Manila

Manila terminal chief pleads with owners to collect cargo as reefers pile up

The Philippines gateway of Manila has emerged as a new hot spot of reefer container congestion, as carriers stop unloading at the port.
In a message to customers, MSC said that there were now no available reefer plugs at the port as haulage collections of import containers had hampered by a city-wide lockdown set to run until mid-April at the earliest.
The port’s two container terminal operators are ICTSI and Asian Terminals, …

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https://theloadstar.com/manila-terminal-chief-pleads-with-owners-to-collect-cargo-as-reefers-pile-up/

Manila: Port congestion easing

MANILA, Philippines — Congestion at the ports of Manila are easing and expected to continue to improve in the coming months after the problem resurfaced and hampered commerce since late last year, officials from the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said.

Although not considered as grave as the port congestion debacle in 2014, the recent problem has hampered normal truck cycles and adversely impacted port efficiency levels.

PPA general manager Jay Daniel Santiago...

https://container-news.com/manila-port-congestion-easing/

Alfa Laval expands its PureBallast 3 training programme with three new sites for crew training

Martin Melin, Technical Communicator

Compliance in ballast water treatment depends on crew knowledge as well as the ballast water treatment system itself. To help customers secure the needed competence, Alfa Laval is expanding its Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 training programme with crew training in Houston, Manila and Mumbai. 

Alfa Laval will begin PureBallast 3 crew training courses in Houston, Manila and Mumbai during the first and second quarters of 2019. The strategically located sites...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/06/alfa-laval-expands-its-pureballast-3-training-programme-with-three-new-sites-for-crew-training/

Same ending in Philippines

Philippines – Two years in a row, the Bureau of Customs ended the year with a messy story – another large-scale shabu smuggling controversy. Year 2018 started on a high note for the bureau with its consistent improved collection performance and discovery of numerous smuggled goods. But as the year rolled out, another illegal drugs story was discovered.

Missing containers

While Lapena thought he had everything under control in fulfilling his marching order – to improve revenue collection and stop...

http://container-news.com/same-ending-philippines/

ITF welcomes the Manila statement about the fair treatment of seafarers

The ITF HQ’s in London

International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) general secretary Stephen Cotton, and a delegation of ITF unions, is at a regional meeting in Manila, the Philippines, of Asia’s leading seafaring nations that has agreed the first ‘Manila statement on the fair treatment of seafarers’. See below for background.

Speaking at the meeting, Mr Cotton said: “The ITF, representing over twenty million transport workers, is totally committed to working with the people here today to...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/14/itf-welcomes-the-manila-statement-about-the-fair-treatment-of-seafarers/

V.Group To Launch Seafarer App, Showcase New Manila Training Facilities

V.GROUP TO LAUNCH SEAFARER APP

Project to transform crew management and seafarer experience reaches first major milestone with enhanced training and digital experience for seafarers.

This week V.Group, the world’s leading provider of marine support services, has announced that it will unveil a new app for seafarers as well as an upgraded training centre in Manila as progress accelerates on Project Embark, a programme designed to transform the way the leading supplier of independent ship management and related marine services...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/v-group-to-launch-seafarer-app-showcase-new-manila-training-facilities/

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