ICTSI’s flagship Manila terminal hits 3m TEU in 2025

December 26 ------ ICTSI’s Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) has handled 3 million TEU in 2025—the first time the terminal has reached that level in a single year.

The record container was handled on 22 December, when the terminal serviced the container vessel Ever Bliss, operated by Evergreen Marine, carrying cargo for Universal Robina Corp. “Handling 3 million TEU shows how the MICT has kept pace with rising demand through continued operational improvements and capacity expansion,” said Christian Lozano, MICT Chief Executive Officer. The result reflected the terminal’s capacity to handle higher volumes while maintaining service levels during the peak season, he added.

MICT had made sustained investments in equipment and infrastructure during the year. These included the deployment of hybrid rubber-tired gantry cranes, the addition of terminal tractors to support higher throughput, and the terminal’s initial exploration of electric terminal tractors under its modernization program.

Construction is progressing on the terminal’s eighth berth, which includes a 300-metre quay and a combined quay and yard development covering 12 hectares. Of this total area, 6.5 hectares are already operational. Designed with a 15-metre depth, Berth 8 will be able to accommodate container vessels with 18,000 TEU capacities, with delivery of three quay cranes scheduled for 2027.

Once the berth expansion is completed, the MICT’s annual handling capacity is expected to rise to 3.5 million TEU. “Our priority is to deliver consistent and efficient service to customers and ensure cargo continues to move reliably as volumes grow,” Lozano said.

MICT accounts for about 70% of Manila port volumes and remains the country’s largest and busiest container terminal, serving as a primary gateway for international cargo entering and leaving the Philippines.

Source: seatrade-maritime.com