# Manila (PH MNL)

**UN/LOCODE:** PH MNL  
**Country:** Philippines  
**Water Body:** South China Sea; North Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Large  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 14.5833, 120.9667

ICTSI's Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) handled a record 3 million TEU in 2025, the first time the country's largest and most advanced box facility has reached that level in a single year. Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) handles further international boxes at South Harbor, while a separate North Harbor concentrates on Philippine domestic and inter-island cargo, together making PH MNL the nation's leading container port. The second phase of the Berth 8 expansion — a 300-metre wharf, a 10-hectare yard and three quay cranes due in 2027 — will let MICT serve vessels of up to 18,000 TEU and lift annual capacity toward 3.5 million TEU. Customs clearance runs through the Bureau of Customs' Manila International Container Port, one of the nation's highest-revenue collection districts. Reefer cargo, consumer goods and breakbulk flow through the terminals into the Metro Manila market of more than 13 million people. Hinterland access depends on the congested NLEX and SLEX expressways, where city truck bans and traffic regularly stretch turnaround times. Shippers seeking to avoid that congestion route boxes through Subic Bay to the north or Batangas to the south. Both serve as established relief options for the capital's gateway.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Manila → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/manila-shanghai)
- [Manila → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/manila-shenzhen)
- [Manila → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/manila-guangzhou)
- [Manila → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/manila-hong-kong)
- [Manila → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/manila-tokyo)
- [Manila → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/manila-busan)

---

*Freight Academy — Seaport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/manila-port-ph-mnl](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/manila-port-ph-mnl)*

*Markdown mirror: [https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/manila-port-ph-mnl](https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/manila-port-ph-mnl)*

*LLM-Summary (JSON): https://www.freight-academy.com/api/v1/seaports/manila-port-ph-mnl/llm-summary?lang=en*