The department said the proposal, submitted by International Container Terminal Service, Inc. (ICTSI), is in line with a proposed national transport plan to move goods through nautical highways more efficiently.
ICTSI intends to invest in the barge and roro terminal that will cost upwards of $30m.
The Cavite Gateway Terminal (CGT), as it will be called, will support government initiatives to decongest Manila’s streets by reducing truck traffic on roads around the metropolitan area.
CGT will be located within a six-hectare property in Tanza, Cavite. It will have a level of integration with other major Luzon port facilities for more cost-effective and time-bound access to the Cavite market for both inbound and outbound cargo. Cavite was identified as the prime location for such a project primarily because of the province’s high economic density.
The phase one development of CGT will support a total throughput of 115,000 teu per year. The net effect of transhipping cargo from Manila’s ports to Cavite via barge and roro equates to approximately 140,000 fewer truck trips plying city roads on an annual basis, according to ICTSI.
The new terminal is also expected to lower carbon emissions and fuel consumption on reduced traffic congestion, as well as create job opportunities for the region.
The terminal can be expanded to handle higher volumes in future depending on market demand.
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