Port Management of Calapan

GENERAL INFO

Contact Information:

TERMINAL MANAGEMENT OFFICE (TMO)

PORT OF CAMINAWIT, SAN JOSE

Terminal Management Office of San Jose

San Jose, Occidental Mindoro

Tel. No. (043) 491- 2707

Mr. Rosalio S. Ferrer – Officer-in-Charge

Port 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

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Port of San Jose is the main port serving Occidental Mindoro. Main commodities include rock salt, palay, rice, seafood, tobacco, bulbs and other agricultural products for outbound cargoes and cement, fertilizers and general commodities for inbound cargoes.

PORT PROFILE

Location:

Latitude: 12*19’ 55’’ N

Longtitude: 121*05’10’’ E

Sea distance:

135 nautical miles to Batangas City and 217 nautical miles to Manila via Verde island passage.

Port area

Total port area: 11,666 sq.m.

Land access

The Port is accessible via main national road. It is approximately 2 kilometers away from the town proper of San Jose.

Entrance channel/Turning basin

There is designated entrance/turning basin at the port

Physical environment/topography

Diurnal tide range: 1.13 meters; average tide level: 0.55 meters. Currents in the vicinity of the harbor are strong in the southeastern direction during flood and northeastern during ebb.

PORT FACILITIES

· Anchorage and fairway

There is designated anchorage and fairway at the port

· Pilotage – not compulsory at the port

· Navigational aids: it has a lighthouse at the approach to the port.

· Storage areas – there is a covered storage warehouse at the port

· Information technology and communication system – there are radio and telephone facility inside the port

· Telecommunications

Landlines and cellular based communications, cable tv, am/fm radio, internet are available in the town proper.

· Safety and security features

Port police and private security agency provide security and law enforcement within the port.

· Other government agencies in the port

The Offices of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), the Department of Agriculture Plant and Animal Quarantine Field Offices, and the Bureau of Forestry.

· Berthing facilities

There are four berthing facilities at the port which includes the old pier on concrete piles measuring 60 meters long and 14 meters wide fendered by timber pile clusters and being used by wooden sea crafts or batels.

· Roll-OnRoll-Off (Roro) facilities

There are seven (7) Roro ramps with the following dimensions/specifications:

1. 32m x 11m fixed (protruding) with a depth of 5meters

2. 11m x 4m fixed (built-in) with a depth of 5meters

PORT SERVICES

· Bunkering

There are valid ancillary operators for bunkering at the port

· Fresh water supply

There are fresh water ancillary operators at the port

· Ship cleaning – Shipping lines do the cleaning of their ships

· Ship chandling

There are valid chandling operators in the port

· Maritime waste and garbage collection

Cargo Handling Services

· Arrastre/stevedoring

This is being handled by Prudential Customs Brokerage Services, Inc.(PCBSI), which is the sole CHO at the port.

· Warehousing – a covered storage area measuring approximately 225 sq. meters is available inside the port.

· Trucking hauling service – not available at the port

There are private trucking/hauling service operators at the port with valid PTOs

Services for Passengers, Shippers and the General Public

· Passenger terminal building

The TMO has a passenger terminal building with an approximate area of 300 sq. m. with chairs, separate comfort rooms for men and women, canteen and an adjacent vehicle parking lot.

· Vehicle parking area

There is a provision for vehicle parking area inside the port.

· Booking/freight forwarding

Shipping lines hold booking/ticketing offices inside and outside the port while Manila-based forwarders like LBC and JRS hold offices at the heart of the town.

· Banking services

A host of government and private commercial banks including rural banks abound at downtown San Jose.

· Telecommunication services

Cellular providers Globe and Smart are present in the town. Digitel, on the other hand, provides NDD and IDD services.

· Medical facilities

Government and private hospitals and clinics can be found in the town proper.

· Necessary customs, immigration, quarantine and health clearances

Animal and plant quarantine are present inside the port.

· Nearest airport

The San Jose airport which accommodates small to medium aircrafts including B737 jet is about six kilometers from the port.

Directory of Services

· Agents, domestic shipping lines

1. Montenegro Shipping Lines

Abacan Subdivision,

Calicanto, Batangas City

Tel. No. (043) 723-7975

2. Moreta Shipping Lines, Inc.

Pier 6, North Harbor

Tondo, Manila

Tel. No. (02) 245-3025

· Banks

1. Metrobank

2. Philippine National Bank

3. Land Bank of the Philippines

4. Development Bank of the Philippines

· Bunkering

P. Gaudiel Petron Station

San Jose, Occidental Mindoro

· Cargo Handling Operator

PCBSI, Port of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro

Tel. No. (043) 491 1356

Mr. Dante A. Boongaling, Resident Manager

· Chandling and general supplies

There are valid chandling and general supplies ancillary operators at the port

· Logistical Services – available in limited quantities

· Maritime waste and garbage contractors – there is a municipal garbage contractor which does the collection of port garbage

· Power supply

Power source comes from Occidental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (OMECO) while stand-by power comes from a PPA genset

· Ship repair – the nearest shipyards are located in Batangas City and in Manila.

· Telecommunication – radio, telephone and fax are available at the port

· Towing and tugboat operators Trucking/Hauling – there are valid trucking and hauling ancillary operators at the port

· Water supply

The TMO obtains its own fresh water supply from deep wells, with an underground storage tank and a 16,000 liter capacity elevated tank made possible by a pump house located inside the port.

· Warehousing – there is a covered warehouse/storage area at the port

STATISTICS

Port Statistics
(in MS Excel Files)

v 5-Year Shipping Statistics
v 5-Year Cargo and Passenger Statistics
v Shipping Statistics for the 1st Qtr 2008
v Cargo and Passenger Statistics for the 1st Qtr 2008