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(NAR) VOL. 25 NO. 3 / JULY - SEPTEMBER 2014

[ PPA MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 20-2014, August 18, 2014 ]

REDUCED PORT CHARGES AND CHANGE OF THE CHARGING BASE FOR DOCKAGE AT BERTH AT BATANGAS CONTAINER TERMINAL



Adopted: 18 August 2014
Date Filed: 01 September 2014

Pursuant to the letter dated August 1, 2014 from the Office of the President and to attract more ship calls and boost maximum utilization at BCT, the PPA’s recommendation for the reduction of the rates on port charges (Port Dues and Dockage-at-Berth) and the change of charging base for Dockage-at-Berth has been approved.

The reduction on port charges and the change in the charging base shall therefore be as follows:

a. Port Charges

Port Charge
First six (6) months – 90% discount
Port Dues
From
To
US$0.081
US$0.008
From
To
Succeeding six (6) months – 50% discount
US$0.081
US$0.040
After one (1) year – No discount
 
US$0.081

 

Port Charge
First six (6) months – 90% discount
Dockage-at-Berth
From
To
US$0.039
US$0.004
From
To
Succeeding six (6) months – 50% discount
US$0.039
US$0.020
After one (1) year – No discount
 
US$0.039

b. Charging Base

Port Charge
From
To
Dockage-at-Berth
Per GRT per calendar day or fraction thereof
Per GRT per block of 24 hours or fraction thereof

In the implementation of the reduced port charges, please be guided of the following:

  1. The 90% discount for the first six (6) months and 50% discount for the succeeding months for Port Dues and Dockage-at-Berth shall apply to all foreign vessels calling at BCT;
  2. Where the ultimate goal for the reduction is to attract greater foreign ship calls, the area referred to is the Batangas Container Terminal, Port of Batangas-Phase II;
  3. Vessels traditionally calling MICT or South Harbor which intend to call at BCT wanting to avail of the reduced port charges are entitled to the incentives;
  4. The BCT is designed for foreign container vessels. However, any kind of vessel which under certain cases are allowed by the Authority to dock at BCT are entitled to the reduced port charges.
  5. There shall be no discount after one (1) year period.

The Port Management Office at Batangas Port, shall submit to the Office of the AGM for Operations, Attn.: CSD, a monthly monitoring report on the forgone revenues from the rate reduction, as well as, the additional ship calls and revenue, as a result of this inventive.

Pursuant to existing rules and regulations, the Order shall take effect 30 days after publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

For compliance.

(SGD) JUAN C. STA. ANA
General Manager

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