ICTSI South Pacific recently signed the Industrial Agreement for Stevedoring and Handling Workers & Other Support Services Employees with the PNG Maritime Union and Employees Federation, becoming the first port operator in PNG to sign the three-year agreement in 2020.   The labor agreement cove…
Subic Bay International Terminal Corp. (SBITC) emerged as one of the most compliant facilities inspected by the regional arm of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for the implementation of COVID-19 health and safety measures. The inspection, conducted in coordination with the Safety, Hum…
Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) has reached a milestone throughput of 2.5 million TEUs – an achievement that follows the consistently growing volumes at MCT over the last 13 years. The record number was achieved during the loading operations for Evergreen’s M/V Leopard last 4 October. Since 2008,…
The Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) Health and Wellness Team conducted the second batch of eye examinations under its Libreng Salamin (Free Eyeglasses) program last 8 September.   After two days of eye check-ups, 136 rank and file employees qualified to receive single/double vision,…
John Lenard Rivera, a third year Civil Engineering student and ICTSI Foundation scholar at the Northeastern University (NEU) in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, has returned to the Philippines to pursue his Cooperative Education internship with ICTSI Global Engineering. Lenard is currently assigned to t…
Summer heat in Iraq reached its peak last August with temperatures reaching as high as 55 degrees Celsius, adding pressure to both Basra Gateway Terminal’s hard-working staff and customers.  Despite the scorching weather, BGT continued to provide clients with first-class customer experience through…
Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA) recently donated MXN25,000 to the Red Cross as part of its initiative to support the continuous operation of the nonprofit organization, especially during the current health crisis.   The Company recognizes that the Red Cross and other nonprofit institutions play very imp…
Tecon Suape recently donated IT equipment to the University of Pernambuco (UPE) to support the academic institution’s Solidarity Equipment Campaign for its students. The 58 units of IT hardware, which included computers, monitors, and printers, will be distributed among UPE’s vulnerable students–in…
Hans-Ole Madsen, ICTSI Senior Vice President and Regional Head for Europe, Middle East and Africa, recently paid a courtesy call to Rear Admiral Jamil Akhtar, Karachi Port Trust (KPT) Chairman.   Accompanied by Khurram Aziz Khan, Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) Chief Executive Offi…
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Batumi International Container Terminal (BICT) has expanded its fleet of cargo handling equipment with the acquisition of a reach stacker and two forklifts.   The new equipment is expected to further increase BICT’s gate and stripping productivity and cargo delivery efficiency in response to growin…