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Visayas Container Terminal expands its global network with Maersk’s PH6 service, which recently made its inaugural call at the Port of Iloilo
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With the service, VCT now offers customers in Panay and the wider Western Visayas region direct access to key trade hubs like Yantian, China and Hong Kong, connecting major global markets in Asia Pacific, US, Latin America, Europe and Middle East
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Maersk’s PH6 service calls VCT every Tuesday and operates on the following port rotation: Yantian (Shenzhen) – Hong Kong – Batangas – Tagoloan – Cebu, Iloilo – Yantian
Visayas Container Terminal (VCT) has expanded its global network with Maersk’s PH6 service, which recently made its inaugural call at the Port of Iloilo.
With the service, VCT, a subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), now offers customers in Panay and the wider Western Visayas region direct access to key trade hubs like Yantian, China and Hong Kong, connecting major global markets in Asia Pacific, US, Latin America, Europe and Middle East.
Importers and exporters can leverage the service’s optimized transit times to lower their logistics costs, ICTSI said in a statement.
“The addition of the PH6 service to VCT’s offerings highlights the terminal’s growing role in regional trade. It also reflects the trust in our capabilities as a modern gateway capable of seamlessly handling foreign container ships and providing customers with precise, reliable service,” VCT chief executive officer John Largo said.
Maersk’s PH6 service calls VCT every Tuesday and operates on the following port rotation: Yantian (Shenzhen) – Hong Kong – Batangas – Tagoloan – Cebu, Iloilo – Yantian.
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The Philippine Ports Authority in January 2024 awarded to ICTSI the 25-year contract to operate and develop Iloilo Commercial Port Complex, which it renamed VCT.
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