Port of Manila

The Port of Manila, Manila, Philippines, is located in the vicinity of Manila Bay, one of the finest natural harbors in the world. The Port of Manila is the premier International shipping gateway to the Philippines.

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"Manila Port" (also known as the "Port of Manila" or "Manila International Cargo Terminal") is one of Asia's and South East Asia's major seaports, and also one of the Philippine's most active ports together with Subic Bay, Cebu, and other major Philippine ports.

In a 2005 study, The Port of Manila was listed as the world's 31st most active container port, moving TEU|2,665|first=yes worth of containers that year. [ [http://aapa.files.cms-plus.com/Statistics/WORLD%20PORT%20RANKINGS%202005.xls "AAPA official world study on port rankings"] ]

The bay entrance is 19 km wide and expands to a width of 48 km. Mariveles, in the province of Bataan, is an anchorage just inside the northern entrance and Sangley Point is the former location of Cavite Naval Base.

On either side of the bay are volcanic peaks topped with tropical foliage: 40 km to the north is the Bataan Peninsula and to the south is the province of Cavite.

Manila has in all around 3 main areas, which are known as Manila North (MNN), Manila South (MNS) and Manila (MNL). [ [http://www.photius.com/seaports/ "Seaport Codes and Information"] ]

History

The Port of Manila and the area dates back to Spanish and pre-Spanish rule of the Philippine Islands. It is recorded that Manila and the Philippines had trade relations with most neighbouring countries going back to the 9th to 12th centuries. Major trading partners included China and Japan, with ties to India through neighboring, present-day Malaysia and Indonesia. [http://www.bartleby.com/65/ph/PhilipRep.html Philippines, The. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07 ] ] The port frequently traded with Arab countries and merchants during the Spanish Period of rule. The Spanish-controlled pot of Manila conducted trade primarily with China and other East Asian countries, with Mexico and directly with Spain, from the 16th until the mid 19th century, when the port was opened to all tradeships.

Manila Port was also the staging point for the Manila galleons, a state-monopoly shipping line running to Acapulco and back, which lasted in virtually continuous operation from the 16th to the early 19th century.

Manila bay was the setting for the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898 between United States and Spanish forces, and for the siege of Corregidor Island by invading Japanese forces in 1942.

Data

Total area: 606,740 sq.

References

External links

* [http://www.mictweb.com/ Manila International Container Terminal]
* [http://www.ppa.com.ph/ Philippine Ports Authority]
* [http://www.aapa-ports.org/Industry/content.cfm?ItemNumber=900&navItemNumber=551 AAPA- Statistics]