New shipping lines have started calling DICT since the third quarter of last year with the new Berth 2 becoming operational in August 2016, the DICT executive noted. ​ These are Mariana Express Lines Pte. Ltd., SITC, and China Shipping Container Lines, all operating on a weekly basis on a fixed berthing window. Wan Hai, a regular DICT caller, has also added a new service. The P1.8­billion construction of Berth 2 doubled DICT’s annual capacity to 700,000 TEUs. ​ DICT complemen

Throughput at Davao International Container Terminal is expected to hit at least 300,000 twenty-­foot equivalent units this year with recovery of banana plantations from the effects of last year’s El Niño. In 2016, DICT’s total container throughput slid 2.5% to 260,499 TEUs from 267,283 TEUs in 2015, caused by an extended El Niño that damaged the production of fresh bananas, especially those coming from non-­irrigated PCA Cameroon by SGS Meet requirements & export products to

Another potential source of DICT’s increased volume is the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)­ registered industrial park near the terminal that will take off this year. ​ Two newly completed warehouses are already occupied by a fruit exporter/marketer, even as additional warehouses are now being constructed for future locators, Bonifacio B. Licayan (DICT VP) said. Also, a polymer manufacturer that has started building its production plant in the industrial park is exp

The Davao International Container Terminal (DICT) has greatly improved its ship turnaround time after installation of its Navis N4 terminal system, the port’s Vice President said. ​ DICT Vice President Bonifacio B. Licayan explained that speeding up operations at the terminal, which boasts on its website that it is the most modern container terminal in the Philippines, is critical because a large part of its freight volume is fresh fruit and other produce. More than 80 percen