Starting 1 October, the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) is requiring port users to facilitate their port transactions using ICTSI’s Advance Customer Transaction System (ACTS). The transition is part of the Company’s efforts to streamline its services by providing clients with a conve…
Yantai International Container Terminals Ltd. (YICTL) welcomed China Master Logistics’ (CML) new Qingdao-Yantai Feeder Service to the Port of Yantai last 28 August, bringing the total number of feeder service calls between YICTL and Port of Qingdao to five per week. The new service offers value to…
Bauan International Port, Inc. (BIPI) recently handled a shipment for the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). The shipment, unloaded from MV XIN DA QIANG on 29 August, comprised 188 packages including three transformer main bodies weighing 140 metric tons each, eight 20-footer FCL…
With the unprecedented health crisis currently at its peak, Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) is taking every possible measure to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Company deployed necessary safety controls to reduce the risk of infection among its employees, stakeholders, and host…
Operadora Portuaria Centroamericana, through its Corporate Social Responsibility Program, is contributing to the renovation and equipping of two rooms for COVID-19 patients at the Puerto Cortés Hospital.   At a cost of USD70,000, the project aims to strengthen the hospital’s handling of COVID cases…
Despite the delay caused by the pandemic, Operadora Portuaria Centroamericana (OPC) announced that the construction of a new facility at the Emanuel Special School is 98 percent complete as of July. OPC invested USD660,000 to build the facility which is designed to provide the best learning conditi…
The MICT Sustainability and Development Unit and the Parola Inter-Agency Network has resumed the implementation of community-based health programs.  Anchored on the United National Nations’ Sustainable Goals for 2030, specifically Zero Hunger and Good Health and Well-being, PIAN’s Batang Parola, Ba…
The Manila International Container Terminal is giving employees free vitamin C to help boost their immune systems in light of the current health crisis. Launched on 17 August, the free vitamins program provides rank and file employees with a monthly supply of vitamin C, which they can claim at the…
Convive Manzanillo, a program launched by Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA) to uplift and empower women through workshops, motivational seminars, and trainings, has concluded on a positive note last July.  Because of the pandemic, the program’s closing took place virtually after 10 sessions that focused o…
Maintaining its tradition and belief in supporting the local community, Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) celebrated Eid Al-Adha by sharing meat with families in Umm Qasr. Also known as the Feast of Sacrifice, Eid Al-Adha is an Islamic holiday celebrated by offering an animal–usually lamb–and shar…