A Philippine-based container port operator said it has decided to pull out of Syria and has withdrawn all of its Filipino workers from a key port due to the civil war in the country, AP reported. The withdrawal of Manila-based International Container Terminal Services Inc., through its Syrian subsidiary Tartous International Container Terminal, could effectively derail cargo services at the northwest port city of Tartous. ICTSI Senior Vice President Hans-Ole Madsen said in an e-mail Wednesday that the Philippine company is the sole container operator in Tartous through a concession granted by Syria's Ministry of Transport.
