International Container Terminals Inc. said Wednesday its subsidiary in Subic Bay Freeport will deploy four additional rubber tired gantries to boost landside operations and improve overall productivity ahead of the peak shipping season.
Scheduled for delivery in the last week of September, Subic Bay International Terminals Inc. said the RTGs would augment the terminal’s fleet of six to enable quicker truck and vessel turnaround times for smoother cargo flow.
“The resulting efficiency gains will allow SBITC to stay ahead of the demand curve and cater to the increased cargo shipments during peak shipping season,” the company said.
SBITC started using RTGs in 2019, which resulted in reduced truck dwell times, improved yard utilization and a 42-percent increase in the terminal’s static capacity.
The additional RTGs will enable SBITC to further improve its service offerings to stakeholders and raise the industry standard in the region.
SBITC, which has an annual capacity of 600,000 twenty-foot equivalent units, is the gateway to the markets of North and Central Luzon. Its strategic location at the Subic Bay Freeport, naturally deep waters and proximity to major international shipping routes, combined with ICTSI’s world-class brand of port operation and management, helped transform the Port of Subic into one of the Philippines’ most important shipping hubs.
The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, under the Subic Port Development Project, awarded SBITC the concession for the New Container Terminal 1 in 2007, with commercial operations commencing in 2008.
SBMA, under the Subic Port Project’s second phase, awarded ICTSI Subic Inc. in 2011 the concession to operate NCT 2. Increasing volumes at the Subic Bay Freeport enabled ICTSI to streamline and interface the operations of NCT 1 and 2.
The merged operations are ready to serve an improving local economy in Central and Northern Luzon regions, alongside with its continued support to facilitate the box market of Metro Manila.