October 21, 2022 Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) and Manila South Harbor have received this year’s 2022 Green Port Award System (GPAS) from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Port Services Network (APSN). The two Manila terminals, which handle majority of the Philippines’ international trade, join nine other ports in the Asia Pacific that received the award at the recent APSN 2022 Forum in Manila. These ports include: Hutchison Ports (Thailand) Limite

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to develop the maritime and aviation sectors to boost the country’s economy and provide jobs for Filipinos, according to Officer-in-Charge Press Secretary Cheloy Garafil. Marcos directed the DOTr to draw up a “maritime industry development plan” that will develop and enhance the maritime sector and improve ports to attract more cruise ship visits that will help boost the tourism industry, Garaf