Philippine government declares Manila congestion over

Philippine cabinet secretary Rene Almendras said yesterday (13 April) that there was no more congestion at the Port of Manila.

“Congestion is completely over at Manila International Container Ports, despite higher than normal volumes handled during the first quarter of this year,” he said in a statement.

He pointed out that a number of shipping lines have removed their congestion surcharges, which were put in place due to congestion that took place when the City of Manila introduced a day-time truck ban from February to September 2014. These include Maersk, Hapag Lloyd and CMA CGM.