GLOBAL port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) has expanded the yard capacity at its flagship terminal in Tondo, Manila, with the recent completion of the first phase 4 of its multiyear development plan.
Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) has completed the development of 4 hectares of new yard space in Berth 7 of its port.
Intended to be an empty container depot, the area can store up to 4,300 containers in moderate wind conditions.
Adjacent to it is another 2 hectares, which will be completed by year-end. Upon completion, the entire area of Phase 1 will store 6,500 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs).
The new yard is part of ICTSI’s $35-million (P1.6-billion) expansion project for the MICT aimed at immediately addressing growing volume of cargo at the Port of Manila.
The full development, estimated to be completed in 20 months, will add approximately 500,000 TEUs of yard capacity to the MICT.
Complementary to the new yard is the development of an inland container depot in Laguna, about 21 hectares, for which $30 million (P1.4 billion) has been earmarked.
On order are six new rubber-tired gantries, which may be deployed at either the MICT or ICTSI’s Subic operations as the demand dictates.