI). MNHPI chief financial officer Ariel Victoria, in an advisory dated...

Comments on North Harbor garbage collection fee due on Mar 17

Mar. 13 | The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is giving stakeholders 15 calendar days, or until March 17, to submit position papers on the petition of port operator Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI) to include garbage services and fees in Manila North Harbor’s...