International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) subsidiary Bauan International Port, Inc. (BIPI) is set to collect higher cargo handling charges and other fees starting next month.
“To continue to improve port infrastructure and operations systems, and pursuant to applicable provisions of PPA AO 05-2022 and other issuances, BIPI will… implement an upward adjustment on all cargo handling charges and other related fees,” BIPI said in an advisory on Tuesday.
ICTSI’s BIPI is a roll-on/roll-off and project cargo terminal located in Batangas. The port serves the automobile and construction industries. It supports movement in and out of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon (Calabarzon) provinces.
The PPA-Administrative Order No. 05-2022, released on June 29, 2022, or the 2022 Revised Policy on Private Ports, governs the procedures for the development, construction, operations, and maintenance of existing ports, which also cover the applicable fees, fines, and penalties imposed by ports.
The new cargo handling tariff will take effect on March 21, exclusive of the 12% value-added tax, BIPI said, adding that this will cover both imports and exports.
BIPI will also convert all charges for foreign vessels such as stevedoring services to US dollar-denominated rates.
Shipment from the operation of Japanese carmakers Mitsubishi and Honda goes through the Bauan port. — Ashley Erika O. Jose