Manila International Container Port (MICP)

PH ready to return waste – Canada delays

If not for alleged bureaucratic red tape in Canada, the Philippines can already return the remaining 69 containers of trash languishing in two of the country’s ports by May 15, the Department of Finance (DOF) said Tuesday.

Citing a recent report of Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, DOF said in a statement that “all requirements and preparations on the part of the Philippine government have already been met to facilitate the reexport of the...

https://container-news.com/ph-ready-return-waste-canada-delays/

Major Manila ports’ congestion significantly decreased

Yard utilization at the Port of Manila (POM) and the Manila International Container Port (MICP) has significantly reduced as result of the continuing efforts of the Bureau of Customs to provide facilitated trade environment to its stakeholders.

Policies, measures, and collaborative efforts were done by the BOC to address the problem of high utilization at POM and MICP.

“The continuous decrease in the level of yard utilization at the two major ports is a clear manifestation of the commitment of...

https://container-news.com/major-manila-ports-congestion-significantly-decreased/

MICP taking steps to ease Manila port issues

Amid congestion woes, the Manila International Container Port (MICP) on Wednesday, Feb 27, said the management is taking measures to ease port problems.

Several organizations over the past months called on the government to address port management issues, including slow release of containers from the ports, long lines of trucks outside the entrance of container yards, and the difficulty in the return of empty containers.

Delays in shipment, the MICP said,  were caused by “the influx of the volume...

https://container-news.com/micp-taking-steps-to-ease-manila-port-issues/

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...

http://container-news.com/lapena-empty-containers-not-causing-congestion-micp/