“We have different planned expansions for DICT. As one of the shipping terminals here in Mindanao and in the country, we have geared ourselves to improve our facilities in order to deliver cargos and the like well and efficiently,” DICT vice president Bonifacio Licayan said during the 2018 Mindanao Shipping Conference on Friday, August 3, at Waterfront Insular Hotel, Davao City.

Licayan said they are preparing for the construction of Berth 4, which will measure 150 meters.

The expansion will allow DICT to increase its handling capacity from the current 300,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) to 800,000 TEUs.

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