TIM eMagazine Vol.1 Issue 1
Port charges, vessel
handling fees in Port of
Batangas reduced
MANILA, Philippines -- The
Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)
on Sunday announced that the
Office of the President has given
the green light for the reduction
of port charges and other vesselhandling related fees at the Port
of Batangas and that paid by port
operator International Container
Terminals Services, Inc. (ICTSI).
T
he move is to attract more direct callers
and port users to utilize Batangas Port
while incentivizing Manila International
Container Terminal (MICT) operator ICTSI
for its share in de-clogging the Ports of
Manila.
For direct callers of Batangas, they can enjoy a 90
percent discount on port dues from the existing fee of
USD0.081 per gross revenue ton (GRT) per day to only
USD0.008 per GRT per day as well as a 90 percent cut
in dockage-at-berth from USD0.039 per GRT to only
USD0.004 per GRT per day.
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