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PART
III: INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT FACILITIES
Chapter
16. Water Transportation
I.
Summary
Water transportation is aimed to be an efficient and
effective component of an inter-modal transport system in
the region. Water transport facilities shall provide safe
and modern services in the transport of people and cargo for
a reasonable duration and cost. Ports and port facilities
shall be safe and responsive to the needs of customers
especially when boat trips are suspended due to technical
and weather disturbances.
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) operates and maintains
the region’s nine national ports. Tabaco Port in Albay is
the international port of entry. The rest are considered
national ports. Matnog Port in Sorsogon is the busiest in
terms of passenger and cargo traffic. Matnog port is the
gateway of Luzon to the Visayas and a vital port for the
inter-modal transport services along Maharlika Highway.
In general, the physical condition of the national ports in
the region needs further improvement and upgrading. Repairs
were undertaken for some national ports which were heavily
damaged by Typhoons Milenyo and Reming. Some of the
national ports are short of facilities such as passenger
terminals, warehouses, parking areas, berthing facilities
and others to accommodate more and larger vessels.
II.
Assessment
Upgrading of existing facilities of PPA's nine national
ports
To further improve and upgrade the facilities of existing
national ports, 32 regular repair and maintenance projects
were undertaken in 2008.
Two repair projects were completed in the Baseport of
Legazpi amounting to P62.135 million for facilities damaged
by Typhoons Milenyo and Reming. Three repair projects were
likewise completed in Tabaco Port at a cost of P1.289
million. While repairs of typhoon-damaged facilities in
Matnog, Pasacao, and Virac ports amounted to P4.306 million,
P6.902 million, and P12.103 million, respectively.
Rehabilitation of Pantao Port in Libon, Albay
Pantao Port has been due for rehabilitation.
Establishment of RORO in ports identified in the
Proposed Central and Eastern Nautical Highways
Five port development projects were implemented in the
Province of Masbate as components of the Central and
Eastern Nautical Highways. Roll on-roll off (RORO)
facilities are being established in the following major
ports : (1) Cawayan Port; (2) Aroroy Port; (3)
Esperanza Port; (4) Claveria Port; and (5) San Pascual
Port. Project implementation in these ports was
hampered by typhoons that passed the area.
Improvement of local ports to support inter-island
transport, fisheries, tourism, and trade
The PPA Port Management Office of Legazpi (PMO-Legazpi)
has nine terminal ports (PPA national ports), 14
municipal ports, and 13 private ports under its
jurisdiction and supervision in the entire region.
Two port development projects were implemented in
Camarines Sur, as follows: (1) Guijalo Port in Caramoan;
and (2) Tandoc Port in Siruma.
Port
Operations
The gross revenue performance of the entire PMO-Legazpi
decreased slightly by about 1.36 percent compared in 2007.
The actual generated revenue for CY 2008 was P69.485
million, indicating a slight decrease from the CY 2007
revenue of P70.445 million (Table 16.1). This decrease in
revenue was attributed to economic slowdown brought by the
global financial crisis.
Table 16.1 Gross Revenues Generated by Terminal, Bicol Region,
CY 2006-2008
|
TERMINAL PORTS(including Mun. & Private Ports) |
Revenues (in PhP) |
|
CY 2006 |
CY 2007 |
CY 2008 |
Growth (%)2007-2008 |
|
Baseport Legazpi* |
12,389,428 |
10,624,096 |
9,101,841 |
-14.33% |
|
Bulan |
1,246,838 |
1,864,836 |
1,493,286 |
-19.92% |
|
Jose Panganiban |
1,316,687 |
458,012 |
1,129,798 |
146.67% |
|
Masbate |
6,455,332 |
7,770,848 |
8,080,201 |
3.98% |
|
Matnog |
18,431,757 |
17,973,958 |
18,707,775 |
4.08% |
|
Pasacao |
2,463,049 |
2,988,603 |
1,603,216 |
-46.36% |
|
Tabaco |
15,290,621 |
24,635,569 |
26,987,393 |
9.55% |
|
Virac** |
3,533,800 |
4,129,696 |
2,381,904 |
-42.32% |
|
TOTAL |
61,127,512 |
70,445,618 |
69,485,414 |
-1.36% |
* Includes Pantao Port statistics
** Includes San Andres Port Statistics
Source: PPA-PMO Legazpi
A 4.29 percent decrease in vessel traffic was noted in
CY 2008 with 19,713 shipcalls compared to 20,597
shipcalls recorded in CY 2007. The foreign shipcalls
registered a decrease in CY 2008 due to reduced crude
coconut oil exportation caused by low supply of coconut
products as a result of the series of strong typhoons
that hit the country in CY 2006.
Consequently, the shipping tonnage slid by 5.90 percent.
The shipping traffic was mostly composed of domestic
passenger vessels with small gross registered tonnage (GRT)
like fastcrafts and RORO vessels. Few international
ships, cargo vessels, and big fishing vessels docked the
region’s national ports due to low economic activities.
The vessels’ gross registered tonnage (GRT) recorded in
CY 2008 decreased by 5.90 percent (5.712 million tons)
as compared to 6.070 million tons in CY 2007 (Table
16.2).
Table 16.2 Shipcalls and Shipping Tonnage Statistics by
Terminal,
Bicol Region, CY 2007 and 2008
TERMINAL PORTS
(including Mun. and Private Ports) |
SHIPCALLS (Number) |
SHIPPING TONNAGE (GRT) |
|
CY 2007 |
CY 2008 |
Growth (%) |
CY 2007 |
CY 2008 |
Growth(%) |
|
Baseport Legazpi |
2,572 |
1,864 |
-27.53 |
501,164 |
416,012 |
-16.99 |
|
Bulan |
4,673 |
4,402 |
-5.80 |
119,181 |
110,093 |
-7.63 |
|
Jose Panganiban |
19 |
11 |
-42.11 |
22,637 |
6,551 |
-71.06 |
|
Masbate |
4,799 |
5,183 |
8.00 |
1,248,183 |
1,120,832 |
-10.20 |
|
Matnog |
5,286 |
4,960 |
-6.17 |
2,810,093 |
2,623,730 |
-6.63 |
|
Pasacao |
436 |
487 |
11.70 |
335,418 |
399,310 |
19.05 |
|
Tabaco |
1,444 |
1,455 |
0.76 |
616,301 |
627,570 |
1.83 |
|
Virac |
1,368 |
1,344 |
-1.75 |
417,276 |
405,914 |
-2.72 |
|
Pantao |
|
7 |
|
|
1,932 |
|
|
TOTAL |
20,597 |
19,713 |
-4.29 |
6,070,253 |
5,711,944 |
-5.90 |
Source: PPA-PMO Legazpi
However, in terms of cargo, the region’s ports handled a
total of 4.158 million metric tons of cargo in CY 2008
registering a modest 3.25 percent increase over the CY
2007’s cargo volume of 4.027 million metric tons (Table
6.3).
The increase in domestic cargo could be attributed to
both government and private ports. Large volume of
inbound and outbound cargoes was noted in the following
private ports: (1) Globe Coco Port – copra and crude
coconut oil; and (2) Shell Pasacao Port – refined
petroleum products.
For government ports, the busiest was Matnog National
Port which handled 1,983,948 metric tons of cargo, while
San Andres Municipal Port handled 109,277 metric tons of
cargo.
There were 2.783 million passengers who used the
services of the ports in CY 2008. This figure posted
2.18 percent decrease from last year’s 2.845 million
commuters (Table 16.3). The slight overall decrease
could be attributed to the frequent cancellations of
voyages during typhoons and rainy season.
The biggest volume of passengers was in Matnog Port,
which served 1.435 million passengers or more than half
of the total passenger traffic during the previous
year. Matnog Port is serving the Maharlika Highway as a
RORO port for the inter-regional travel to Visayas and
Mindanao. The port serves as a vital port of the
Eastern Nautical Highway.
Table 16.3 Cargo and Passenger Traffic by Terminal, Bicol
Region,
CY 2007 and 2008
|
TERMINAL PORT(including Mun/Private Ports) |
Cargo Traffic (metric tons) |
Passenger Traffic (number) |
|
CY 2007 |
CY 2008 |
Growth(%) |
CY 2007 |
CY 2008 |
Growth(%) |
|
Baseport Legazpi |
434,306 |
440,892 |
1.52 |
104,667 |
80,514 |
-23.08 |
|
Bulan |
78,155 |
72,569 |
-7.15 |
88,722 |
83,777 |
-5.57 |
|
Jose Panganiban |
24,184 |
13,154 |
-45.61 |
- |
- |
|
|
Masbate |
401,889 |
427,813 |
6.45 |
414,156 |
434,326 |
4.87 |
|
Matnog |
1,820,278 |
1,983,948 |
8.99 |
1,481,155 |
1,434,961 |
-3.12 |
|
Pasacao |
386,363 |
348,873 |
-9.70 |
- |
1,728 |
|
|
Tabaco |
590,927 |
593,273 |
0.40 |
385,082 |
376,971 |
-2.11 |
|
Virac |
291,144 |
277,433 |
-4.71 |
370,930 |
370,287 |
-0.17 |
|
Pantao |
- |
222 |
|
- |
- |
|
|
TOTAL |
4,027,246 |
4,158,177 |
3.25 |
2,844,712 |
2,782,564 |
-2.18 |
Source: PPA-PMO Legazpi
III.
Prospects and Trends for 2009
According to the Updated MTRDP 2008-2010, establishment of
RORO facilities shall be the priority for ports identified
along the proposed Central and Eastern Nautical Highways (RORO
Transport Network) in order to physically integrate and link
Bicol to other regions.
Completion of the five on-going RORO ports in Masbate (Cawayan,
Aroroy, Esperanza, Claveria and San Pascual Ports) shall be
fast-tracked in order to service the inter-modal transport
services of the Central and Eastern Nautical Highways.
The typhoon-damaged Pantao Port in Libon, Albay shall be
repaired in time for the completion of the on-going
Libon-Marocmoc-Pantao Road project being implemented by DPWH.
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