🇵🇭 Philippines
South China Sea · Container Terminal
In the last 180 days, ArcNautical recorded 13 vessel arrivals at Manila, with Cargo accounting for 64% of port calls — in line with the South China Sea regional average of 61%. Manila in Philippines sits along the most heavily contested waters on Earth. More than one-third of global shipping — roughly $3.4 trillion in annual trade — passes through the South China Sea, with overlapping territorial claims from China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan. China's artificial-island construction in the Spratly and Paracel archipelagos has expanded the operational reach of its coast guard and maritime militia, both of which have been documented harassing commercial vessels near disputed features. Piracy and armed robbery persist in the southern reaches, particularly between Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Typhoon season (June–November) adds significant schedule and fuel uncertainty for voyages routed through the region.
Across 13 distinct vessel arrivals, 11 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories at Manila:
Manila falls under the Tokyo MoU. The Tokyo Memorandum of Understanding (Asia-Pacific) maintains the most active publicly-available regional PSC programme. Across the last 24 months, the Tokyo MoU detention dataset records 5,331 distinct vessel detentions (sourced from OpenSanctions, as of 2026-06-14). Vessel-level detention probability is computed by ArcNautical using flag performance, vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership opacity.
Last 10 vessel arrivals recorded by ArcNautical's AIS pipeline (last 90 days):
| Arrived | Vessel | Flag | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-07 | Unknown vessel | Unknown | |
| 2026-05-31 | Unknown vessel | 🇵🇭 PH | Cargo |
| 2026-05-28 | EVER CROWN | 🇵🇦 PA | Cargo |
| 2026-05-24 | CNC SERVAL | 🇸🇬 SG | Cargo |
| 2026-05-23 | LIANGKU 99 | 🇵🇭 PH | Cargo |
| 2026-05-23 | AU LEO | 🇵🇦 PA | Tanker |
| 2026-05-23 | Unknown vessel | 🇵🇭 PH | Cargo |
| 2026-05-20 | EVER CROWN | 🇵🇦 PA | Cargo |
| 2026-05-20 | Unknown vessel | 🇱🇷 LR | Cargo |
| 2026-05-19 | CNC SERVAL | 🇸🇬 SG | Cargo |
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