TANZA, Cavite — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Thursday, November 22, inaugurated the first and only container barge port in Philippines – the Cavite Gateway Terminal (CGT). A collaboration between the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), the project is expected to ease port congestion and reduce Metro Manila traffic.
During his remarks, the Chief Executive reiterated the predicaments that the public and business sectors are facing due to congestion and this initiative would alleviate those problems.
“The efficient transport of cargoes and goods to and from our ports is an important element in the supply chain industry. However, we have always been confronted by the perennial problem of port and road congestion,” President Duterte said.
“By allowing the transport of cargoes by sea instead of by land, this project is expected to result to 140,000 fewer truck trips per year. This will not just decongest our roads, but will also address the long queue of trucks in the Port of Manila,” he added.
The CGT can accommodate 115,000 twenty-foot equivalent units of containerized cargo. Once fully operational, CGT will facilitate the seaborne transport of containers from Cavite to major Luzon port facilities for faster, more cost-efficient access to the Cavite market.
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