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THE Philippine Port Authority (PPA)
is bidding out the 25-year international cargo-handling contract of
the port of Batangas.
Benjamin B.
Cecilio, PPA Special Bids and Awards Committee chairperson said, the
agency is accepting applications from potential bidders to apply for
eligibility and short listing for the management, operation,
maintenance, development and promotion of Phase 2 of the Batangas
Port.
Phase 2 costs
about P5.5 billion and occupies an area of 128 hectares. This is
bigger than the 20-hectare first phase operated by Asian Terminals
Inc.
Unlike the
first phase, which caters to domestic cargo and passengers, the
second phase would be a mix of bulk, break bulk and international
containerized cargo.
The port could
accommodate 7,000 twenty-foot equivalent units.
The port
authority said that the interested bidders must submit their letters
of intent not later than March 14.
At present,
the port serves as the transport hub of goods in the Cavite, Laguna,
Batangas, Rizal and Quezon provinces. It also functions as a
terminal for passengers traveling to and from nearby provinces like
Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan.
The port of
Batangas is one of the 10 ports being improved by the PPA in order
to meet world standards by 2010.
 --Darwin
G. Amojelar
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