BOC confident no port congestion will occur amid truck ban
Published December 15, 2020 9:38am The Bureau of Customs (BOC) gave the assurance that ports would still be at manageable levels and no congestion will occur after a truck ban was reimposed on EDSA and C5 Road. In a statement issued on Monday, Deputy Commissioner of Assessment and Operations Coordinating Group Atty. Edward James A. Dy Buco said the BOC will work with shipping lines and operators. To ensure the unhampered delivery of services and avoid possible port congestion, the Bureau is closely coordinating with Shipping Lines and Terminal Operators as our proactive role in averting the unlikely event of port congestion,” Dy Buco said.
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“The Bureau of Customs is optimistic amid the threat of port congestion in the resumption of the truck ban as the agency has been keeping the yard utilization rate within the desired level in alignment with the global standard rate which does not exceed 70 percent,” the bureau stated Tuesday.
It reported that during the period of December 1 to 13, the average yard utilization of Manila International Container Port (MICP) is at a “manageable level of 75 percent.”
After nine months, a total truck ban on six-wheelers and up from EDSA Magallanes in Pasay to North Avenue in Quezon City with window hours set on other major thoroughfares is enforced.