Troubled Sasa conversion project hits another snag

The submission date for bids to operate a container terminal at Sasa port has been pushed back again.

The deadline was March 28, 2016 but, according to the Filipino newspaper Sun Star, it has been rescheduled until 30 days after final clearances from government agencies are secured.

The project to turn Sasa port into a container port has been repeatedly criticised by local business groups, who used the delay to urge potential investors to withdraw their bids.