PPA Memorandum Order No. 20-2014

(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 From To US$0.081 US$0.008 From To Succeeding six (6) months – 50% Port Dues 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$0.039b. Charging Base Port Charge From To Dockage-at-Berth Per GRT per Per GRT per block calendar day or of 24 hours or fraction thereof fraction thereof In the implementation of the reduced port charges, please be guided of the following:

a. 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;

b. 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;

c. 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;

d. 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.

e. 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