Starting November 5, cargo from international ports in Manila will be transported via barges and Roll-on Roll-off (RO-RO) operations to the first container port in the Philippines, located in Cavite.
The Cavite Gateway Terminal situated in Tanza will be integrated with other major Luzon port facilities “for a cost-effective and time-bound” access to the Cavite market, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said.
Made possible by Enrique Razon Jr-led International Container Terminal Services, Incorporated (ICTSI), the $30-million terminal will support a total throughput of 115,000 20-foot equivalent units per year,
The terminal will provide direct access to Cavite and is projected to reduce truck trips via land by 140,000 per year. Once inaugurated, the project will help lessen road traffic by approximately two kilometers of trucks at a time according to DOTr.
“We are an archipelago, so this is really a no-brainer. Matagal na dapat ito. Madalas congested ang mga kalsada na papunta sa mga port, at ito ang magiging solusyon diyan,” Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said in a statement.
Cavite was chosen to be the prime location for the project due to its high economic density. The terminal is 11 kilometers away from the Cavite Export Processing Zone.
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