MANILA, Philippines—Billionaire Enrique Razon Jr.’s International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) deployed additional handling equipment at its Cavite Gateway Terminal in Tanza, Cavite province to support an increase in trade and business activity.
ICTSI said this included additional landside container handling equipment and barge equipment at the Cavite Gateway, which has the capacity to handle 115,000 twenty-foot equivalent units.
“As the country begins to re-open its economy, we shall continue to support the country’s importers and exporters not only through enhancements in our operated terminals, but also through practical solutions and alternatives for our importers and exporters,” ICTSI executive vice president Christian R. Gonzalez said in a statement.
The company’s Cavite Gatway is a dedicated container barge terminal that provides an alternate means to ship containers between the Port of Manila to provinces like Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, and Rizal.
The upgrades were also implemented ahead of the temporary closure of the southbound portion of Roxas Boulevard in Manila, limiting land-based transport routes.
“We support the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s (MMDA) call to look for other ways to transport containers, and we are happy to be able to offer an alternative through the services provided by [Cavite Gateway],” Gonzalez said.
The Roxas Boulevard closure will allow the Department of Public Works and Highways to begin repairing a damaged box culvert in front of a pumping station in Pasay City.
“Roxas Boulevard is part of a cargo truck trade route connecting the Port of Manila to Southern Luzon. Close to 900 trucks and over 1,000 trailers daily travel the road’s southbound direction alone,” ICTSI noted in the statement.