A recent technical study by Argentina’s National Technological University (NTU) revealed that ports in La Plata and Dock Sud can fully support container volumes and the flow of trade in the metropolitan areas of Greater Buenos Aires and Greater La Plata.  The study, prepared by the NTU’s Technol…
First Uzbek export arrives at the Port of Karachi (from left):  Kamal Siddiqui, PICT deputy manager - marketing & commercial; Bilal Shahid, PICT director; Khurram Aziz Khan, PICT chief executive officer; Syed Faisal Subzwari, federal minister for Maritime Affairs; Nadir Mumtaz Warraich, Karachi…
Berths 5 and 6 of the Manila International Container Terminal   International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has invested more than PhP900 million (USD20 million) in information technology (IT) for its flagship Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) in the last 10 years. “The h…
Mitsui hybrid RTGs at Mindanao Container Terminal Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) container handling facility in Misamis Oriental, recently took delivery of two Mitsui hybrid rubber tired gantries (RTG) – the first in Mindanao. The new d…
  Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s flagship operation at the Port of Manila, recently took delivery of eight new Mitsui hybrid rubber tired gantry (RTG) cranes for its container yard to further improve operational efficiency in light…
The completion of three new bulk cargo bays more than doubles Manila Harbor Center’s bulk storage capacity from 24,000 metric tons to 55,000 metric tons and assists in mitigating any environmental impact of the terminal’s operation.   Manila Harbor Center (MHC), the largest bulk and breakbulk hand…
MOL Success - the first vessel to dock at Berth 7 following the completion of the berth’s expansion in 2021   International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) continues to expand capacity of its flagship Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) with the ongoing development of another…
Throughput increased 10% to 11.16 million TEUs  Revenues grew 24% to US$1.87 billion EBITDA 30% higher at US$1.14 billion   Enrique K. Razon, Jr., ICTSI Chairman and President said: “I’m pleased to report a strong set of results for 2021. Higher volume growth and improvement in trade activities a…
SBITC facilitated the maiden call of the 2475 TEU-capacity MSC Sotiria III – one of the vessels operating MSC’s expanded Seahorse service   Subic Bay International Terminals (SBITC) has been included to the rotation of Mediterranean Shipping Company’s expanded Seahorse Service, providing industrie…
Built in 2013, the multipurpose vessel JOLLY QUARZO has a capacity of 50,720 gross tons   Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) achieved a new operational milestone with its recent handling of Messina Line’s JOLLY QUARZO, the first ro-ro vessel to call the terminal. The cargo-containe…