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The 10% adjustment in cargo-handling tariff at Batangas port, the first of two tranches, takes effect on July 1, 2025
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The increase is part of the 16% tariff hike approved by the Philippine Ports Authority Board for Batangas port Phases 1 and 2
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The second tranche of 6% takes effect six months after or on January 1, 2026
The 10% adjustment in cargo-handling tariff at Batangas port, the first of two tranches, takes effect on July 1, 2025.
The increase is part of the 16% tariff hike approved by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) Board for Batangas port Phases 1 and 2 implemented under Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 010-2025.
The second tranche of 6% takes effect six months after or on January 1, 2026.
Phase 1 handles domestic passenger, roll-on/roll-off, and bulk cargoes, while Phase 2, called the Batangas Container Terminal, serves international cargoes.
Under PPA MC 013-2025, which provides the revised schedule of cargo-handling tariff at Batangas port pursuant to MC 010-2025, the following are some of the first tranche rates for Phase 1:
Stevedoring for domestic containerized cargo
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For both 20-footer and 40-footer, laden or empty – P380.60
Arrastre for domestic containerized cargo
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Over 10-footer to 20-footer – P1,257.30 for loaded and P501.60 for empty
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Over 20-footer to 35-footer – P2,200.55 for loaded and P878.90 for empty
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Over 35-footer to 40-footer – P2,512.95 for loaded and P1,005.95 for empty
For the first tranche for Phase 2, some rates will be the following:
Vessel charges (stevedoring) for containers
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20-footer CY/FCL – P4,700.85 for loaded and P3,951.20 for empty
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40-footer CY/FCL – P6,574.70 for loaded and P5,089.70 for empty
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20-footer CFS/LCL – P11,644.60 inbound/outbound
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40-footer CFS/LCL – P16,969.15 inbound/outbound
Cargo charges (arrastre)
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20-footer FCL import – P4,274.05
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40-footer FCL import – P9,807.05
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20-footer FCL export – P3,489.75
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40-footer FCL export – P8,015.15
Port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) and its unit, Asian Terminals Inc.-Batangas, on March 26, 2024 filed a petition for a 16.55% upward adjustment on Batangas port’s cargo-handling tariff, which was found eligible by PPA.
The last tariff increase of Batangas port Phases 1 and 2 was in 2022, when PPA approved a 10% upward adjustment.
ATI earlier said it had fulfilled its commitment in the past years to continuously develop Batangas port, with its capital investment (capex) hitting P1.3 billion from 2021 to 2023. For Phase 1, substantial investment was made in the expansion and modernization of the passenger terminal building, which was inaugurated in April 2024.
Investments in Phase 2, meanwhile, were centered on information technology projects, such as the automated gate system to enhance the efficiency of operations in the terminal.
For 2024 to 2026, ATI said it plans a capex of P3.45 billion for projects on asset protection and passenger safety and security.
