empty containers

BOC orders transfer of Manila’s empty containers

In an attempt to solve port congestion, the Bureau of Customs has ordered the transfer of all empty containers in Port of Manila and Manila International Container Port to the ports in Batangas and Subic.

Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero directed the district collectors of Port of Manila (POM) and Manila International Container Port (MICP), which are both located in Manila, to transfer all empty containers to the Asian Terminals Inc. in Port of Batangas and Manila International...

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25% discount on empty containers transport

The initiative of giving discount in haulage of empty containers and flat wagons is expected to increase more loading in both EXIM trade and domestic segments of container traffic

Giving a major boost to container movement to ports, the Indian Railways on Friday (Dec. 14) announced its decision to provide 25 per cent discount on transport of empty containers as well empty flat container wagons.The initiative of giving discount in haulage of empty containers and flat wagons is expected to...

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Companies must open up yard for empty containers

Philippines – Shipping companies have been directed to open up container yards that will be utilized as depot for empty containers amid clamor from truckers over port congestion.

Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero said on Monday (Nov. 19) he had required shipping lines to open up container yards for empty containers. He also directed the transfer of empty containers to inland container yards.

He said that during the time of former Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña, “there were talks...

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Empty containers: Searching for solutions

Technology startups are focusing on reducing the empty container problem, a challenge that costs the container shipping industry about $20 billion per year.

At any given time, about one-third of the ocean containers in circulation are empty, and the average container spends nearly half its life idle, according to recent research.

Most major shipping lanes suffer from systemic trade imbalances — more loads flow from producing areas such as Southeast Asia into consuming regions like North America...

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Lapena: “Empty containers not causing any congestion at MICP”

Empty containers staying at the container yard of the Manila International Container Port (MICP) are not causing any congestion, Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said Tuesday, debunking port congestion reports.

“I would like to inform the public that the reports of port congestion is not true. It is a perception,” Lapeña said.

“According to port operators, while the yard utilization is high, which is 94 percent in MICP, maluwag naman sa loob ng port at noong tiningnan ko talagang maluwag...

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