CPA gets OK to start P9B port project

Nestle L. Semilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/15/2016

President Rodrigo Duterte has given the go signal for the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) to proceed with its proposed P9.2-billion international port project in the northern town of Consolacion in Cebu province. This means that the CPA…

YOLANDA STATUS REPORT: More work to be done, 3 yrs after

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/08/2016

Government agencies have completed 74 percent of all Yolanda rehabilitation projects in Central Visayas after three years, but an official of the regional National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA-7) said a lot remains to be done. Based…

Cargo volume up

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/03/2016

The booming economy and thriving import sector in Cebu province have resulted to a 20 percent increase of the volume of cargo passing through ports in Cebu in the first nine months of the year. According to…

CPA stands by authority over ports amid suspected political maneuvers

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/24/2016

A Cebu Port Authority (CPA) official has asserted his office’s mandate following reports of investment pledges from a Chinese company to help a Filipino firm in its international port project in Cebu on the very same site…

Australian Navy visits Cebu for naval exercise

Norman V. Mendoza 10/14/2016

TWO patrol boats of the Royal Australian Navy arrived at the Naval Forces Central (Navforcen) port in Barangay Lo-oc, Lapu-Lapu City on Thursday as part of Exercise Lumbas 2016. The two Armidale-class patrol boats, HMAS Glenelg (ACPB…

CPA to push through with its port project despite JV deal

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/30/2016

The Cebu Port Authority (CPA) will pursue its proposed international container port project in Consolacion town even after the municipal government signed an agreement with a private developer to build a similar facility in the area. CPA…

Proposed int’l port project seen to get Neda Board nod

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/26/2016

THE proposed Cebu International Port project will likely be approved by the National Economic Development Authority (Neda) Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee (ICC-Cabcom). General Manager Edmund Tan of the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) said he was optimistic that…

Lapu ports need repairs, clearance

Nestle L. Semilla, Vanessa Claire Lucero 03/29/2016

Only two of the four wharves in Lapu-Lapu City can be used as docking areas for seacrafts that will transport commuters from Mandaue City to Lapu-Lapu once major repairs on the Mandaue-Mactan Bridge resume this Saturday. An…

Probe sought on port in north

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/22/2016

THE Cebu Provincial Board yesterday called for an investigation on the alleged illegal operation of  an unfinished roll-on/roll-off (RORO) port in Daanbantayan, northern Cebu. PB Member Sun Shimura, in his resolution that the Board passed yesterday, urged…

Bidding for fastcraft terminal targeted before election ban

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/20/2016

The Cebu Port Authority (CPA) hopes to bid out the contract for the construction of a new fast ferry passenger terminal before the ban on the release of public funds takes effect. Based on the Omnibus Election…

Is there congestion in Cebu port?

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/19/2016

Port officials say there is no congestion, but port services firm exec says otherwise While port authorities claim there is no more congestion in the Cebu Port, a port  services firm’s official said there remains a space…

Coast Guard expects surge of passengers in city ports

Jhunnex Napallacan 10/31/2015

The Cebu Coast Guard Station noted a  surge of passengers at different ports in Cebu City yesterday for the observance of All Saints and All Souls Day this weekend. As of 5 p.m. yesterday, Cebu Coast Station…

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