Pursuant to 2, 5 (b and c), 7 (j), 9 (a and c) of RA 7621, otherwise known as the Charter of the Cebu Port Authority, and provisions of Article VII Section 9 of the General Port Rules and Regulations, the following policy on Domestic Cranage Tariff and its implementing guidelines are hereby prescribed.

Section 1. Scope. This order shall apply to all domestic cranage services for containerized cargoes of any size, full or empty, ship to shore or vice-versa, at the Cebu Baseport only. Such cranage service may either be performed by Cebu Port Authority or its accredited Cargo Handling Service Provider unto the shipping line or any entity who may need to avail of such service.

Section 2. Definition of Terms. - The following terms shall be described as follows:

1. Baseport - means the port facilities in Cebu City
   
   
2. Box - refers to a cargo container of any size, either full or empty;
   
   
3. Cargo Handling Service Provider - means any person or any entity which is engaged in the activity of rendering cargo handling services;
   
   
4. Container - means a structure so designed to hold and keep articles, materials and products together inside a hold in the form of boxes, tanks, or dike, for singular or unit handling and transport, generally, having an internal volume or capacity of not less than one (1) cubic meter. Containers are further defined according to their uses as dry cargo, refrigerated, liquid bulk, platform, open top, solid bulk, ventilated, etc.;
   
   
5. Containerized Cargoes - means cargoes packed in containers for easy handling or transporting as a unit;
   
   
6. Crane - refers to a machine used for hoisting and moving heavy objects by means of cables attached to a moveable boom, beam, or gantry from which lifting gear is suspended;
   
   
7. Move - refers to the transfer of container, by way of lifting with a crane, from vessel to quay (unloading) or quay to vessel (loading);
   
   
8. Quay - a structure of solid construction, typically one built parallel to the shoreline, or reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded;
   
   
9. Vessel - includes any ship or boat or any waterborne craft used in the conveyance or carrying of persons, animals, or goods.

Section 3. Domestic Cranage Fee. - The following shall be the fee that may be charged by CPA or its accredited/outsourced Cargo Handling Service Provider within the Cebu Baseport, to wit:

Cranage Tariff:	Php555.00/box/move + Value Added Tax
CPA Share:	10% + Value Added Tax

Service provided for the said fee is movement of domestic container from vessel to quay side or vice versa, regardless of container size, regardless of content, either full or empty.

Section 4. Claims - The Cargo Handling Service Provider shall take full responsibility for any claims of damages or loss of cargoes that may have been sustained during the loading/unloading of such cargo.

Section 5. Separability Clause - Should any court of competent jurisdiction declare any provision of this Administrative Order illegal or unconstitutional, those provisions to which such declaration do not apply shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 6. Repealing Clause - Any CPA Order, Circular, or other issuances or parts thereof that are contrary to or inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.

Section 7. Effectivity. This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 03 February 2011


Approved.

(SGD.) ENGR. DENNIS R. VILLAMOR, CEO VI
General Manager