Pursuant to the letter dated August 1, 2014 from the Office of the President and to attract more ship calls and boost maximum utilization at BCT, the PPA ™s recommendation for the reduction of the rates on port charges (Port Dues and Dockage-at-Berth) and the change of charging base for Dockage-at-Berth has been approved.

The reduction on port charges and the change in the charging base shall therefore be as follows:

a. Port Charges

Port Charge	First six (6) months - 90% discount
Port Dues	From	To
	US$0.081	US$0.008
	From	To
	Succeeding six (6) months - 50% discount
	US$0.081	US$0.040
	After one (1) year - No discount
		US$0.081

Port Charge	First six (6) months - 90% discount
Dockage-at-Berth	From	To
	US$0.039	US$0.004
	From	To
	Succeeding six (6) months - 50% discount
	US$0.039	US$0.020
	After one (1) year - No discount
		US$0.039

b. Charging Base

Port Charge	From	To
Dockage-at-Berth	Per GRT per calendar day or fraction thereof	Per GRT per block of 24 hours or fraction thereof

In the implementation of the reduced port charges, please be guided of the following:

1. The 90% discount for the first six (6) months and 50% discount for the succeeding months for Port Dues and Dockage-at-Berth shall apply to all foreign vessels calling at BCT;
2. Where the ultimate goal for the reduction is to attract greater foreign ship calls, the area referred to is the Batangas Container Terminal, Port of Batangas-Phase II;
3. Vessels traditionally calling MICT or South Harbor which intend to call at BCT wanting to avail of the reduced port charges are entitled to the incentives;
4. The BCT is designed for foreign container vessels. However, any kind of vessel which under certain cases are allowed by the Authority to dock at BCT are entitled to the reduced port charges.
5. There shall be no discount after one (1) year period.

The Port Management Office at Batangas Port, shall submit to the Office of the AGM for Operations, Attn.: CSD, a monthly monitoring report on the forgone revenues from the rate reduction, as well as, the additional ship calls and revenue, as a result of this inventive.

Pursuant to existing rules and regulations, the Order shall take effect 30 days after publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

For compliance.

(SGD) JUAN C. STA. ANA
General Manager