ATI is investing Php1.3 billion to develop the five-storey MCSF which will enable Batangas Port to handle over 7,000 completely-built carunits ( CBUs ) at any single time
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Taking part in the groundbreaking ceremonies were ( photo from left ) NW Steel president Mario Montejo , Kia president Elena Domingo , Mitsubishi senior marketing manager Alexis Aspillera , Toyota senior vice president Leody Gilbuena , Philippine Ports Authority ’ s Batangas port manager Leopoldo Biscocho , ATI executive vice president Andrew Hoad , Bureau of Customs ’ Batangas collector Reynaldo Galeno , Isuzu vice president Koichi Tamura , Hyundai senior assistant vice president Jemuel Julian , Nissan general manager forTCS-Logistics Eddielyn Quiazon , and DCCD Engineering Corp . president Michael Reyes .
Php1.3-B car storage facility rising in ATI ’ s Batangas Port
ATI is investing Php1.3 billion to develop the five-storey MCSF which will enable Batangas Port to handle over 7,000 completely-built carunits ( CBUs ) at any single time
B atangas Port , the Philippines ’ top car carrier port operated by listed Asian Terminals Inc . ( ATI ), will soon banner a state-of-the-art multilevel car storage facility ( MCSF ) to support the booming consumer demand for imported vehicles .
ATI executive vice president Andrew Hoad ( center ), along with port officials and senior officers of the country ’ s major car manufacturers , spearheaded the MCSF ’ s groundbreaking recently .
ATI is investing Php1.3 billion to develop the five-storey MCSF which will enable Batangas Port to handle over 7,000 completely-built carunits ( CBUs ) at any single time .
Last year , Batangas Port handled over 200,000 CBUs , its highest car throughput in a single year , representing the majority of 2016 ’ scar sales nationwide .
Industry leaders NW Steel Industries and DCCDEngineering Corporation are constructing the project . MCSF ’ s phase 1 will come online as early as November this year while the second phase will be finished by mid-2018 .
The MCSF is being built in a two hectare space adjacent to the Roll-on / Roll-off berths of Batangas Port , making it a strategic staging area for transporting imported vehicles to island destinations in the Visayas and Mindanao via interisland vessels .
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