THE cebu Port Authority (CPA) posted an increase on cargoes for the first nine months of 2024.
According to the preliminary data from CPA, Cebu ports handled 54.553 million metric tonnes compared to 50.173 million MT in 2023, reports Philippines' Daily Tribune.
Domestic cargoes accounted for 79.5 per cent or 43.354 million MT of the total volume or jump by 7.6 percent from 40.308 million MT in 2023. Foreign cargoes, on the other hand, reached 11.199 million MT or 13.5 per cent from 9.865 million MT in 2023.
Imports rose to 16.4 percent to 10.158 million MT from 8.728 million MT in 2023. Exports dropped 8.4 percent to 1.040 million MT from 1.136 million MT in 2023.
Cebu ports processed 728,570 TEU from January to September or 7.3 per cent increase from 678,842 TEU the same period last year.
Domestic containers slightly improved by 0.7 per cent to 364,786 TEU and foreign containers had double-digit growth of 13.5 per cent to 352,520 TEU.
Domestic transshipments soared to 95.3 per cent to 11,264 TEU from 5,768 TEU in 2023.
Imports rose 15.9 per cent to 172,304 TEU and exports jumped to 11.3 per cent to 180,216 TEU.
Cebu ports recorded 8.7 per cent more ship calls in January to September to 110,281 ship calls compared to 101,424 in 2023.
Domestic ship calls increased 8.7 per cent to 109,495 while foreign ship calls rose 13.3 per cent to 786.
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According to the preliminary data from CPA, Cebu ports handled 54.553 million metric tonnes compared to 50.173 million MT in 2023, reports Philippines' Daily Tribune.
Domestic cargoes accounted for 79.5 per cent or 43.354 million MT of the total volume or jump by 7.6 percent from 40.308 million MT in 2023. Foreign cargoes, on the other hand, reached 11.199 million MT or 13.5 per cent from 9.865 million MT in 2023.
Imports rose to 16.4 percent to 10.158 million MT from 8.728 million MT in 2023. Exports dropped 8.4 percent to 1.040 million MT from 1.136 million MT in 2023.
Cebu ports processed 728,570 TEU from January to September or 7.3 per cent increase from 678,842 TEU the same period last year.
Domestic containers slightly improved by 0.7 per cent to 364,786 TEU and foreign containers had double-digit growth of 13.5 per cent to 352,520 TEU.
Domestic transshipments soared to 95.3 per cent to 11,264 TEU from 5,768 TEU in 2023.
Imports rose 15.9 per cent to 172,304 TEU and exports jumped to 11.3 per cent to 180,216 TEU.
Cebu ports recorded 8.7 per cent more ship calls in January to September to 110,281 ship calls compared to 101,424 in 2023.
Domestic ship calls increased 8.7 per cent to 109,495 while foreign ship calls rose 13.3 per cent to 786.
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