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Manila ICTSI gets 15% cargo-handling tariff hike

Manila ICTSI terminalThe International Container Terminal Services Inc.(ICTSI) said that the Philippine Ports Authority approved the port operator’s petition for a 15 percent increase in cargo handling tariff last June 11.
ICTSI said in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange that the tariff increase, which will come in two tranches, will take effect 30 days following the publication of the notice of increase on June 16.
According to ICTSI, tariffs on international containerized and non-containerized cargoes passing through the South Harbor and the Manila International Container Terminal will be adjusted according to the memorandum issued.
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The biggest concerns of agricultural exporters as the 2012 peak shipping season approaches are equipment availability, adequate vessel space and volatility of freight rates.
Exporters who addressed the annual Agriculture Transportation Coalition conference in San Francisco said they are looking for a good, though probably not a spectacular year in terms of volume.
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