The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) posted PHP14.67 billion (US$260 million) revenues during the first six months of 2025, a 13.65 per cent increase from PHP12.91 billion (US$230 million) recorded in the same period last year, the agency said on Friday, July 11.
PPA said that, from January to June 2025, a number of operational indicators all registered "healthy" growth. Cargo throughput reached 148.93 million tonnes, up 7.54 per cent from H1 2024, while container traffic peaked at 4.16 million TEUs, marking an increase of 11.03 per cent from H1 2024.
The number of H1 2025 ship calls also increased, reaching 340,494 or 8.81 per cent higher than the H1 2024 figure of 312,919.
PPA said its cruise sector continues to show "exceptional promise," with passenger numbers increasing to 143,149, nearly double last year’s figure of 74,849.
In H1 2025, PPA also completed a number of port developments throughout the country. These included expansions of existing ports and construction of new facilities such as power substations and port operations buildings.