Computer system glitches caused the nightly traffic jams in the port Area, Manila, since Tuesday, the International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) said, reported The Philippine Star.
The ICTSI, which manages the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), said in a statement that these “minor” and “intermittent” glitches affected the flow of trucks going in and out of the terminal. ICTSI did not elaborate, save to say the traffic snarls were also caused by a shipping backlog due to the long weekend, heavy rains, the closure of some roads and traffic rerouting in certain parts of Manila.
“MICT volume has been rising. (The) three-day weekend created some backlog,” the MICT management said.
Meanwhile, Manila police said they were told by MICT officials that the change in their computer system was to be blamed for the long lines of delivery and container trucks straddling the route to the pier area. The traffic jam reportedly stretched from the North Harbour to as far as Ma Orosa in Ermita.
Manila District Traffic Enforcement Unit chief Superintendent Rizaldy Yap, said container trucks were refused entry at the pier since the MICT’s holding area was already full of trucks.
“There was no advisory to brokers and trucking companies, and this was why the trucks were stranded and caused a traffic jam,” Yap said.
The ICTSI, which manages the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), said in a statement that these “minor” and “intermittent” glitches affected the flow of trucks going in and out of the terminal. ICTSI did not elaborate, save to say the traffic snarls were also caused by a shipping backlog due to the long weekend, heavy rains, the closure of some roads and traffic rerouting in certain parts of Manila.
“MICT volume has been rising. (The) three-day weekend created some backlog,” the MICT management said.
Meanwhile, Manila police said they were told by MICT officials that the change in their computer system was to be blamed for the long lines of delivery and container trucks straddling the route to the pier area. The traffic jam reportedly stretched from the North Harbour to as far as Ma Orosa in Ermita.
Manila District Traffic Enforcement Unit chief Superintendent Rizaldy Yap, said container trucks were refused entry at the pier since the MICT’s holding area was already full of trucks.
“There was no advisory to brokers and trucking companies, and this was why the trucks were stranded and caused a traffic jam,” Yap said.