BASEPORT CALAPAN
GENERAL INFORMATION
Contact Information:
Phil. Ports Authority
Port Management Office of Calapan
San Antonio, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
Telephone: (043)2886187and Tel/Fax 2881687
email:pmocalapan@yahoo.com
Mr. Felix M. Barcala - Port Manager
Port District of Southern Luzon
#164 13th Street, Port Area, Manila
Tel. Nos. 301-9577, 301-9576, Tel/Fax: 301-9579,
e-mail address: hemiole@eastern.com.ph
PORT PROFILE
Location
Latitude: 13*25.8' N
Longitude: 121*11.8' E
Sea distance
22 nautical miles southward from Batangas sea, 104.3 nautical miles from Manila
Port area
Total port area: 30,932.00 sq.m.
Land access
The baseport is accessible by motorized vehicles from all points in Oriental Mindoro via the national road. It is approximately three kilometers from the City proper of Calapan.
PORT FACILITIES
Entrance channel/Turning basin
There exists an entrance and exit channel for vessels coming from and to the Port of Batangas.
Physical environment/topography
The port sits on reclaimed areas of Barangay San Antonio.
Anchorage and fairway
There is a designated anchorage area for tramping and other vessels.
Navigational aids - there is a lighthouse at the port
Storage areas - Direct delivery system in the traditional way
PORT SERVICES
Information technology and communication system
There are two-way vhf radios at the port operations division office, the cargo handler and the security guards also have vhf radios.
Telecommunications
Landlines (CATSI) and cellular based communications (Smart,Globe), cable tv (TV Net, Calapan Cable), am/fm radio, internet services are available in the city.
Safety and security features
Port police and private security agency provide security and law enforcement within the port.
Vessel Services
Berthing facilities
Presently, the fast craft located at the northeast section of the wharf is being utilized by the lone "Supercat" fastcraft vessel plying the Calapan-Batangas route. However, the port's operational plan is to permanently utilize the recently completed 75-meter long finger pier at the southwest portion of the wharf as dedicated berths for fast crafts which can accommodate a maximum of four (4) vessels in one time. This plan, however, will materialize upon completion of the ongoing construction of the new Pasenger Terminal Building (PTB) adjoining the finger pier by the second quarter of 2008.
Roll-On Roll-Off (Roro) facilities
The wharf has seven (7) RoRo ramps spaced evenly along its entire faceline. The berthing length/area, however, of the RoRo ramp at the southernmost portion of the facility is intermittently used for berthing of conventional vessels. The following are the particulars of the said ramps:
1. RoRo ramp nos. 1, 2 and 3 - 9.0m x 9.0m fixed ramp and constructed flush with the wharf's faceline. Berthing depth is -5.0m from MLLW.
2. RoRo ramp No. 4 - 9.0m x 11.0m fixed ramp but independent of the wharf's faceline (protruding). Berthing dept is -5.0m from MLLW.
3. RoRo ramp Nos. 5, 6 and 7 - 11.0m x 9.0m fixed ramp and constructed flush with wharf's faceline. Berthing depth is -4.5m from MLLW.
Bunkering
Sixteen Enterprises is the only ancillary operator for bunkering at the port which has a Permit To Operate for one year.
Fresh water supply
There are a number of ancillary operators with PTO at the port
