The Department of Agriculture (DA) has endorsed Subic Bay International Terminal Corp. (SBITC) as a discharge port for containers of imported livestock and raw materials due to its world-class quality of service and strategic location.
The terminal "ensures unimpeded trade for the livestock and
Basra Gateway Terminal sets new productivity record
Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) continues to raise the standard for terminal operations in Iraq by setting a new productivity record of 105 moves per hour – the highest ship-to-shore crane productivity in the country.
The new record, achieved in 26 January during the handling of the 5,652-TEU Ever Uberty, replaces BGT’s previous record of 101 moves per hour achieved in November. BGT recorded a total of 3,084 moves during the January call.
With the continued increase in trade volumes, Phillip Marsham, BGT chief executive officer, is enthusiastic about the new milestone: “We are constantly striving to increase our operational productivity and efficiency to maintain our competitive edge in the industry. With this new record, the Port of Umm Qasr can easily compete with the largest and most efficient ports in the world.”
THE three-month closed fishing season for roundscad, locally known as
galunggong, in northeast Palawan has been lifted, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced Tuesday. BFAR said the resumption of fishing activities in the area is expected to stabilize the supply and price of
galunggong and other fish commodities sold in the capital region in the coming weeks. “The province of Palawan is a major supplier of
galunggong in Metro Manila with an average of 95% of
galunggong catch landed in Navotas Port coming from Palawan in 2020,” BFAR said. Based on the price monitoring report of the Department of Agriculture on Tuesday, the retail price of
MANILA, Jan. 31 PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority Administrator and CEO Jose Gabriel “Pompee” La Viña on Saturday, 30 January 2021, said that with the launch of the new shipment service at the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT), Misamis Oriental can become an agro-industrial powerhouse.
On December 18, 2020, international shipping line and feeder operator Regional Container Lines (RCL) launched its weekly service connecting Cebu, Misamis Oriental, and Zamboanga to international markets in China, South Korea, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and the Middle East.
La Viña noted that this new service is part of a value chain that can give producers, industries and Small and Medium Enterprises in Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental the ability to export products in a reliable transit time and reduced inventory cost.
CGSA’s logistics process employed environment-friendly supply chain players, from the export to the port and distribution.
Carbon neutral-certified TropicalFruit Export SA, CGSA, and Societe International d’Importation (SIIM), both known for their sustainable development and environmental care principles, as well as strict compliance to clean technologies and neutralization of carbon footprints, participated in the operation.
The world’s first carbon-neutral container shipment.
The shipment of Ecuadorian bananas came from TropicalFruit, an Ecuadorian company certified as carbon neutral since 2015.
CGSA loaded the container to Antwerpen-bound vessel MSC Geneva.
CGSA, the first port operator in the Americas to obtain ISO 14064 carbon neutral certification from TUV Rheinland, applied the principles of environmental stewardship and use of clean technology to protect its surrounding areas.