Regions
Construction of container port in Cebu underway

CEBU CITY — Officials have broken ground for a multibillion-peso New Cebu International Container Port (NCICP) in Barangay Tayud, Consolacion town in Cebu, marking a major step toward boosting economic growth in the Visayas and Mindanao.

The Department of Transportation and the Cebu Port Authority are spearheading the P6.93-billion project to ease congestion at the Cebu Base Port and enhance the region's cargo-handling capacity.