April 2013
The Official Publication of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. • International Edition
ICTSI inks Honduras terminal concession
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International PortFolio is published by International Container Terminal Services, Inc. for its employees, clients, and friends. NARLENE A. SORIANO JUPITER L. KALAMBAKAL JOHN PAULO C. COSTINIANO ZINNO B. GUDEZ MARIE ANNALIE T. MARFIL MAVERICK A. JAVIER PAOLO MIGUEL S. RACELIS JUSTINO RAMON L. TAYAG III Photographers RONNEL P. JAVIER DEXTER F. LANDICHO EDWARD R. MILAG
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Contents
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ICTSI inks Honduras terminal concession
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ICTSI cited as Best Investor Relations Company
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ICTSI buys more PICT shares
6 Do Good
8 Spotlight
9 Ship Ahoy
9 Level Up
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ICTSI Newsbreak
ICTSI inks Honduras terminal concession International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), through its subsidiary, Operadora de Puerto Cortés, SA de CV, signed last 22 March the Contract for the Design, Finance, Construction, Preservation, Operations and Exploitation of the Container and General Cargo Terminal for Puerto Cortés (the Concession Contract) in the Republic of Honduras for a period of 30 years. When fully developed, the Container and General Cargo Terminal of Puerto Cortés will have 1,100 meters of quay for containers and 400 meters for general cargo, 14 meters of draft, 62.2 hectares of total surface area, 12 quay cranes and a volume capacity of approximately 1.8 millions TEUs. Last 1 February, ICTSI was declared the winner of the bid held during a public hearing in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
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ICTSI cited as Best Investor Relations Company International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) was cited as Best Investor Relations Company during the third Asian Excellence Recognition Awards of CorporateGovernanceAsia held last 27 March in Hong Kong. Photo shows Arthur Tabuena (left), ICTSI Finance Manager and Head of Investor Relations, receiving on behalf of the Company the award from Aldrin Monsod, CorporateGovernanceAsia Publisher and Managing Director. Last year, ICTSI also received a citation for its continuing commitment to the development of corporate governance in the region from the publication. (Photo courtesy of CorporateGovernanceAsia)
ICTSI buys more PICT shares International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, ICTSI Mauritius Limited (ICTSIML), recently purchased an additional 86,900 shares of Pakistan International Container Terminal Limited (PICT) at the Karachi Stock Exchange, representing 0.08% of the total issued capital of PICT. ICTSIML likewise entered into a Share Purchase Agreement for the purchase of Crixus Limited, a British Virgin Islandsregistered company, which owns PICT shares representing 0.71 percent of the total issued capital of PICT. Both acquisitions will bring ICTSIML’s direct and indirect ownership in PICT to 64.38 percent. PICT is a publicly-listed company in the Karachi Stock Exchange. It is a container cargo terminal located at the Karachi Port in Pakistan with a maximum handling capacity of 750,000 TEUs. (Photo taken from www.pict.com.pk)
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Do Good
ICTSI-FI feeding program: Nourishing and nurturing lives By Marie Bernadette de Guzman
ICTSI Foundation, Inc. (ICTSI-FI), in partnership with the Manila Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Philippine Business for Social Progress, recently concluded its Lusog Dunong (Health Knowledge) Year 3 program. Lusog Dunong is a 6-month supplemental feeding program for 10 day care centers and two elementary school annexes of Rosauro Almario Elementary School in Parola and Isla Puting Bato, Barangay 20 in Tondo, Manila. The program also included capability building seminars called Alay Gabay Kay Inay (Guidance for Mothers) and Kaalamang Kabuhayan Sa Pantalan (Livelihood Knowledge at the Port) for the beneficiaries’ parents. This year, a total of 1,808 children and 1,163 parents from Parola and Isla Puting Bato in Tondo, Manila, benefited from the program. Previously, Lusog Dunong benefited a total of 841 students and 614 mothers in 2010, and 1,933 students and 802 mothers in 2011.
To celebrate the success of the 6-month program, a thanksgiving program was held for the feeding coordinators and parent-volunteers last 22 March. During the activity, Filipina Laurena, ICTSI-FI Deputy Executive Director, recognized those who shared their efforts in the daily implementation of the program and reminded them that the objective of the program is not only to feed the undernourished children but also to ensure that nurturance will be sustained within their own homes. Ms. Laurena said that the additional knowledge gained by the beneficiaries’ mothers under Alay Gabay, particularly about good parenting, nutrition, maternal and child care and financial literacy, is critical in the attainment of the program’s objectives.
Officers and staff of ICTSI Foundation, Inc., the Philippine Business for Social Progress, and Parents-Teachers Associations are all smiles during the thanksgiving program.
The feeding coordinators of Lusog Dunong Year 3
ICTSI-FI turns over equipment and tools to Batangas school ICTSI Foundation, Inc. (ICTSI-FI) recently turned over three sets of welding machines, six welding helmets, six welding gloves and eight boxes of various welding rods to Bauan Technical High School (BTHS) in Bauan, Batangas in the Philippines. Aside from over 300 BTHS students studying welding, a number of indigent residents of San Andres and San Roque in Bauan, Batangas who attend livelihood training on welding will also be able to use the new equipment and tools. The donation is part of ICTSI-FI’s Technology and Livelihood Assistance (TLE) program. TLE aims to help public schools improve their technical and vocational subjects, and to effectively provide livelihood skills training to high school students. It also aims to equip students with livelihood skills and enable them to join the workforce if they are unable to pursue college education after high school. (Marie de Guzman)
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ICTSI-FI donates microscope to Bauan Rural Health Unit II To support the Philippine Department of Health’s and the Bauan local government’s objective to eradicate tuberculosis in their area by 2015, ICTSI Foundation, Inc. (ICTSI-FI) granted the request of Bauan Rural Health Unit II for an Olympus CX-22 RFS1LED microscope, which will allow them to diagnosis tuberculosis cases more accurately in 24 baranggays (villages) in Bauan. The latter has a total population of 50,275. The microscope will also be useful in other laboratory tests. Photo shows the staff of Bauan Rural Health Unit II with
Ferdinand Magtalas (third from left), Bauan International Port, Inc. (BIPI) Terminal Manager; Honorable Ryanh Dolor (sixth from left), Bauan Municipal Mayor; Filip Laurena (seventh from left), ICTSIFI Deputy Executive Director; Dr. Victor Bejer (eighth from left), Municipal Health Officer; Dr. Francisco Generoso Jr. (ninth from left), Rural Health Physician; Marie de Guzman (10th from left), ICTSI-FI Project Officer; and Belle Lucero (11th from left), BIPI Corporate Social Responsibility Coordinator. (Marie de Guzman) Ms. Laurena (left) receives a certificate of appreciation from Mayor Dolor.
ICTSI Oregon aids Vancouver fire victims ICTSI Oregon, Inc. (ICTSI Oregon) recently donated a check to Crestline Elementary School, which was recently destroyed by a three-alarm fire. ICTSI Oregon supported the school’s community in Vancouver, Washington, which is near the former’s Terminal 6. According to officials, the fire broke out in the early morning at the school, and it quickly ripped through the building, rendering it a complete loss. Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the fire. Photo shows Kelly Roby (left), ICTSI Oregon Assistant Terminal Manager; and Robert Miller (right), ICTSI Oregon M&R Manager, turning over the check to Ms. Denise, Crestline Elementary School Representative. (David Trzyzewski)
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Spotlight
GSeksaria speaks at The Economist Nigeria Summit Gagan Seksaria, International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) Africa Region Chief Financial Officer and Investments Head, represented the Company in the prestigious The Economist Nigeria Summit held in Lagos from 19 to 20 March, and delivered a presentation on the role of “future proof” infrastructure, specifically Lekki Port, on the Nigerian economy, one of the largest and fastest growing economies in Africa with a population of 17 million. Speaking alongside the President of Nigeria, the Minister of Finance and chief executive officers of Nigerian companies, Mr. Seksaria shared ICTSI’s vision for Nigeria as a trade and maritime hub for West Africa, and expressed confidence in Lekki Port’s ability as a credible alternative to the heavily congested Lagos port system.
ICTSI joins PISM’s SupplyLink International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) recently took part in the Philippine Institute for Supply Management’s (PISM) SupplyLink Conference and Exhibit held last 6 to 7 March at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City, Philippines. With the theme Innovation + Collaboration: The Keys to Global Supply Management Excellence, SupplyLink highlighted the significance of developing synergies and creative thinking to address the current megatrends in the Supply Management profession. The conference featured local and international experts in the Supply Management field headed by Thomas Derry (third from left), United States Institute for Supply Management Chief Executive Officer, who visited ICTSI’s exhibit. Also in photo are PISM officers led by Mariel Zamora (far left), President; and Maverick Javier (second from left) and John Paulo Costiniano (fourth from left), ICTSI Public Relations Officers. (Photo courtesy of PISM)
BICTL joins 2nd Port Expansion Summit Batumi International Container Terminal LLC (BICTL) participated in the second annual Port Expansion Summit held last 14 to15 March 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. The summit gathered prominent industry leaders and government officials from across the globe who shared their views and expertise, and discussed Turkey’s and the Black Sea’s current needs and their future. Ketevan Oragvelidze (third from left), BICTL Marketing Manager, joined the panel discussion on building partnerships, living up to expectations from other geographical regions and from shipping companies, reinforcing competitiveness of ports in the region, finding new business opportunities and increasing container volume throughput, attracting container volumes to ports and differentiating customers and proposals for each of them, what to do in the short term, and perspectives on lessons learned and challenges tackled. (Keti Oragvelidze) 8
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Ship Ahoy
NCT-2 Maiden Voyage. Vessel: Olympias. Line: Philhua Shipping Inc. GRT: 29,999 MT. DWT: 52,817 MT. Date: 4 March. Photo (from left): Yuriy Nemudryy, Chief Officer; Jose Manuel de Jesus, International Container Terminal Services, Inc. Vice President for Business Development-Asia; Petro Aleksyeyenko, Vessel Master; and Reimond Silvestre; ICTSI Subic Inc. General Manager. (Santi Fuentes)
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AGCT Crane Maintenance training. An Engineering team from Adriatic Gate Container Terminal visited ZPMC’s fabrication site in China where they underwent extensive crane maintenance training. Photo shows (from left): Peloza Domagoj, Mance Nebojsa, Milic Marko, Vicic Sanjin and Komlenic Vedran. (Iva Roman)
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ICTSI Training: Port Safety and Health Standards seminar. Speakers: Bong Evangelista, International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) Safety Assistant Manager; and Manuel Briones, ICTSI Operations Superintendent. Date: 12 March. Venue: ICTSI Safety Training Room. (Mavic Lopez)
Training: Emergency Response Team (ERT) Firefighting exercise and drill. Facilitators: Philippine Bureau of Fire Protection and the Philippine National Red Cross. Attendees: ICTSI ERT members. Date: 14 to 15 March. Venue: Manila International Container Terminal Berth 6. (Mavic Lopez)
Errata
We wish to correct some errors that came out in the article titled L&T Ports inaugurates KICT on page 5 of the March issue. We inadvertently wrote Mahewasri Raju. It should have been Maheswari Raju. Also, we inadvertently wrote Vishal Mathur, L&T Ports, Kattupalli General Manager-Marketing & Commercial, presented the advantages of the Kattupalli Port and how they will benefit from the EXIM trade in and around Chennai. It should have been Vishal Mathur, L&T Ports, Kattupalli General Manager-Marketing & Commercial, presented the advantages of the Kattupalli Port and how they will benefit the EXIM trade in and around Chennai. We apologize for these errors.
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