The West Philippine Sea is the official name used by the Philippine government for parts of the South China Sea within its exclusive economic zone. This name was first used in 2011 and was intended to dispute China's sovereignty claim over the entire South China Sea. In 2012, the Philippine government announced it would start using "West Philippine Sea" in official communications and documents.
The West Philippine Sea is the official name used by the Philippine government for parts of the South China Sea within its exclusive economic zone. This name was first used in 2011 and was intended to dispute China's sovereignty claim over the entire South China Sea. In 2012, the Philippine government announced it would start using "West Philippine Sea" in official communications and documents.
The West Philippine Sea is the official name used by the Philippine government for parts of the South China Sea within its exclusive economic zone. This name was first used in 2011 and was intended to dispute China's sovereignty claim over the entire South China Sea. In 2012, the Philippine government announced it would start using "West Philippine Sea" in official communications and documents.
The West Philippine Sea is the official name used by the Philippine government for parts of the South China Sea within its exclusive economic zone. This name was first used in 2011 and was intended to dispute China's sovereignty claim over the entire South China Sea. In 2012, the Philippine government announced it would start using "West Philippine Sea" in official communications and documents.
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WEST PHILIPPINE SEA
West Philippine Sea is the official designation by the Philippine government of eastern parts of the South China Sea which are included in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone. The term is also sometimes used to refer to the South China Sea as a whole.
Background The first use of the term "West Philippine Sea" by the Philippine government was as early as 2011 during the administration of then-President Benigno Aquino III.The naming was intended as symbolic gesture to dispute the China's sovereignty claim over the whole South China Sea. In September 2012, the Philippine government announced that it would start using the name to refer to waters west of the Philippines as "West Philippine Sea" in government maps, other forms of communication and documents. Port of Island Water body Abra de Ilog Mindoro Verde Island Passage Alaminos (Lucap Port) Luzon Lingayen Gulf Balabac Balabac Batangas Luzon Batangas Bay Cabugao (Salomague Luzon Port) Calapan Mindoro Verde Island Passage Cavite Luzon Cañacao Bay Coron Busuanga Coron Bay Culion Culion Currimao Luzon Dagupan Luzon Lingayen Gulf El Nido Palawan Bacuit Bay Limay (Lamao Port) Luzon Manila Bay Lubang (Tilik Port) Lubang Verde Island Passage Manila Luzon Manila Bay Mariveles Luzon Manila Bay Masinloc Luzon Orion (Capinpin Port) Luzon Manila Bay San Fernando (Poro Luzon San Fernando Bay Point Port) San Jose Mindoro Mindoro Strait Santo Tomas (Damortis Luzon Lingayen Gulf Port) Sual Luzon Lingayen Gulf
Subic Luzon Subic Bay Port of Abra de Ilog
PORT OF ABRA DE ILOG Pantalan ng Abra de Ilog
The Port of Abra de Ilog (Filipino: Pantalan ng Abra de Ilog) is a seaport in Abra Entrance to the ferry terminal of the Port of de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro in the Philippines. It is the main seaport of northern Abra de Ilog, 2012
Occidental Mindoro. Household consumption goods are the main cargoes imported in the port while outgoing cargoes are agricultural products such as corn, rice, and livestock. The port has a Passenger Terminal Building which occupies 159 square metres (1,710 sq ft) of space and can accommodate up to 100 people. The port has an 85 metres (279 ft) RC pier with two ramps for RORO ferries. .[1] As of Location
2016, Montenegro Shipping Lines and Besta Shipping Lines (orange navigation) Country Philippines
have destinations from Abra de Ilog to Batangas, while Caribbean lines (pump Location Abra de Ilog, boat) has a destination to Balatero (Puerto Galera). Occidental Mindor o
Details
Operated by Philippine Ports A
uthority
Owned by GOVERNMENT OF ABRA DE ILOG
Type of harbor Roro port
Size 4,707.62 square
metres (0.00181762 sq mi )
Available berths 1
Piers 1 Batangas International Port
BATANGAS PORT The Batangas International Port or locally known as the Batangas Pier, is a seaport in Barangay Santa Clara, Location
Batangas City primarily serving the Calabarzon region of Country Philippines
the Philippines. The seaport covers an area of about 150 hectares. Location Batangas City
It was declared as a national port in 1956. It serves as an
alternate port to the Port of Manila. In the 90's it was the Coordinates 13°45′16″N 121°0 2′36″E second biggest port in the Philippines in terms of revenue, Coordinates: 13°45′16″N 121°02′ just behind the Port of Manila. 36″E Details Waters across the Verde island passage are very deep and flushed by the current of the South China Sea, resulting in Operated by Philippine Ports Authority strong marine currents of up to 6 knots, and occasionally choppy waters. Type of harbor Passenger and cargo
Latitude and longitude coordinates are: 17.780844,
120.415009. Salomague Port is a beautiful port and a famous natural attraction situated near the town of Cabugao in Ilocos Sur, the northernmost part of the Philippines. The port and the same name harbor are located near the resort called Monte Costa, but still the area is usually not so crowded and packed with tourists. The port offers great views to the ocean and the surrounding nature. There has been port facilities in the area for centuries and historically the port has been used as a small commercial spot especially for vehicles of fishermen. There is a large pier in the modern days Salomague Port where the boats can land and where people can walk a bit. Alongside commercial, it is also possible to see passenger ships landing to the port. ort of Calapan
CALAPAN PORT Pantalan ng Calapan
The Port of Calapan (Filipino: Pantalan ng Calapan) or the Calapan
Location Baseport is a seaport in Calapan, Oriental Mindoro in the Philippines. It Country Philippines is the main port serving Oriental Mindoro. The port has at least seven berths which can accommodate fastcraft, conventional and RoRo vessels Location Calapan, Oriental Mindoro . Primary items handled at the port are agricultural products such as copra, rice, and banana for outgoing cargo and cement, fertilizer and Coordinates 13°25.8′N 121°11.8′E Coordinates: general comidities for incoming cargo. 13°25.8′N 121°11.8′E
Details
Opened 2000[1]
Operated by Philippine Ports Authori
ty
Size 30,932.00 square
metres (332,949.3 sq ft)
Available berths ~7
Statistics
Vessel arrivals 21,264 (2013)[2]
Annual cargo tonnage 109,005 (2013)[2]
Passenger traffic 5,446,663 (2013)[2]
Port of Manila Pantalan ng Maynila
MANILA PORT An aerial view of the Manila South Harbor
The Port of Manila (Filipino: Pantalan ng Maynila) refers to the collective facilities and Location terminals that process maritime trade function in harbours that serve the Metro Manila Area. It is located in the Port Area and Tondo area of Manila, Philippines facing the Manila Bay. It is Country Philippines
the largest and the premier international shipping gateway to the country. The Location Port Area, Manila Philippine Ports Authority, a government-owned corporation, manages the Port of Manila and most of the public ports in the country. It is composed of 3 major facilities namely Manila Coordinates 14°35′48″N 120°57′16″E Coordinates: North Harbor, Manila South Harbor and the Manila International Container Terminal. 14°35′48″N 120°57′16″E
Details
Opened 12th century
BACKGROUND Operated by Philippine Ports Authority
Owned by Government of Manila
Trade in Manila Bay dates at least 9th to 12th centuries when Manila traded with neighboring Type of harbor Natural/Artificial countries including China and Japan, with ties to India through the areas that are now Land area 137.5 hectares Malaysia and Indonesia.[3] During the Spanish Colonial Era of the Philippines Manila handled trade with China and other East Asian countries, with Mexico, with Arab countries, and Available berths 22
directly with Spain from the 16th to mid-19th century when the port was opened to all trade. Piers 12 This was the galleon trade that connected the Philippines to Spain via Mexico, another Spanish colony. From the end of the galleon trade, through the Statistics
American Colonial Era of the Philippines and Philippine independence, until today, the Port of Vessel arrivals 20,828(2012)[1] Manila has been the main port of the Philippines for both domestic and international trade. Annual cargo tonnage 75,058,855(2012)[1]
Annual container volume 4,523,339 TEU(2016)[2]
Passenger traffic 72,438,609(2017)[1]
Port of San Jose, Occidental PORT OF SAN JOSE Mindoro Pantalan ng San Jose, The Port of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro (Filipino: Pantalan ng San Jose, Occidental Mindoro Occidental Mindoro) also known as the Caminawit Port is a seaport in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro in the Philippines. It was the main seaport of Occidental Location Mindoro. Both in shipping cargo and ferrying passengers has been suspended by the Country Philippines port authority due to heavy siltation.[1] Location San Jose, The port has at least two piers, with the old pier measuring 60 metres (200 ft) long Occidental Mi and 15 metres (49 ft) which is made from wood and a new pier measuring 74 metres ndoro (243 ft) long and has 32 metres (105 ft) wide ramp at the offshore end and a 32 Coordinates 12°19′55″N 12 metres (105 ft) beth at the west side of the pier. The concrete pier is connected to 1°05′10″E 60 metres (200 ft) concrete ramp. An asphalt paved open storage area measuring Coordinates: 1,612 square metres (17,350 sq ft) and a multi-purposed building with a 225 square 12°19′55″N 12 metres (2,420 sq ft) covered storage area, and an additional 300 square metres 1°05′10″E (3,200 sq ft) is allotted for the passenger terminal with amenities and parking area. [1] Details Operated by Philippine Por ts Authority
Size 14,074.20 square metres (151,493.4 sq ft) PORT OF SUBIC The Port of Subic Bay is in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, the former U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay, on Subic Bay in the Philippines. It is one of the busiest, largest, historical and most important of ports in the Philippines. [citation needed] The Port is operated and managed by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA). The port has a capacity to handle 600,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit containers (TEUs) and in 2016 handles less than 200,000 TEU containers. [1]
The bay is surrounded by the town of Subic and Olongapo City, both in the province of Zambales and the town of Morong in the province of Bataan in the east. The mountain ranges around the bay area and the deep natural harbor provide a protected anchorage, naturally sheltered from typhoons. The harbor is up to 13.7 meters covering a total area of 41 hectares.The Port of Subic is one of the Philippines and South East Asia's major seaports. The Port continues to be one of the country's major economic engines with more than 700 investment projects, including the 4th largest shipbuilding facility in the world owned by Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC). It is connected with the Clark Special Economic Zone, the former Clark Air Force Base in Angeles City, Pampanga via the 45-kilometer Subic-Clark Toll Road. The port has a total of 12 piers and wharves and presently has three container terminals, a fertilizer terminal at the Boton Wharf, a grain bulk terminal at the Leyte Wharf, and a general containerized cargo terminal at the Sattler Pier. [2] A new container terminal with two berths is now[when?] being constructed through the Subic Bay Port Development Project (SBPDP). The two new berths has a total capacity of 300,000 TEUs each, large enough accommodate Panamax and post-Panamax container vessels.[3
