Global port and terminal operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) is building a new international container terminal in Bauan, Batangas, Philippines.
The new terminal will be the largest privately funded marine terminal investment in the country’s history and will be the second-largest container facility after ICTSI’s flagship Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) in the Port of Manila.
With design and engineering studies well underway, ICTSI will begin construction in the first quarter of 2025. With the first berth scheduled for completion by the end of 2027, the terminal will be important for the economic growth across Southern Luzon, creating jobs and accelerating regional development.
The terminal is also expected to play a role in providing the marine handling needs required by the country’s renewable energy transition strategy for Southern Luzon.
ICTSI estimates the investment will reach US$800 million and upon completion, the terminal will feature up to 900 meters of quay and at least eight ship-to-shore gantry cranes and an estimated capacity of over 2 million TEUs annually.
The terminal is expected to have direct and unencumbered access to Southern Luzon’s expressways thanks to the completion of the Bauan-San Pascual-Batangas-STAR tollway diversion road. Additional expressway projects from Cavite to Bauan by Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation and San Miguel Corporation are expected to enhance the new port’s connectivity.
Christian R. Gonzalez, ICTSI executive vice president, stated, “We are building a world-class facility that will unlock a wave of economic benefits for the region and the country. It will create new employment opportunities, improve the quality of life for our host communities and the industries located around the terminal, and solidify Southern Luzon’s position as a key player in global trade.”
He added that the new terminal complements ICTSI’s strategy of providing a national network of ports with ICTSI’s brand of operational synergy that would further improve the country’s supply chain and competitiveness in global trade.
Strategically located 120 kilometers south of Manila and nine kilometers west of Batangas City, the Bauan facility will become the premier international gateway for shippers based in the CALABARZON region (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon), and the most modern box terminal in the country.
