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[Parchie]

Originally Posted by jaysonsmrt25

Bakit may sulpicio sa schedule ng 2go? Manila to cebu?

Saan? Link please.

[jaysonsmrt25]

Originally Posted by Parchie

Saan? Link please.

Wala na sa site ng 2go. Pero lumabas yon sa schedule nila noong august, tignan mo yong site ng sulpicio parang pasara na

[rage@cebu]

Countries covered: Philippines

External demand from the US, Japan, China and the eurozone is key to the performance of thePhilippines' shipping sector over the mid term and although Q112 marked the first time that net exportscontributed more than 1pp to headline growth since Q310, it must also be noted that we continue toexpect exports to post only a modest expansion of 2.2% in 2012 as external demand continues to weaken.BMI believes that recent weakness in imports may be a leading indicator of weakening export demand, asPhilippine firms import less intermediate goods in anticipation of souring demand among their mainforeign markets.

That said, the country's main ports are still expected to record steady growth this year, with the Port ofCagayan de Oro leading the way with forecast year-on-year (y-o-y) gains of 7.36% in 2012. Although thecountry's main port, the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), has seen its growth forecastscut due to global economic headwinds, we still predict that the port will enjoy y-o-y container throughputgrowth of 6.90%.

Headline Industry Data

2012 tonnage throughput at MICT forecast to grow 2.40% to 19.15mn tonnes.

2012 tonnage throughput at the Port of Cebu forecast to increase 4.43% to 26.50mn tonnes. 7Mn tonnes higher than MICT

2012 tonnage throughput at the Port of Davao forecast to rise by 4.82% to 11.70mn tonnes.

2012 tonnage throughput at the Port of Cagayan de Oro forecast to increase 7.36% to7.08mn tonnes.

The real value of Philippines' total trade will rise by 3.85% this year, with exports totallingUS$71.35bn, ahead of imports at US$85.49bn.

Key Industry Trends

President Inaugurates Berth 6 At MICT

Berth 6 at the Port of Manila's MICT was inaugurated by Philippine president Benigno Aquino in July.The berth was developed by MICT's parent company – International Container Terminal Services(ICTSI) – at a cost of US$200mn and the expansion is aimed at increasing the handling capacity of theterminal from the present 1.9mn twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) to 2.5mn TEUs to meet growingdemand.

PPA Approves 15% Hike In Tariffs

Asian Terminals (ATI) announced that the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) sanctioned a 15% increasein tariffs for international containerised and non-containerised cargo handled at two of Manila's harboursat the end of June. ATI operates the container port in South Harbour and International Container TerminalServices operates at MICT. ATI added that the tariff would be raised in two tranches, with the first rise of8% to become effective on July 16.

Philippines Puts Onus On Dredging

Dredging work has been ongoing at various locations in the Philippines, such as the Iloilo River, which isdesigned to support growing industries, according to PPA manager, Winfred G Elizalde. 'We expect agreat impact [from] these projects to our economy because the vessels will be able to dock with ease andconvenience, and the cargo owners likewise will have a bigger place where they could store theircargoes,' he said.

Key Risks To Outlook

The spectre of overcapacity is never far away as a potential risk to the downside; the Philippines shippingsector is no different in this regard. The increased use of mega vessels on this route will ensure thatovercapacity remains a problem over the medium term. Continued investment is the key to keeping thesefears at bay, as carriers look at alternative options, such as cascading larger vessels onto otherroutes. Rising bunker prices also represent a test both this year and going forward.

Aside from this, slowing demand is posing a major threat to freight rates. A recession in the eurozone,coupled with the sluggish economic recovery in the US, will continue to place downward pressure onrates as trade slows, and we believe that this could lead to another year where a peak season – and byextension a peak season surcharge (PSS) – fails to materialise

[the glimpser]

Hanjin delivers 2 vessels to Rio Tinto

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—Korean shipbuilding firm Hanjin has delivered two newly built bulk carriers to a multinational client at the company’s 300-hectare shipyard here recently.

Taek Yun Yoo, general manager of the Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd-Philippines Inc. (HHIC-Philippines), said the vessels RTM Dampier and RTM Zheng He, which were named after a British explorer and a Chinese navigator, respectively, were bought by Rio Tinto Shipping Limited from the firm.

RTM Dampier and RTM Zheng He, whose home port is London, measure 299.9 meters and are valued $60 million each.

With these two new ships, HHIC-Philippines has already delivered a total of 42 vessels ranging from container ships and oil tankers to bulk carriers to various international shipping companies since the delivery of its first vessel made in its Subic shipyard in 2008. From 2008 to 2011, HHIC-Philippines posted P128 billion worth of export sales, making it a major contributor to the Philippines’ export portfolio.

http://business.inquirer.net/89272/h...s-to-rio-tinto

[Monchhichi]

Tension at turnover of Manila Harbour Centre
MANILA, Philippines – Tension rose at the Manila Harbour Centre in R-10, Manila, after the sheriff of the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) tried to serve the order to R-II Builders to immediately turn over control and management of the 79-hectare property to business locators operating in the area.

The order was given by Judge Lyhila Abella-Aquino after dismissing R-II 's motion to quash writ of execution issued in favor of the locators of the Manila Harbour Centre Industrial Park Association Incorporated (MHCIPA).

MHCIPA is the association of locators at the 79-hectare property in Vitas, Tondo, Manila, which the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council appointed in 2010 to manage Manila Harbour Centre in place of R-II.

The case stemmed from the Smokey Project undertaken by R-II Builders.

While the Builders failed to fully fund the building of socialized housing in the former Smokey Mountain dumpsite, it was able to gain control of the industrial park, which the Courts, including the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court, deemed to properly belong to the government.

Security personnel of Manila Harbour Centre, however, refused to allow the entry of officers of Home Guaranty Corporation who were to supervise the turnover of all common areas, utilities and facilities.

Officers of Manila Police District were also deployed to area to ensure peace and order.

Situation at the Manila Harbour Center is now at a standstill while the Manila Trial Court sheriff is reporting to the Court the service of judicial order.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/me...harbour-centre

[rage@cebu]

although na late post...

Cebu News - Opascor getting three brandnew cranes - The ...
[Oct 30, 2012] CEBU, Philippines - The Oriental Port and Allied Services Corp. will soon be able to increase the volume of cargo they handle with their brand- new cranes from China ...
www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=864983&...

[the glimpser]

In Bulacan, reviving a lighthouse

HAGONOY, Bulacan—An island village along the coast here should get some bright Christmas cheer, courtesy of an 80-year-old lighthouse that is being repaired after seven years of being idle in time for the start of simbang gabi on Dec. 16.

Damages to the lighthouse had kept fishermen of Barangay (village) Pugad in the dark since 2005, after the facility’s worn-out electrical system broke down.

The Sigla Movement of the Philippines (SMP) is facilitating the lighthouse’s revival. SMP Bulacan chapter president Grossman Dax-Uy, a Hagonoy native who has been living in Mindanao, arrived here last week with experts to inspect the damage and to bring out the sections of the lighthouse that needed repair work.


VOLUNTEERS are helping bring this lighthouse, idled by damages for seven years, back to life. COURTESY OF Grossmasn Dax-Uy

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/323203/...g-a-lighthouse

[Tokyo/Manila]

nice

[the glimpser]

DTI Invites 9 Japanese Shipbuilders

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is courting inviting nine Japanese shipbuilders to expand operations in the country in an effort to sustain the country’s position as one of the world’s top five shipbuilding hubs.

The Japanese shipbuilders are Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Namura Shipbuilding, Sanoyas Shipbuilding, IHI Corporation, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Hakodate Dock Co. Ltd., Imabari Shipbuilding, and Oshima Shipbuilding Co.

Shipbuilding is one of the government’s preferred industries identified under the Investment Priorities Plan (IPP) plan entitling this sector income tax holidays and duty-free importation of capital equipment, among others. Shipbuilding activities include the construction and repair of ships and shipbreaking.

This is in line with the DTI’s move to position the country as a ship repair hub in the Asia-Pacific region taking advantage of its strategic location to the region’s shipping routes.

In the past, the output of shipbuilding industry was limited only to small ships, tankers, barges, fishing vessels but with the entry of new players like Tsuneishi Heavy Industries of Japan and Hanjin Shipyard of Korea, the Philippines is now one of the world largest players in shipbuilding.

The entry of Korea’s Hanjin Heavy Industries, the world’s largest shipbuilder, which has put up a shipbuilding operation on a 600-hectare complex in Subic Freeport under its local unit Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction – Philippines, Inc. (HHIC-Phil, Inc.) has catapulted the Philippines into the world’s fourth largest shipbuilder. Its Subic operations employ 20,000 people.

According to Panlilio, the Japanese shipbuilders have been encouraged by the successful operation of Tsuneishi Corp. in its Philippine operation under its local unit Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc. (THICI) and Keppel Shipyard.

Tsuneishi employs about 11,000 people and now building huge cargo ships of about 180,000 tons.

Tsuneishi is one of the medium-sized shipbuilders in the world. It leads several shipbuilding companies operating in Cebu.

Recently, Tsuneishi invested P12 billion to expand its existing Cebu operations to include the manufacture of all types of cargo vessels and generate 3,000 new jobs opportunities. (BCM)

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/387792...s#.UOPGJHwaySM

[boom_box]

Ferry runs aground in Dumaguete; 200 passengers safe—Coast Guard

MANILA, Philippines – A ferry carrying about 200 passengers ran aground in the port of Dumaguete Thursday morning due to strong waves brought by tropical depression “Auring”, the Coast Guard said.

The ferry which came from Zamboanga City and was owned by George and Peter lines incorporated, had run aground as it was docking at port around 10 a.m., CPO Crispin Chiong of the Dumaguete Coast Guard Station said in a phone interview.

Chiong said that the ferry was already at the port and was about to dock but was not properly roped causing strong waves to push it to shallower waters.

He said that all passengers onboard were successfully taken off the ferry.

He said they would wait for the high tide at around 3 p.m. which would allow the ferry to float back into the sea.

All trips have been cancelled due to Auring, Chiong said.

[hakz2007]

The South China Sea: “Lake Beijing”

What is a “lake” in maritime strategy? Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe published an op-ed in Project Syndicate last week maintaining that Chinese power is increasingly transfiguring the South China Sea into “Lake Beijing.” That sounds ominous. To counteract China’s primacy in southern waters, argues Abe, Japan must augment its combat and police capabilities while forging a “diamond” with the United States, Australia, and India to defend the commons in East and South Asia. That sounds like a multinational lake presided over by the region’s leading liberal republics. Presumably the European equivalent would be NATO trusteeship over the Mediterranean Sea.

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[hakz2007]

Coast Guard divers find hole in ship

DUMAGUETE CITY—A small gash the size of half a ruler caused the MV Zamboanga Ferry to run aground here amid strong winds and waves spawned by tropical storm “Auring” on Thursday.

A total of 228 passengers were rescued dramatically after the ship’s captain, Roland Villarin, ordered them to abandon the vessel when waves hit its starboard (right) side.

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[hakz2007]

US anti-mine ship to dock in Manila port

THE United States has sent another battleship in the country, which is expected to arrive on Sunday at the Manila Port, the US Embassy in Manila said in a statement released on Saturday.

“[The] USS Guardian [MCM-5], a US Navy Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship, will arrive in Subic Bay on Sunday, January 13, for a routine fuel stop. This visit will allow the ship to replenish supplies, as well as give the crew an opportunity for rest and relaxation. After an overnight visit in Subic, the ship will proceed to Puerto Princesa for another brief visit,” the embassy news release said.

It added: “The USS Guardian is assigned to the US Navy’s 7th Fleet and is forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan. Her crew of around 80 officers and enlisted personnel include eight Filipino-Americans. Notably, the ship’s highest-ranking enlisted sailor onboard is a Filipino-American originally from Olongapo City.”

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[hakz2007]

Two cruise ships expected in Boracay in Q1

ILOILO CITY, Jan 10 (PIA) -- Two cruise ships are expected to call in at the ports of Caticlan and Boracay in the first quarter of 2013.

In a press conference, Department of Tourism 6 (DOT-6) Regional Director Atty. Helen J. Catalbas said that this is an indication that Boracay has drawn more interest as a destination for the lucrative cruise ship market.

“The cruise ship MS Columbus 2 of Hapag Lloyd Cruises is scheduled to call in at the Port of Caticlan/Boracay on February 24 while MS Europa, another cruise ship of Hapag Lloyd Cruises, is expected to arrive on March 19,” said Catalbas.

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[hakz2007]

7th Philippine Ports and Shipping 2013 Conference Approaches

7th Philippine Ports and Shipping 2013 Exhibition and Conference will take place on Wednesday 30 and Thursday 31 January 2013 at the luxurious 5 star The Peninsula Manila Hotel, Manila, The Philippines.
This event is the biggest biennial Ports, Shipping and Transport Logistics B2B Exhibition and Conference in BIMP EAGA – Brunei Indonesia Malaysia Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area.
A two days concurrent Conference Programme will feature 30 world-class conference speakers analysing latest global and regional transport and logistics issues facing shipping lines and cargo owners.

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[hakz2007]

STS ‘Sedov’ docks in Manila on circumnavigation route

RUSSIA likes them-- big. Like the Antonov, the former Soviet Union’s largest skyscraper on wings, a historic seafarer now stands as Russia’s symbol of might in the seas—the bark STS Sedov. It is, by Guinness Book of World Records standards, the largest sailing ship ever to cross the oceans of the world.

Ninety--one years old and counting, the Sedov hoisted sail from Saint Petersburg with more than a hundred crew members on May 20, 2012, more than half of whom are cadets from Murmansk State University. On January 10 the Sedov docked at the Eva Macapagal Terminal at Pier 15 in Manila to take a few days off its 14--month circumnavigation of the globe in honor of Russia’s 1,150th anniversary.

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[Transporter89]

President Aquino says government expected to post higher foreign direct investments this year

President Benigno S. Aquino III said his government expects to post higher foreign direct investments this year as more investors from Australia, United States and Europe are visiting the country to explore investment opportunities.

The Chief Executive said, in an interview with the dzXL-Radio Mindanao Network on Thursday, that the Philippines remains globally competitive in attracting foreign investments.
"We just inaugurated ‘yung planta ng B/E Aerospace that deals with galleys in airplanes, seats, lavatories, etcetera. They just inaugurated their plant—the first outside North America in Europe—in Santo Tomas, Batangas," President Aquino said.

"Austal, a ship-building company based in Australia, is expanding their facilities in Cebu," he said.

The President said a consumer goods company is also putting up another plant in the country.

"Among the biggest players that have really brought in a lot, ‘yung Nestlé inaugurated again their third plant—one is in Cagayan de Oro, the other one is in Batangas," he said.

President Aquino said that prospects are also bright with the country’s business process outsourcing.

"A BPO firm called Excel based in New York is expanding their third site again in Cebu. ‘Yung BPO industry is expanding exponentially throughout the county not just in the urban centers of Manila and Cebu," he said.

"So currently we have about 700,000 direct employees already. By 2016, we expect that to be 1.2 million direct employees tapos imu-multiply mo ng three at ‘yung figure na ‘yon ia-add mo doon sa 1.2 (million) it will give you the total number of people working directly or indirectly because of the BPO industry," he said. PND (js)

[hakz2007]

PNoy to grace opening of Austal shipyard in Cebu

CEBU CITY, Jan 16 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III will be in Cebu, Wednesday to grace the grand opening of the Austal Philippine Shipyard inside the West Cebu Industrial Park in Balamban, Cebu.

On hand to receive the President at the shipyard at 10 a.m. will be Joselito B. Turano, president and general manager of Austal Philippine Shipyard operations.

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[pinas4real]

Hanjin threatens to cut down operations
By Robert Gonzaga
Inquirer Central Luzon
| January 16, 2013 at 11:16 pm

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—Thousands of workers of a Korean shipbuilder may lose their jobs because of the European financial crisis and the government’s failure to make good on its commitment to provide power incentives, a top official of the company said.

Taek Yun Yoo, general manager of the Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.-Philippines Inc. (HHIC-Philippines), said the combination of a dearth of orders for huge ships in the international market and the Aquino administration’s failure to honor commitments made by the Philippine government to the Korean shipbuilder had “brought us to this situation where we may have to lose thousands of workers this year because our expenses have gone up (substantially).”
more http://m.inquirer.net/business/?id=103023

[hakz2007]

US Navy ship stuck on reef after running aground off Philippines

A U.S. Navy minesweeper, the USS Guardian, ran aground in the Sulu Sea off the Philippines on Thursday, and was stuck on a reef, the Navy said.

No one was injured in the incident, which occurred at 2:25 a.m. local time (1:25 p.m. Wednesday ET) on Tubbataha Reef about 80 miles east-southeast of Palawan Island, in the Philippines, the Navy said.

There were no reports that any fuel leaked from the vessel.

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