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5 October 2026

Empty box pile-up at port of Manila sparks truckers’ strike

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Empty box pile-up at port of Manila sparks truckers’ strike

Customs brokers and hauliers are expected to voluntarily stop work today in advance of a three-day trucking strike in Manila, as a year-long standoff on carriers failing to remove their empties reaches its limit – Hapag-Lloyd having suspended bookings amid the chaos. Warning the protest could “last a week”, Reynaldo Soliman, chair of the Practicing Customs Brokers and Port Truckers Alliance, urged brokers not to secure gate passes, book trucks, or ... The post Empty box pile-up at port of Manila sparks truckers’ strike appeared first on The Loadstar .

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