Seaport

San Fernando Seaport is an international port of entry. Can accommodate all types of vessels -Cruise Ships (MV Calypso, MV Astor), Roll-On, Roll-Off (RORO) Vessel , Motor Tanker, Barges, Cargo Vessels, Motor Tugboat, Passenger Vessel to Batanes Island and Fishing Boats (Motor Banca,)

TYPES OF CARGOES: In- bound (Cement, Gypsum, Coal, Clinker, Rice, Sugar, Cigarettes, Fertilizers, Logs, Salt)

source: Official Website of San Fernando City (http://www.sanfernandocity.gov.ph/city/getting.php)

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CAN ACCOMMODATE ALL TYPES OF VESSELS-Cruise Ships, Roll-On, Roll-Off (RORO) Vessel , Motor Tanker, Barges, Cargo Vessels, Motor Tugboat, and Fishing Boats (Motor Banca).

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PIER STRUCTURES
Pier 1: 150 m x 21 m with a draft of 4 m to 15.1 m
Pier 2: 200 m x 21 m with a draft of 4 m to 14.32 m
BCC Pier: 200 m x 19 m

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San Fernando Seaport

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The Port of San Fernando seaport facility can accomodate all types of vessel not exceeding 150 meters in length,Cruise Ships (MV Calypso, MV Astor), Roll-On, Roll-Off (RORO) Vessel , Motor Tanker, Barges, Cargo Vessels, Motor Tugboat, Passenger Vessel and Fishing Boats (Motor Banca)

TYPES OF CARGOES: In- bound (Cement, Gypsum, Coal, Clinker, Rice, Sugar, Cigarettes, Fertilizers, Logs, Salt)

Out-bound (Concrete Aggregates, Copper Concentrate)

PIER STRUCTURES
PIER 1: 150 m x 21 m with a draft of
4 m to 15.1 m
PIER 2: 200 m x 21 m with a draft of
4 m to 14.32 m
BCC PIER: 200 m x 19 m
2 Storage Facilities
Six warehouses with a Total land area of 8,225 SQ. M.


OPEN STORAGE AREAS: 173,460 SQ.M.


The present pier operator is Poro Point Industrial Corporation (PPIC) which is entering into a subcontracting agreement with Poro Point Container Terminal Service Inc. (PPCTSI), some unresolved financial issues are being threshed out prior to the maiden voyage of containerized cargoes and is expected to be resolved within two (2) weeks. The MOA or contract entered into by PPIC and PPCTSI however, should be approved by PPMC and this pose as a problem since there is a leadership vacuum in the said office due to suspension (ombudsman) of its President and the pending appointment of new set of Directors and President/CEO. Solution is to appoint the new set of Officers so as to fasttrack the containerizatrion project.


source: http://www.sanfernandocustoms.net/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=57

On March 13, 1992, Republic Act 7227 created the Bases Conversion and Development Authority. Proclamation No. 216 was signed by then President Fidel V. Ramos, on July 27, 1993 which created the area covered by the former Wallace Air Station and contiguous areas as Poro Point Freeport Zone.

On October 3, 2002, Executive Order No. 132 was issued by then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and created the Poro Point Management Corporation as the estate manager of the Poro Point Freeport Zone.

Benefits/Advantages

For Existing Registered Enterprises (RA 7227)
Exemption from national internal revenue taxes and customs and import duties
Exemption from local taxes
Exemption from value-added tax
Preferential income tax treatment on income earned/derived from business operations within the JHSEZ which is (5%) of the gross income in the follwoing percentages:
To the National Government 3%
To the Local Government Unit 2%


For Future Registered Enterprises (RA 7916)

Exemption from taxes under the National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC)
Exemption from local taxes except real property taxes
Transactions are Zero-rated
Preferential income tax treatment on gross income earned within the economic zone which is five percent (5%) of the gross income earned in the following percentages:
To the National Government 3%
To the Local Government Unit 2%

source: http://www.sanfernandocustoms.net/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=59

The development in the Poro Point Seaport has also its controversy. check it our here: http://www.senate.gov.ph/lisdata/57844786!.pdf

Posted on May 2, 2011
The long slumbering Port of San Fernando in La Union, utilized mainly by rice, coal and fertilizer shippers, will soon become a hub for the fast, safe, cost-efficient and convenient movement of containerized cargoes in Region I.

Customs Commissioner Angelito Alvarez said this would soon become a reality with the scheduled maiden voyage of a containerized vessel to the Port of San Fernando by the end of this month.

Alvarez disclosed that the introduction of a container system in the Port of San Fernando was conceived way back in the early 1990s when big companies like Bacnotan Cement, San Miguel Corporation and Philipps Mining expressed interest to avail themselves of the system.

The project, however, was indefinitely shelved when the proponents could not find funding sources to upgrade the structural foundation of the Port of San Fernando piers which could only support bulk and break bulk shipments but not those in container vans.

But the present stewards of the Bureau of Customs found a way to overcome the structural limitations of the Port thru the simple expedient of using a mother vessel to collect all Region 1 – bound containerized shipments from the Port of Manila and then have those transshipped to San Fernando with the help of smaller containerized feeder vessels.

read more at source (http://www.customs.gov.ph/newsView.php?id=65)

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source: customs.gov.ph (http://www.customs.gov.ph/about-ports.php)

ABS-CBNnews.com
Posted at 02/22/2012 1:48 PM | Updated as of 02/22/2012 1:48 PM

MANILA, Philippines – A leak from a pipeline caused the oil spill in La Union on Tuesday afternoon.

The leak was traced to the common pipeline from Pier 1 that connects to an oil storage facility owned by Chevron in Barangay Poro in San Fernando City.

Authorities have yet to determine the amount of oil that spilled into the sea.

Environmental authorities have set up spill booms to contain the oil, which poses threats to marine life.

Residents have already flocked to the area to collect the spilled oil, which they estimate can be sold for P20 per liter. – report from Edz Fernandez, ABS-CBN News Northern Luzon

source (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/02/22/12/oil-spill-la-union-due-leak-pipeline)

may nangyari palang parang "forced take-over" noon sa Poro Point pero nag-fail. heto naman this month lang, sa Camp John Hay sa Baguio

The Baguio Regional Trial Court has issued another 17-day temporary restraining order (TRO) against a forcible takeover of Camp John Hay by the government. The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and the Fil Estate-led Camp John Hay Development Corp. (CJHDevco), developers of the former American rest and recreation center, have been locked in dispute over the billion-peso debts of the developer to the BCDA.

This is the second attempt by the BCDA to forcibly take over a former American military camp. The same armed tactic was employed by the former head of the BCDA, former AFP chief of staff Narciso Abaya, at Poro Point. The attempt failed and served only to create an atmosphere of fear among businessmen and investors. Abaya brought in heavily armed groups in a bid to take over the Poro Point seaport and terminal. Images in media of Abaya’s troops firing at civilian guards raised serious questions regarding BCDA’s ability to protect its own investors. Abaya’s successor is Arnel Casanova.
Casanova was Abaya’s chief legal officer during BCDA’s Poro Point misadventure. The reported plan to use force, again, in John Hay appears to have been justified legally by Casanova.

read more (http://opinion.inquirer.net/22321/gunfight-at-the-camp-john-hay-corral)

Still related to Pipeline Gas leak at the Seaport

:ohno::ohno:

Chevron pipeline leak alarms La Union

Published : Thursday, February 23, 2012 00:00
Written by : William Jun Garcia

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union: A Chevron underwater fuel pipeline seeped while a ship was unloading its diesel oil cargo into the pipeline at San Fernando City Port in Poro Point yesterday, alarming residents here.

City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) personnel Sally Medrano, who rushed to the scene with Acting City Mayor Herminigildo Gualberto, said this morning that they are still waiting for an official statement from Chevron Oil officials from Manila after calling them up yesterday.

“We are trying to contain an oil spill,” Medrano said in a telephone interview, and added that the CENRO, Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Region 1, the Philippine Coast Guard, Poro barangay officials and residents, helped each other yesterday in scooping oil that oozed as far as the shorelines of Sitios Tawi-Tawi and Banks to the Old Poro and Philex areas, all located along the Poro Point coastline.

more (http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/news/regions/17765-chevron-pipeline-leak-alarms-la-union)

By Jennilyne C. Role
Sunday 26th of February 2012

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Feb. 26 (PIA) -- The Philippine Coast Guard Northern Luzon has reported that the Tier 1 oil spill along the coastline of Poro Point Pier, Bgy. Poro on February 21, Tuesday, is now 100 percent cleaned.



The oil spill incident was caused by Chevron Bulk Plant while receiving automotive diesel oil (ADO) product from M/T Panglao Island.



The motor tanker was supposed to transfer two million liters of ADO using the receiving pipe line to Chevron Bulk Plant, but after more than two hours of operation, it was stopped due to the evident spill of diesel oil in the sea. The receiving pipeline has a leak that caused the oil spill.



“The volume of the oil spill is not more than 10,000 liters which is categorically classified as a Tier 1 Spill, and no further damage to marine life was reported,” Capt. George Ursabia, Jr., Commander of the Coast Guard District Northwestern Luzon said.



The Chevron Oil Company contained the oil spill by rigging out a 400-meter oil spill boom and made use of an oil skimmer in recovering the contained spilled ADO from the sea to a lowry truck, with the assistance of the Shell Oil Company and the supervision of the Philippine Coast Guard.



An emergency meeting of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council was conducted on February 22 with representatives from the Chevron Batangas and Manila Office. (JCR-PIA 1 La Union)


source (http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=301330153624)

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Pier 3 of San Fernando Seaport

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Pier 2

Photos by: Alex Labastida

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Poro Point Management Corporation

The Poro Point Freeport Zone (PPFZ) is formerly known as the Wallace Air Station. Subsequently, Proclamation No. 216 issued on July 27, 1993, transferred the lands to the BCDA and declared the area as a Special Economic and Freeport Zone.




The zone is home to the San Fernando Airport, which recently completed a P550-million peso upgrade into a regional airport of international standards that can accommodate larger aircrafts, such as Boeing 737 and Airbus 320. Also, the 30-hectare San Fernando international seaport can accommodate all types of vehicles such as: cruise ships, roll-on roll-off vessels, motor tankers, barges, cargo vessels, motor tugboats, passenger vessels and fishing boats.

Tourism
The Thunderbird Hotel and Resort offers the best in dining, leisure and entertainment activities. Golf aficionados will surely enjoy the world-class nine-hole golf course, while families will enjoy the water activities at the Boardwalk and Promenade.



Getting There
Poro Point is located at the northwestern tip of North Luzon, west of the City of San Fernando in the province of La Union. It is accessible by land via the NLEX and SCTEX, sea and air; with approximate travel time of 5 hours from Manila and more than an hour from Baguio City and about 50 minutes flight-time to/from Manila.



Investment Incentives
The Freeport Status was affirmed through the enactment of Republic Act 9400 on March 2007. The presence of an airport and a seaport makes it an ideal location for commerce, distribution center and export-oriented activities. Its strategic location and close proximity to the thriving economies in Southeast Asia also makes the Freeport an ideal springboard for access to these markets.


PPFZ offers liberal tax laws and incentives such as: a) tax- and duty-free importation of machineries, raw materials, supplies, and all other articles including finished goods; b) its management as a separate customs territory, ensuring free flow or articles within the Freeport zone; c) unlimited purchase and consumption of tax- and duty-free consumer goods within the PPFZ; d) no local and national taxes. In lieu of local and national taxes, PPFZ enterprises shall pay a preferential tax of 5% of gross income earned.


source: bcda.gov.ph (http://www.bcda.gov.ph/freeport_and_ecozones/show/10)

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by Harley Palangchao



Benguet Gov. Nestor Fongwan joined the ranks of chief executives Northern Luzon in requesting the Bureau of Customs to fast track the set up of containerized cargo or containerization of the Port of San Fernando in La Union, which is expected to propel further the vegetable industry in the province.

Fongwan said that he, together with other ranking officials, met Monday with BOC Commissioner Ruffy Biazon to discuss the set up of the containerization of the San Fernando Port.

“The containerization of the Port of San Fernando is expected to help our vegetable industry while it will be a big help to us once we started to export highland vegetables,” Fongwan said.

Based on the plan, the containerization project aims to lower transport cost by 35 percent by substituting inland transport or freight to sea freight.

It is estimated that 10 to 15 percent of the 75,000 combined containerized cargoes in the Port of Manila and Manila International Container Port are intended for Region 1. This means that if the containerized vessel goes directly to Port of San Fernando, this would mean huge revenue and that products from Regions 1 and the Cordilleras will be shipped easily to their intended market outlets.

Another benefit of containerization of Port of San Fernando is the projected increase in trade or exports activities of agriculture and marine products of regions 1 and Cordilleras with neighboring countries like China, Taiwan, and Singapore.

There will be additional revenues with an estimate of almost half billion pesos annually from the direct shipment of consolidated or door-to-door cargoes of overseas workers and balikbayans.

Historically, the Port of San Fernando was created as a collection district covering the provinces of Ilocos Sur, Mountain Province, La Union, Nueva Vizcaya, and Pangsinan. At present, the Port of San Fernando comprises of Poro Point Special Economic and Freeport Zone and three sub-ports namely John Hay Freeport Zone, sub-port of Sual, and sub-port of Salomague covering Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Abra, Benguet, and Mountain Province.


source (http://www.baguiomidlandcourier.com.ph/business.asp?mode=archives/2011/october/10-23-2011/bus3.txt)

Monday, 02 May 2011 19:47 VG Cabuag / Reporter

CUSTOMS Commissioner Angelito Alvarez expects increased revenues from its San Fernando, La Union collection district after the port is set to handle containers starting this month.

“The new regime of containerization in the Port of San Fernando is expected to enhance the Ilocos Region’s attractiveness to investors and thus create opportunities for enhanced job creation that will jumpstart economic activities in the area,” Alvarez said in a statement.

The commissioner did not cite figures, but for the first three months of the year, the Bureau of Customs’ Port of San Fernando already collected P457 million, or P30 million higher than its target of P427 million.

Alvarez said to entice container ships to call San Fernando, the Poro Point Industrial Corp., a joint venture entity that has a 25-year contract as exclusive cargo handler, has offered reduced arrastre and wharfage dues, and a wide container yard that can accommodate up to 1,000 twenty-foot equivalent units on any given day, a provision for reefer containers, dangerous cargo area, stalag for motor vehicles and clearer traffic for haulers and other cargo trucks.

The Poro Point Management Corp., the management arm of the Bases Conversion Development Authority for the Poro Point Free Port Zone, meanwhile, offered a secured 10,000-square-meter adjacent lot as holding and Customs
examination area.

read more at source (http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/10604-boc-sees-higher-income-with-san-fernando-port-handling-cargo)

Philippine Ports statistics at this link: http://www.ppa.com.ph/Port%20Statistics/downloadExcel.htm

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Putting utmost importance to environmental protection, the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) responded expeditiously in the wake of the oil spill at the San Fernando Bay on February 21, 2012.

Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member Francisco “Kit” C. Ortega, Jr., Chairman on Environmental Protection, Human Ecology and Security and Provincial Administrator Dr. Jeoffrey S. Tilan, chaired a multi-agency meeting held at the Diego Silang Hall of the Provincial Capitol Building on February 22, 2012. The meeting was aimed in addressing and taking prompt actions to mitigate the environmental and health impacts of the oil spill by Chevron Philippines, Inc. (CPI) and the respective actions of various stakeholders specifically national government agencies which are tasked in assisting Local Government Units (LGUs) in times of disaster.

SPM Ortega relayed Gov. Manuel C. Ortega’s call for a “win-win” approach in addressing the impacts of the oil spill. He said that expeditious actions should be done to contain it and prevent serious damages to the marine ecosystem and address possible health impacts to affected coastal barangays. Also, Dr. Tilan emphasized the creation of a task force that will handle similar incidents in the future and conduct speedy action and mitigation.

read more at Official Website of the Province of La Union (http://www.launion.gov.ph/news.php?extend.285)

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PILIPINAS SHELL PORO PT. INSTALLATION
Poro Pt., San Fernando, La Union

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A lady Customs officer is facing preliminary investigation by the Office of the Ombudsman for her alleged involvement in a highly irregular importation of fertilizers into the country which were not accordingly imposed with customs taxes and duties.

continue reading at source (http://www.usnewslasvegas.com/national/la-union-customs-officer-3-brokers-face-graft-raps-fortechnical-smuggling-of-p20-7m-worth-of-fertilizer/)

Philippines to raise port interconnectivity during presidential visit

THE PHILIPPINES will be firming up a proposal to develop a nautical highway system in the region during the visit of President Benigno S. C. Aquino III to China, Transportation and Communications Secretary Manuel "Mar" A. Roxas II said yesterday.

Talking to reporters at the airport before departing with the presidential entourage, Mr. Roxas said a roll-on, roll-off (Ro-Ro) system will be proposed to be established between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China. He noted the target destination would be on "the coastal ports of China towards the western seaboard especially Subic and Poro Point," referring to the Subic free port and another facility in La Union province, further north.

The Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity was adopted last year during the 17th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Strategies include establishing an integrated inland waterway network as well as a maritime transport system.

"This was an initiative that the President started in his last meeting with the ASEAN leaders plus China last year so we will be taking it to the next step where we will be signing an agreement, an understanding to physically explore the setting up of this South China Sea Ro-Ro," said Mr. Roxas.

The proposed agreement, the official further said, "will just mean that both governments will now direct their appropriate agencies to undertake such steps so that whoever, whether government side or private, will want to implement this project will be clear on the rules especially for immigration, custom, and other specialized needs for international transfer of goods."

Meanwhile, among the joint agreements to be signed today in China will be investments in specific projects including shipping, geothermal and public-private partnerships, said a Trade official yesterday.

Trade Undersecretary for Industry and Investments Group Cristino L. Panlilio said that the President’s meetings with several Chinese businessmen this morning will solidify certain investments.

"The significance of this trip as I said is focused on business promotion, investment promotions. This is really a big, a major significant way of getting the focus of China," said Mr. Panlilio, based on the official transcript of a press conference on Tuesday at Traders Hotel, Beijing.

For instance, China Trend is looking into investing several million dollars into the country, said Mr. Panlilio.

"Many of these investment funds are big funds, but they’re allocating only a certain sum of money like, for example, the China-ASEAN investment fund. It’s a $1-billion fund and growing, but for the Philippines initially they are allocating only something like $200-$300 million based on the projects that they have identified which they’re already analyzing right now," said Mr. Panlilio.

In addition, he said there will be a signing of a joint agreement between the Philippine Contractors Association and its counterpart on a broad range of ventures.

"They’re looking at, one, an industrial park in Clark; they’re looking at geothermal; they’re looking at the PPP (public-private partnership). So, again, it’s a broad range…," said Mr. Panlilio.

However, the Trade official noted that meetings between Mr. Aquino and China Petroleum, as well as Sinopec, will not push through.

China Petroleum, in particular, was not "able to get their required permits in time" for the meeting, Mr. Panlilio said. -- JPDP

source link: http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Nation&title=Philippines-to-raise-port-interconnectivity-during-presidential-visit&id=37463

From San Fernando City and La Union Province Thread

MANILA, Philippines—President Benigno Aquino left on Tuesday night for his state visit in China with the hope he and Chinese President Hu Jintao will be able to ease the ongoing tension between Manila and Beijing over the West Philippine Sea or the South China Sea.

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“President Hu and I will meet to resolve the controversies in the West Philippine Sea,” President Aquino said in his departure speech before he boarded a special Philippine Airlines flight to Beijing after 6 p.m. Tuesday night.

The President said he and the Chinese President would also witness the signing of key agreements on trade, infrastructure, media exchange and economic and cultural matters.

Aquino described China as an important neighbor and expressed Manila’s intention to continue giving value to, and taking care of its ties and cooperation with Beijing.

“And like in other trips we’ve taken before, we will tell China that we have a different Philippines now, more organized, more bent on putting up reforms and it has a better investment climate…” the President said.

Among the agreements to be firmed up in the President’s visit include one that will see both nations eventually setting up a South China Sea roll of, roll on system or RORO to ensure the smooth transport of goods between them, according to Transportation and Communications Secretary Mar Roxas said.

Speaking to reporters before he left with the President and his delegation, Roxas said the agreement would pave the way for both Manila and Beijing to set up a SCS RORO by next year that would see products of the two nations being transported “from the coastal ports of China towards the (Philippines) western sea board” like in Subic, Zambales and Poro Point in La Union.

Roxas said the agreement would be important in making the Philippines “part of the manufacturing juggernaut that is China.”

But he made it clear that the agreement to be signed in Beijing would not yet see any money or contract changing hands as it would only “directly appropriate agencies to physically explore the setting up of the SCS RORO.”

“The agreement doesn’t involve only China and the Philippines but other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations,” he said, adding this venture was initiated by President Aquino in talks with Asean and Chinese leaders in 2010.

Asked whether the SCS roro was also called West Philippine Sea, “It’s an Asean document…we consider it as West Philippine Sea RORO.”

source (http://globalnation.inquirer.net/10919/aquino-flies-to-china-for-state-visit-bats-for-asean-roro-system)

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The Port of San Fernando basically handles Bulk and Break Bulk cargoes and receives most of its containerized shipments thru transshipments. The inadequacy or limitation of the pier gives rise to a higher inland freight or transportation cost and puts the transshipped cargoes at risk from hijackers and diversion. The solution is sea-freight transport with the use of self-sustaining feeder vessels that could be accommodated by the existing piers thus lowering inland freight or transport cost and affording cheaper merchandise to the general public or constituents of Region 1.

The controversies or the intra corporate issues/disagreements hounding the port operations are now being resolved by BCDA and the regular courts. The resolutions of cases by the BCDA and regular courts shall free the litigated properties available to new stakeholders, locators, importers and exporters. In the master development plan of Poro Point Management Corporation a Cold storage facility and that of a yatch/fishing vessel manufacturer are foremost since it could serve the fresh produce storage and preservation requirement of fishermen and vegetable farmers alike, yatch/fishing vessel manufacturer with fish finder could be build and made available for loan/financing (bank) to fishermen cooperatives.

This cluster approach for economic development thru the containerization of the seaport and international operations of the airport, and development of TPLEX in consonance with the Anti-poverty campaign (MDG) of the Aquino administration shall boost prosperity, business development, progress and tourism for region 1.

The containerization project aims to lower transport cost (35%) by substituting inland transport/freight to sea-freight (cost saving in terms of freight change). It is estimated that 10-15% of the 75,000 combined containerized cargoes in the Port of Manila and Manila International Container Port are intended for Region 1 and if directly transported instead of transshipped from manila would generate almost half a billion pesos in monthly revenues at an average Php 65,000 D/T per container. The direct importation thru containerization shall likewise be a stimulus to other businesses who are reliant with other importers (manila based) to be direct importers (local) themselves with regards to their merchandise and raw material importation requirements and could lead to expansion either thru direct import (consumption) or warehousing system. This shall not only result to additional generated revenues but increase in business activity (Mama Sita’s, Ayala Call Center, Cold Storage Facility, Retail Outlets, Food, Lodging and Entertainment establishment etc.) resulting to job generation (conservative estimate 15,000 to 20,000). The estimated transition period is from six (6) months to two (2) years.

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source: http://www.bcda.gov.ph/news_articles/show/183

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Incorporated in 1995, Silver Duck Shipping Corporation (SDSC) acts as an agent for seagoing vessels mainly of foreign registry. It handles the port and customs requirements, loading, unloading, and warehousing of cargoes, caters to the needs of the vessels, e.g., bunkering, repair assistance, food and crew requests, and other ship chandling activities.

With offices located at the Port of San Fernando, La Union, SDSC has two (2) warehouses comprising a total of more than 3,000 square meters. The total value of goods stored in both warehouses averages PHP 200,000,000.
SDSC core competence is in the efficient handling of the port and customs requirements of cargoes and other vessel needs. The office is manned 24 hours by experienced personnel conversant in several major foreign languages.

source (http://www.venvi.com/b/index.php/member-companies/silverduck-shipping-corporation)

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source (http://www.ppa.com.ph/Port%20Statistics/downloadExcel.htm)

just photographed this article from The Northluzonian Corner Newspaper Tabloid.

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the author of the opinion said there is a dispute between BCDA and PPIC that's why after BCDA was created 20 years ago and after they had a contract with PPIC to manage the seaport for 25 years signed last 1999, their is still no development at the Seaport. the author also said na yung Soiltech ay nag-dodock pa sa Subic instead sa Poro at sayang pa ang milyones na kikitain pa sana ng Poro Seaport roon at napakasayang raw iyon. Sinabi rin ng author na sana ay makialam na sa isyung ito si Cong. VCO para maidulog sa Malacañang ang problemang ito

By ANDREO CALONZO, GMA News April 12, 2012 3:58pm

UPDATED 4:40 p.m.) - After a two-day standoff with China, the Philippines appeared to blink, as it ordered its largest warship, the BRP Gregorio del Pilar, to leave the disputed Panatag Shoal on Thursday for unexplained “operational” reasons. But the Philippine frigate was "relieved" by a smaller Coast Guard boat.

It came a day after the Chinese embassy in Manila issued a statement on behalf of its government demanding that the battleship leave the area.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said the warship was no longer in the area of the rocky sandbar where 12 Chinese fishing vessels and two Chinese surveillance ships were confronted for two days by the BRP Gregorio del Pilar, which was headed for Poro Point in La Union to the north as of Thursday afternoon. Panatag Shoal is about 200 kilometers west of Subic Bay.

read more here (http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/254713/news/nation/phl-s-biggest-warship-leaves-panatag-shoal-replaced-by-smaller-boat)


mapicturan ko nga bukas. :D

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Star Northern Luzon Facebook
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Another ship is approaching Poro Point

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At San Fernando Bay, Poro Point

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Another ship is approaching Poro Point

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Friday 4th of May 2012

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, May 4 (PIA) -- The Poro Point Management Corporation (PPMC) inked on Saturday, April 28, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to repair and rehabilitate the Poro Point’s iconic lighthouse and ensure economic and tourism development where the lighthouse stands in the Poro Point Freeport Zone (PPFZ).

The MOA allows the PPMC to make vital development efforts of the Poro Point Lighthouse which is part of the PCG’s ‘Adopt-a-Lighthouse’ program that encourages third party participation in the preservation and maintenance of culturally valuable lighthouses in the country.

The agreement stated that PPMC will not only make necessary repairs and rehabilitation of the said lighthouse, but rather, it has to prepare a program of work for the project, and also rehabilitate the shotgun house used by the keeper of the lighthouse turning it into a museum. As planned, the works should be completed in time for the next ‘Sillag Festival’ in 2013.

The development aims to draw investors and tourists in the area who wish to witness the 76 feet high lighthouse erected by the PCG way back in the 1970’s. At present, it is one of the oldest yet functional lighthouses in the country.

read more at source (http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=301335905301)

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All the following photos are by: Jongjong Espanto

Seaport Shipside Yard Entrance
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Petron Corporation Oil Depot
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View from Pier 1

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Philex Mines Pier

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View of San Fernando City from the Pier

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Philex Mines Poro Point Installation
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View of the City seen from the Filipino-Chinese Pagoda


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By Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star) Updated June 20, 2012 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Turkish businesses have expressed interested in putting up operations in the Clark Freeport Zone, Poro Point Freeport Zone and Bonifacio Global City, according to the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA).

In a phone interview, BCDA president and CEO Arnel Paciano Cassanova said Turkish businesses are considering the Philippines as a base in the Asia Pacific region for the production and distribution of construction materials and furniture among other products.

Other areas of interest include healthcare, education, food and medicine.

Turkish businesses are currently expanding their operations outside of their traditional markets of European Union, Middle East and Africa.

Making the Philippines their production and distribution base will enable them to expand their reach to the rest of Southeast Asia.

Cassanova said Turkish businesses are considering the Clark Freeport Zone as a destination for their production and distribution activities.

They are also observing the shipping operations at Poro Point Free Port because they are considering it as a shipping point.

The Poro Point Freeport Zone, which is located at Poro Point, San Fernando City, La Union, provides easy access to thriving economies in Southeast Asia. It is only 1.5 hours away from Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Taipei; 3.5 hours away from Japan, Singapore, and Korea; and four hours away from Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia.

source (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId=66&articleId=818892)

featuring the Seaport

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Sea Level Daily Update at San Fernando Seaport here: http://www.namria.gov.ph/tidesSfl.asp

San Fernando City Seaport
August 12, 2012

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Poro Seaport seen from former Wallace Air Station

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BRP Gregorio del Pilar - the country's largest Naval Ship, San Fernando Seaport

May 4, 2012

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Poro Point, August 21, 2012

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San Fernando Seaport, August 22

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San Fernando (Poro Point) Seaport

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By Evelyn Macairan (The Philippine Star) Updated September 24, 2012

GUANGXI – Banking on their strategic locations, San Fernando City in La Union and the Clark Freeport Zone (CFZ) both placed their best foot forward in a bid to attract the attention of investors from China and other member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

San Fernando City and the CFZ were both chosen as the “Cities of Charm” from the Philippines in the 9th China-ASEAN four-day Expo that began on Sept. 21 in the city of Nanning.

San Fernando Mayor Pablo Ortega informed investor prospects in the “Investment Seminar-Business Opportunities in the Philippines” held at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center (NICEC) on Saturday that their city’s location would suit the needs of investors and visiting tourists.

He said San Fernando is regarded as the “gateway to the North” and the “prime capital city of Ilocandia.”

San Fernando in La Union is the home of the Poro Point Freeport Zone (PPFZ) that can be easily accessed via land, air and sea. San Fernando’s seaport is already classified as “international” since it has been accommodating cruise ships, cargo vessels and barges in its pier.

The international seaport of PPFZ has a total land area of 30 hectares and with a possible reclamation area of over 100 hectares. It has three pier structures, six warehouses and open storage areas that are ideal for various types of cargo.

Ortega offered the city to the business community here.

“This is what we offer, fast emerging of development is the Poro Point Freeport Zone wherein a sizeable portion is surrounded by the West Philippine Sea,” he said.

He added San Fernando is blessed to be located 270 kilometers northwest of Metro Manila. From La Union, visitors could also access other tourist destinations of nearby provinces including Baguio, Vigan in Ilocos Sur, Laoag City in Ilocos Norte, and Pangasinan.

San Fernando City Councilor Joseph de Guzman said their efforts to promote tourism have been paying off because compared to three years ago, there has been about a 50-percent increase in the number of tourists.
“There are already a lot of Koreans in the city. There are also several Chinese businessmen who own small businesses,” he said.

One of the city’s biggest and latest attractions is the Thunderbird Resort that has a casino.

Among the time tested tourist attractions in San Fernando City are the 20-hectare botanical garden, the Ma-cho Temple, and the 25-foot statue of Christ the Redeemer at the Reservoir Hill.

source (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=852135&publicationSubCategoryId=63)

Holcim Bacnotan Pier

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San Fernando Seaport Pier, October 28, 2012

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Great to know about these developments...the countryside really needs to grow, if progress were to be felt at the grassroots

Great to know about these developments...the countryside really needs to grow, if progress were to be felt at the grassroots

first visitor to post in this thread. Very very welcome! :wave:

It's been overdue that the seaport must have been developed. There are such very slim chances on redeveloping this seaport as of the moment

Originally Posted at San Fernando City and La Union Province Thread

By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT
December 19, 2012

Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) has generated P56.597 billion in sales as of November this year from the sale of military properties since the agency’s creation.

BCDA president Arnel Casanova reported that bulk of the BCDA earnings come from the sale of Fort Bonifacio and Villamor Airbases.

For 2012 alone, the agency has generated P3.2 billion of which P2 billion have been earmarked for the Armed Forces modernization.

For next year, BCDA would be busy implementing most of its major undertakings after it has adopted a strategy for its remaining assets and as it embarks into new developments.

“Next year will be a banner year for BCDA,” he said.

Some of its projects include the Clark airport development, which is to fully utilize Clark into a intelligent city.

It will also finalize the feasibility study for the monorail project by January this year. The monorail will connect Global City, Makati, New Port and the airport.

The concept study has initially indicated a cost of P24 billion to P26 billion but Casanova said the project would be done under the Public Private Partnership scheme with BCDA as the main proponent.

The other option BCDA is looking at is to undertake the project through official development assistance financing.

The redevelopment is aimed at expanding the airport and developing a terminal.

In addition, BCDA will be redeveloping the San Fernando La Union airport in Poro Point to attract commercial flights operations into the tourist destinations in northern Luzon.

The airport redevelopment has involved the tourism operators in the area so they can guarantee passengers to airlines which would be asked to fly into San Fernando. At present, no airline flies to this airport.

In addition, BCDA expects to settle issues with Bulkhandlers Inc. to facilitate operations of the seaport in Poro Point.

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“Floating book shop” arriving in San Fernando port
By: William Jun Garcia (http://www.facebook.com/pages/City-of-San-Fernando-La-Union-Information-and-Tourism-Office/258965577462929)
April 11, 2013

A ship which serves as an “ambassador of goodwill and international relations,” will arrive in San Fernando City and stay docked from May 22 to June 4, 2013, for the general public.

The vessel, named MV Logos Hope is following its predecessor, MV Doulos which visited San Fernando in 1996, 2000 and 2001. Logos ship is the newest vessel in the GBA fleet ships.

Originally functioning as a car ferry between Denmark and Faroe Islands, the said ship was purchased by GBA Ships in 2005 and converted into a floating book fair. Since 2008, it has sailed across the globe with the purpose of bringing “Knowledge, Help and Hope,” to the nations of the world.

A letter which has been sent to Mayor Pablo C. Ortega by Joanne Li, a Taiwanese project manager and permissions coordinator of the GBA Sips, said that the ship is scheduled for the public to see from May 23 to June 2, 2013.

“MV Logos Hope seeks to transform communities via practical help and actions of humanity. Over the past 40 years GBA Ships fleet has been warmly received in over 500 ports in more than 160 countries as the ship provides good educational literature and promotes unity in diversity. Our ships have also welcomed over 40 million visitors on-board,” Li wrote.

MV Logos Hope is operated as a non-profit international book fair and youth service project. It has a crew and staff of 400 people from around 45 different countries who serve as volunteers.

By Miriam P. Aquino
Friday 19th of April 2013

SAN FERNANDO CITY, Apr 19 (PIA) -- The floating bookstore is back in the country and will sail on Ilocos shores beginning May 22.

The MV Logos Hope, which carries the world’s largest floating book fair, will remain at the San Fernando City port until June 4.

The floating bookstore, owned by Christian charity organization GBA ships, intends to bring knowledge, help, and hope to the people of the world.

The vessel serves as an ambassador of goodwill and international relations and is operated as a non-profit and youth service project.

MV Logos, said to be the newest vessel of the GBA fleet of ships, follows its predecessor MV Doulos which have sailed on separate occasions in 1996, 2000 and 2001.

The ship has been sailing from port to port since 2009 in its efforts of bringing knowledge to people of various races.

Joanne Li, Taiwanese project manager and coordinator of the GBA Ships, said that the vessel seeks to transform communities through practical help and humanitarian acts.

GBA Ships have sailed in over 500 ports in more than 160 countries worldwide and viewed by over 400 million visitors on board, Li added.
MV Logos Hope is run by a crew of 400 volunteers coming from 45 countries. (PIA1 La Union with data from WJ Garcia/City Media Bureau)

source (http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=311366079337)

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Originally Posted at San fernando City and La Union province Thread

BAGUIO CITY — MV Logos Ships together with its crew member volunteers from different countries will be bringing good quality books at affordable prices to San Fernando City, La Union as they open the world’s largest floating book fair on May 24 to June 2.

According to Joanne Li, the Taiwanese Project Manager and Coordinator of the GBA ships, an international charitable organization that is registered in Germany, there are 400 crew members from 45 different countries.

More than 5,000 different kinds of books from a large collection of different categories are presented in the book fair. Subjects such as science, sports, hobbies, arts, philosophy, medicines, languages are included.

Li said local books from the ports they went to are also included but most of the books are English books. They usually visit the city of Manila which was visited 14 times and they have also visited Cebu City with an equivalent of 11 ship visits. This May 24 will be the first time that they will visit San Fernando, La Union.

Aside from the book fair, cultural events and conferences are also conducted inside the ship. According to the press release of Logos Hope, crew members get benefits from training programs conducted inside the ship in which they learn new skills and character building.

In a press release Logos Hope explained that these volunteers fill the different positions on the ship depending on their professional capacities like engineers, cooks, bookkeepers or electricians. Despite the cultural diversity, the crew members present unity as they work together to keep the ship successively active and aims to bring knowledge, help and hope to the community.

Operated by the GBA Ships, MV Logos Hope is open to the public from May 24 to June 2 at the Poro Point, PPIC Pier 2 of San Fernando, La Union. Li said that children may enter for free as long as there are adults with them. With an entrance fee of 20 pesos, the public will also experience the different facilities of the ship.

The ship will be open for the public during Mondays to Tuesdays from 2:00pm to 9:30pm, on Wednesdays to Saturdays from 10:00am to 9:30pm and on Sundays from 1:00pm to 9:30pm.

Logos Hope has been sailing since February 2009 and received 40 million visitors from around 160 countries around the world. # nordis.net

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MV Logos Hope - the World's largest floating bookstore now opens at San Fernando Port

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MV Logos Hope at San Fernando Pier at ...



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^^ and the seaport

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