"Manila Port" (also known as the "Port of Manila" or "Manila International Cargo Terminal") is one of Asia's and South East Asia's major seaports, and also one of the Philippine's most active ports together with Subic Bay, Cebu, and other major Philippine ports.
In a 2005 study, The Port of Manila was listed as the world's 31st most active container port, moving 2,665 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) worth of containers that year.
Roxas Bridge (formerly Del Pan Bridge)The bay entrance is 19 km wide and expands to a width of 48 km. Mariveles, in the province of Bataan, is an anchorage just inside the northern entrance and Sangley Point is the former location of Cavite Naval Base.
On either side of the bay are volcanic peaks topped with tropical foliage: 40 km to the north is the Bataan Peninsula and to the south is the province of Cavite.
Manila has in all around 3 main areas, which are known as Manila North (MNN), Manila South (MNS) and Manila (MNL).
Manila Orientation
Manila is but one of 13 cities and 4 municipalities that comprise the area known as Metro Manila or the National Capital Region (NCR) of the Philippines. The NCR is located in the southern portion of the island of Luzon, in between the Central Luzon and Southern Tagalog Regions, between Manila Bay and the inland lake of Laguna de Bay. The City of Manila, where most of the historical attractions are located, lies at the confluence of Manila Bay and the Pasig River.
The City of Manila is in the western part of Metro Manila. It is bordered to the west by Manila Bay, to the north by Quezon City and Kalookan City, to the east by San Juan and Mandaluyong City and to the south by Pasay and Makati.
The City of Manila is in the western part of Metro Manila. It is bordered to the west by Manila Bay, to the north by Quezon City and Kalookan City, to the east by San Juan and Mandaluyong City and to the south by Pasay and Makati.
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