Eight years after starting operations at Puerto Cortés, Operadora Portuaria Centroamericana (OPC) has moved a total of five million TEUs. The five-millionth TEU was handled during the call of CMA CGM’s M/V Alexis, which arrived at OPC in January. The 6,900-TEU capacity vessel is the second large…

MICT employees with their Go Kits calmly proceeding to the terminal’s designated evacuation area during the emergency drill last December   Manila International Container Terminal distributed Go Kits to employees from November to December as part of a safety campaign focused on disaster preparedne…

In the tradition of spreading holiday cheer, the ICTSI Foundation and Manila Harbor Center shared grocery packs to 500 families in Barangay 128, Tondo last December. The groceries were turned over to Barangay officials ahead of Noche Buena, with each pack containing an assortment of food products in…

Dr. Patricia M. Licup (third from left), ICTSI Foundation Training Program Head, accepts the award from Jacqueline A. Caancan (second, from left), DENR-NCR Regional Executive Director.      The Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – National Capital Region recently recog…

  More than 200 students from multi-functional disciplines joined terminal visits organized by Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) to provide students with valuable professional insights on the ports, terminal and shipping industries.   The terminal visits allowed students to better u…

  The health and safety of workers and port users remain the top priority for Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT), which recently received its Safety Seal Certification. Awarded by the local government of Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, the Safety Seal Certification is a voluntary certification scheme a…

  A woman from Ilocos Sur won the PhP7 million grand prize of the Bureau of Treasury’s (BTr) Premyo Bonds Para sa Bayan (Premyo Bonds 2) last December 28. Victoria Bringas Pereira, a resident of Vigan City and client of the Philippine National Bank, won the grand prize – PhP6 million from Internat…

The CMA CGM vessel Mary at Puerto Cortés’ Pier 6. Equipped with a pair of super post-Panamax quay cranes and with a draft of 14 meters, Puerto Cortés is the lone port in the North Atlantic capable of receiving large ships.   Operadora Portuaria Centroamericana (OPC) achieved a milestone last Decem…

 MSC’s Cape Akritas currently holds the record for the largest capacity vessel to call the Port of Gdynia    Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) closed the previous year on high note after setting a record for the total number of containers handled in a single year. Despite a very difficult period fo…

  Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA) is expanding its port equipment fleet with the recent acquisition of two Kalmar RTGs and 15 Terberg terminal tractors. The new equipment were delivered on January 17 as part of the company’s USD230 million expansion project for 2022. Announced last December, the equipm…