2 • PortCalls JULY 5 ISSUE INDUSTRYNEWS MONDAY July 5, 2021 North Port operator INTERNATIONALINTERNATIONAL eyes 15.33% hike in ACESTAR SERVICESERVICE CORPORATIONCORPORATION cargo handling tariff SEA && AIRAIR • Manila North Harbour Port, MANILA TO [OSAKA • KOBE] via ONE MANILAMANILA TOTO SHANGHAISHANGHAI VESSEL VOY. LCT@12PM ETD ETAETA OSAOSA ETAETA UKBUKB VESSELVESSEL VOY.VOY. LCTLCT @12PM @12PM ETDETD ETAETA SHA SHA Inc. is seeking a 15.33% in- BALSA 114N 06/30 07/0307/03 07/0907/09 07/1507/15 ASAS ROMINAROMINA 0KD0SE0KD0SE 07/0107/01 07/0407/04 07/0907/09 crease in cargo-handling tariff MOL SUCCESS 125N 07/07 07/10 07/16 07/2207/22 OLYMPIAOLYMPIA 0KD0WE0KD0WE 07/0807/08 07/1107/11 07/1607/16 and passenger terminal fee in CALLAO BRIDGE 195N 07/14 07/17 07/2307/23 07/2907/29 MOUNTMOUNT BUTLERBUTLER 0KD10E0KD10E 07/1507/15 07/1807/18 07/2307/23 North Port, the domestic ter- BALSA 115N 07/21 07/2407/24 07/3007/30 08/0508/05 HANSAHANSA FRESENBURGFRESENBURG 21009E21009E 07/2207/22 07/2507/25 07/3007/30 minal in Manila North Harbor, MANILA TO SINGAPORE MANILAMANILA TOTO BUSANBUSAN VESSELVESSEL VOY.VOY. LCT@12PMLCT@12PM ETDETD ETAETA BUS BUS covering the period 2015 to 2020 VESSEL VOY. LCT@5PM ETDETD ETAETA SINSIN ALS FAUNA 102S 07/01 07/0807/08 07/1407/14 KMTCKMTC SHANGHAISHANGHAI 2108S2108S 06/2506/25 07/0307/03 07/1807/18 • The Supply Chain Management SEASPAN NEW YORK 024S024S 07/0807/08 07/1407/14 07/2007/20 HANSAHANSA FALKENBURGFALKENBURG 2110S2110S 07/0207/02 07/0707/07 07/2107/21 Association of the Philippines ALS FAUNA 103S 07/15 07/2307/23 07/2907/29 HYUNDAIHYUNDAI GRACEGRACE 0113N0113N 07/0707/07 07/1007/10 07/1907/19 and the Philippine Exporters SEASPAN NEW YORK 025S025S 07/2207/22 07/2907/29 08/0408/04 KMTCKMTC GWANGYANGGWANGYANG 2108S2108S 07/0907/09 07/1507/15 08/0108/01 Confederation, Inc. want the MANILA TO [KAOHSIUNG (2) • KEELUNG (7)](7)] MANILAMANILA TOTO HONGKONGHONGKONG tariff hike postponed, noting that VESSEL VOY. LCT@5PM ETD ETAETA KHHKHH ETAETA KEEKEE VESSELVESSEL VOY.VOY. LCT@12PMLCT@12PM ETDETD ETAETA HKG HKG YM CREDIBILITY 024N 06/30 07/08 07/0607/06 07/1107/11 CNCCNC SATURNSATURN 0NC5IN0NC5IN 07/0207/02 07/0807/08 07/1007/10 businesses are still reeling from YM CREDIBILITY 025N 07/07 07/11 07/1307/13 07/1807/18 CNCCNC MARSMARS 0NC5MN0NC5MN 07/0907/09 07/1507/15 07/1707/17 COVID-19’s impact YM CREDIBILITY 026N 07/14 07/18 07/2007/20 07/2507/25 NORDNORD LEOPARDLEOPARD 0NC5QN0NC5QN 07/1607/16 07/2207/22 07/2407/24 • The Philippine Liner Shipping YM CREDIBILITY 027N 07/21 07/25 07/2707/27 08/0108/01 AA FUJIFUJI 0NC5UN0NC5UN 07/2307/23 07/2907/29 07/3107/31 Association said they will pass MANILA TO [TOKYO •• YOKOHAMAYOKOHAMA •• NAGOYA]NAGOYA] viavia ONEONE on any increase to cargo owners VESSEL VOY. LCT@12PM ETDETD ETAETA TYOTYO ETAETA YOK YOK ETAETA NGO NGO BALSA 114N 06/3006/30 07/0307/03 07/1207/12 07/1307/13 07/1007/10 MOL SUCCESS 125N 07/0707/07 07/1007/10 07/1907/19 07/2007/20 07/1707/17 THE Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. CALLAO BRIDGE 195N 07/1407/14 07/1707/17 07/2607/26 07/2707/27 07/2407/24 (MNHPI) is seeking a 15.33% increase BALSA 115N 07/2107/21 07/2407/24 08/0208/02 08/0308/03 07/3107/31 in cargo-handling tariff and passenger CEBU TO SINGAPORE CEBUCEBU TOTO TOKYOTOKYO (12)(12) • • YOKOHAMA YOKOHAMA (16) (16) [via [via KHH] KHH] terminal fee in North Port, the domestic VESSEL VOY. LCT ETD CEBCEB ETAETA SINSIN VESSELVESSEL VOY.VOY. ETDETD ETAETA TYO TYO ETAETA YOK YOK terminal in Manila North Harbor. PIRA BHUM 519S 07/08 07/1207/12 07/1907/19 VIMCVIMC PIONEERPIONEER 21025N21025N 07/0207/02 07/1507/15 07/2007/20 VIMC PIONEER 21026N 07/09 07/22 07/27 The petition covers the years 2015 PIRA BHUM 520S 07/22 07/2607/26 08/0208/02 VIMC PIONEER 21026N 07/09 07/22 07/27 PIRA BHUM 521S 08/05 08/0908/09 08/1608/16 VIMCVIMC PIONEERPIONEER 21027N21027N 07/1607/16 07/2907/29 08/0308/03 to 2020, MNHPI corporate affairs and PIRA BHUM 522S 08/19 08/2308/23 08/3008/30 VIMCVIMC PIONEERPIONEER 21028N21028N 07/2307/23 08/0508/05 08/1008/10 claim head Mark Vincent Escalona said For inquiries visitvisit ourour websitewebsite www.acestar.com.phwww.acestar.com.ph oror reachreach outout to to us us at: at: in a presentation during a virtual public MANILA: CEBU: OrOr youyou maymay dropdrop by by our our MAIN MAIN OFFICE OFFICE at: at: hearing on July 2. Escalona said MNHPI’s Phone: (+632) 8526-2888 local 702/703 Phone: (+632)(+632) 236-6344236-6344 oror 236-6342236-6342 ACESTARACESTAR LOGISTICSLOGISTICS CENTER CENTER Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]@acestar.com.ph 1919thth cor.cor. RailroadRailroad Streets,Streets, Port Port Area Area Manila, Manila, 1018 1018 last cargo-handling tariff adjustment cov- ered only up to 2014 and no adjustment SCHEDULES ARE SUBJECTSUBJECT TOTO CHANGECHANGE WITHOUTWITHOUT PRIORPRIOR NOTICENOTICE Schedules changes erratically weekweek onon week,week, bestbest toto checkcheck regularlyregularly priorprior booking.booking. requests were made from 2015 to 2020. Its passenger terminal fee, which was set in 2014, has also not been adjusted since. ippine Ports Authority (PPA) Adminis- He also cited investments made by the South Harbor and Manila International The petition does not cover cranage, trative Order (AO) No. 02-2018, which terminal operator, which have reached Container Terminal (MICT)—both situ- roll-on/roll-off terminal fee, storage prescribes a new standard and uniform P11.47 billion as of December 2020. For ated in Manila like North Port. Escalona charges, parking fees, and porterage rates. formula and procedures for cargo-handling the period 2015 to 2020, actual invest- said they would like a similar increase to Neither does it cover other services such tariff adjustment. ment cost was P3.93 billion. For 2021 be implemented in North Port as well. as hustling of containers, administrative Under AO 02-2018, which took ef- to 2024, MNHPI estimates expenditures The second component is the 8.33% fee, non-standard lifts, crane standby, fect in March 2018, the cargo-handling/ would top P2.60 billion. tariff increase based on the CPI adjust- extra labor services, equipment rental/ terminal operator may apply for a cargo- Escalona explained the 15.33% in- ment from December 2018 to Decem- hire, weighing fees, lifting and closing of handling tariff adjustment if the consumer crease is derived from two components. ber 2020. Escalona noted the 15.33% hatch covers, lids and supporting beams, price index (CPI) has increased by at least The first is the 7% tariff increase in computation is lower than the actual handling of gearbox, dangerous cargo fee, 5% within a three-year period. 2018, which was based on the CPI adjust- CPI adjustment from December 2014 to and collection of garbage. Escalona noted that MNHPI has ment factor for the years 2015 to 2017 December 2020 of 18.27%. MNHPI’s petition is pursuant to Phil- complied with AO 02-2018 requirements. and was approved by PPA for Manila Turn to page 6 Talaga Port in Batangas soon to have Ro-Ro capability • The Department of Transporta- establish a port in the adjacent in Mabini, Batangas. in the adjacent island of Tingloy to make it tion eyes installation of a roll- island of Tingloy to make it During the port’s inauguration on cheaper for the island’s residents to reach on/roll-off ramp at the newly cheaper for island residents to June 30, Transportation Secretary Arthur the municipality of Mabini. Another rehabilitated Port of Talaga in reach the municipality of Mabini Tugade said DOTr will be building a Ro- project being eyed is the construction Mabini, Batangas • Projects such as the construction Ro ramp there by August or September of a Land Transportation Office (LTO) • The project will be completed in of a Land Transportation Office 2021. auxiliary office in Mabini. six months auxiliary office and a shipbuild- “The port will have Ro-Ro capabilities Both the Tingloy port and LTO • The rehabilitation of Talaga ing facility in Mabini are in the within a period of six months counted auxiliary office are expected to become port, the secondary gateway to pipeline, too from August or September,” Tugade said. operational before the term of the current Anilao, a tourist destination, The rehabilitation of Talaga port, the administration ends. started in September 2019 and THE Department of Transportation secondary gateway to tourist destination Moreover, a shipbuilding facility will was completed on April 17, 2021 (DOTr) is eyeing the launch of roll-on/ Anilao, started in September 2019 and was be erected in Mabini to provide jobs to • DOTr and the Philippine Ports roll-off (Ro-Ro) operations at the newly officially completed on April 17, 2021. It residents of the town and nearby areas. JULY 5Authority are also working to improved and rehabilitated Port of Talaga involved the construction of a port op- Tugade said the construction of a erations building and backup shipbuilding facility is expected to im- KANWAY LINE COMPANY LTD. area, as well as the installation prove the country’s capacity to build its 4/f, Carolina Building, 2106 Madre Ignacia St., Malate, Manila of a lighting system. own passenger and cargo vessels and is in Tel Nos: (02) 8521-7833 | Fax No: (02) 8536-0390 The project is seen to spur compliance with the department’s direc- BPX Service - (MNL NORTH - MNL SOUTH - HONG KONG - SHEKOU - NANSHA) economic growth not only tion to modernize the country’s fleet.