From Trade Gateways To Community Lifelines: Batangas Port Is The World’s First ‘Ready Port’ For Disaster Preparedness

This recognition establishes a new global benchmark for disaster preparedness and humanitarian logistics, creating a scalable model for vulnerable coastal regions worldwide.

BATANGAS CITY, PHILIPPINES - Media OutReach Newswire - 15 June 2026 – Global trade enabler DP World today announced that its Batangas Integrated Port (BIP) is now the world's first READY Port, establishing a new benchmark for disaster preparedness and humanitarian logistics.

Batangas Integrated Port is now the world's first READY Port

READY Port (Resilience, Emergency Action, and Disaster-ready) is a global capacity-strengthening programme advocated by the UN Logistics Cluster, established to strengthen disaster readiness of ports to enable humanitarian resiliency of countries during emergencies.

As climate-related disasters and supply chain disruptions increase globally, the READY Port framework offers a scalable model for enhancing the resilience of critical logistics infrastructure. The Philippines was selected as the pilot location for the initiative due to its exposure to climate-related risks and natural disasters. Bringing together key public and private sector stakeholders, as well as local and international humanitarian organisations, READY Port establishes a coordinated and resilient emergency response ecosystem anchored on seaports and logistics hubs.

The designation follows the completion of a three-day, multi-stakeholder READY Port workshop in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) Philippines at Batangas Port, where government agencies, humanitarian organisations and private-sector partners assessed emergency response capabilities, reviewed operational protocols and participated in scenario-based exercises to strengthen crisis preparedness.

BIP is operated by DP World's local partner, Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) and serves as a critical gateway for the Philippines, offering comprehensive capabilities for international and domestic cargoes, rolling cargoes, passenger movements, and direct connectivity to nearby islands and key destinations across the Visayas and Mindanao.

Insights from the workshop have been consolidated into a Port Readiness Action Plan to help strengthen strategic frameworks for future implementation of capacity-building initiatives across ports in the Philippines and around the world.

Glen Hilton, CEO & Managing Director, Asia Pacific, DP World, said: "We are honoured that the Batangas Integrated Port is now the world's first READY port. This collaboration with WFP and our partners reflects our shared commitment to building resilient port infrastructure that serves not only as gateways for trade, but also as vital lifelines for communities during times of crisis. By leveraging DP World's integrated ports and logistics capabilities through ATI, our local partner in the Philippines, and across our global network, we are strengthening preparedness and ensuring that humanitarian assistance can move swiftly and efficiently in support of disaster response, national recovery efforts, and community resilience."

Manuel Cabochan III, Department of Transportation Assistant Secretary for Special Concerns, said: "Disaster preparedness is not only the responsibility of one government agency alone. It requires a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach where national agencies, port operators, logistics providers, humanitarian organizations, local government units, and development partners work together towards a common goal. This underscores the importance of READY Port as we come together to prepare through planning, capacity building, and information sharing, and ultimately develop strong mechanisms to ensure continuity of ports and logistics operations during emergencies. We commend the World Food Programme, DP World, and the Logistics Cluster for pioneering this initiative."

Joao Dos Santos Merencio, World Food Programme Head of Supply Chain in the Philippines, said: "WFP is committed to supporting this initiative by fostering coordination, sharing humanitarian experience, and working closely with all stakeholders to align port readiness efforts with national disaster preparedness frameworks. The READY Port initiative brings together port authorities, national government agencies, the private sector, and the humanitarian community as one cohesive support unit. This framework helps ensure that ports continue to operate effectively under crisis conditions while prioritizing humanitarian cargoes when it matters most."
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DP World is reshaping the future of global trade to improve lives everywhere. Operating across six continents with a team of over 125,000 employees, we combine global infrastructure and local expertise to deliver seamless supply chain solutions. From Ports and Terminals to Marine Services, Logistics and Technology, we leverage innovation to create better ways to trade, minimizing disruptions from the factory floor to the customer's door.

In Asia Pacific, DP World employs over 11,000 people across 22 geographies. We operate 17 ports and terminals, complemented by a comprehensive suite of end-to-end supply chain solutions - to connect the region to the rest of the world.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 15 June 2026 - On June 11, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) and Bank Indonesia held the Second Governors' Meeting of the Joint Work Program in Shanghai, announcing a series of financial cooperation outcomes. The China-Indonesia cross-border QR payment linkage was officially launched in the presence of the governors of both central banks. With this milestone, the number of UnionPay QR merchants outside the Chinese mainland has surpassed 46 million. In attendance at the ceremony were Dong Junfeng, Chairman of China UnionPay and UnionPay International (UPI); Santoso Liem, Chairman of the Indonesian Payment System Association (ASPI); Ge Haijiao, Chairman of Bank of China; Larry Wang, CEO of UPI; and Yang Peng, CEO of Ant International.

Under the government-to-government (G2G) framework, guided by both central banks, and with participation from multiple industry stakeholders, the payment linkage has become a benchmark for digital finance cooperation between China and Indonesia, creating profound impact in the following ways.

First, the linkage delivers convenient, secure, and efficient cross-border payment services to the people of both countries, facilitating bilateral people-to-business exchanges and promoting trade relations.

Second, UnionPay has fully leveraged its role as the hub of the payment industry, collaborating with Ant International and Bank of China (Hong Kong) Jakarta Branch to set a prime example of Chinese enterprises working in concert for global expansion.

Third, the project pioneers bilateral local currency settlement, whereby transactions made by Indonesian wallets in the Chinese mainland are settled in RMB, and transactions made by Chinese wallets in Indonesia are settled in Indonesian Rupiah—effectively enhancing the acceptance and user stickiness of the RMB in international markets.

Fourth, the initiative creates a replicable, scalable framework for cross-border payment connectivity, paving the way for an expansion into more regions across the globe, such as Latin America and Europe.

With the full rollout, two-way cross-border QR code payments have achieved near-nationwide coverage. So far, payment networks in seven out of the eleven ASEAN nations are interoperable with UnionPay.

Chinese users can now use the UnionPay App, banking apps integrated with the UnionPay MobileWallet Connect, and Alipay to make QR payments at tens of millions of QRIS (Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard) merchant locations across Indonesia. Likewise, visitors from Indonesia can pay to UnionPay and Alipay QR merchants in the Chinese mainland with dozens of major Indonesian wallets, such as MyBCA, OVO, DANA, GoPay, Mandiri and ShopeePay.

In recent years, UnionPay continues to grow its global card and QR payment networks and enhance its cross-border payment ecosystem. To date, UnionPay has launched over 200 UnionPay-powered wallets in 37 countries and regions outside the Chinese mainland. Since the beginning of 2026, transactions made by these wallets in China have doubled year-on-year in both transaction count and value, while the number of QR payments made outside the mainland by the UnionPay App and Chinese partner wallets has surged over 300% year-on-year. Moving forward, UnionPay will remain committed to its strategic vision of "Trusted Ties, Shared Success", scale up two-way payment linkages, enhance user experiences, and deliver more benefits to consumers worldwide.

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