The Port of Manila, Manila, Philippines, is located in the vicinity of Manila Bay, one of the finest natural harbors in the world. The Port of Manila is the Premier International Shipping Gateway to the Philippines.
The Port of Manila and the area dates back to Spanish and Pre-Spanish rule of the Philippine Islands. It is recorded that Manila was trading with other Regional countries, namely Ancient China, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and parts of Malaysia, Japan and even as far as India according to historical findings. There is also evidence that the port frequently traded with Arabian countries and merchants.
Manila Port was also the staging point for the Manila galleons, which served the route with Philippine-made ships under Spanish rule.
The bay was also the setting for the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898 and the siege of Corregidor Island by invading Japanese forces in 1942.
"Manila Port", or the "Port of Manila" or "Manila International Cargo Terminal" is one of Asia's and South East Asia's Major Seaport's, and also one of the Philippine's Most active port's together with Subic Bay, Cebu and other Major Philippine Ports.
On a 2005 Study, The Port of Manila was listed as the world's 31st most active port in Container Traffic, with 2,665 TEU's of container Traffic recorded that year.
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.