[Philippines]Surigao Port

GENERAL INFORMATION

The port management office of Surigao covers both provinces of Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur which include the islands of Dinagat and Siargao and other satellite islands.  Within the PMO are located the baseport of Surigao, the terminal offices of Lipata in Surigao del Norte, Dapa in Siargao Island, Tandag and Bislig, Surigao del Sur, the three private wharves of Paper Industry Corp. of the Phils., Pacific Cement Company, and Marinduque Mining and Industrial Corp., Lianga Bay Logging Company, Aras-asan Timber Company, Puyat Timber Company and 82 municipal ports.

As a seaport, Surigao antedates the arrival of Europeans in the Philippine Islands.  In what was previously known as the province of Caraga, Surigao was already a thriving port.  It received an outpouring of cargoes not only from the upstream settlements in the hinterlands and neighboring provinces, but from foreign lands, especially Chinese and Japanese traders who made periodic calls at the province and bartered with the natives.

If any body of water in the country can lay claim to being the gateway of discovery, it is Surigao Strait.  It was through this narrow passage that Magellan first entered the archipelago in 1521 and dropped anchor off Surigao before going to the Visayas Island.

During the 1980s the baseport of Surigao experienced substantial expansion.  It became a development port, as a result of which a P69,987,446.32 IBRD project at the northern section of the quay has successfully been completed and turned over to PPA in July 1990.  A 113-M quay and Ro-Ro Landing with rubberized fenders, an administration building, passenger terminal, transit shed, elevated water tank (capacity: 16 cu.m.), pump station, new lighting system and other horizontal structures are part of the entire project package.

About 180 meters of RC deck has been added to existing operational quay measuring 124 meters for vessels engaged in bay and river trade.  A passenger shed has been constructed in the area which caters to vessels/seacrafts plying the island routes in Siargao and Dinagat.

PORT PROFILE

Location Lat 09o 46'N Long 125o 29' E, SE of Bilaa Pt. NE tip of Surigao Island, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte

Anchorage Vessels can anchor in 30m sand bottom in a position 0.25 mile eastward or SE ward of Surigao light.   Anchorage is exposed to NE monsoon, protection is afforded by the islands NE ward.

PORT FACILITIES

Description Reinforced concrete general purpose wharf on open piling for handling domestic general cargoes and interisland passengers.

Berth Facilities 529 m long x 15 m wide berthing area with a draft of 8m alongside and protected by pile cluster fender systems.

Passenger Terminal Bachelor Bus Terminal ; Superstar Bus Terminal

IMCA Jeepney Terminal

Storage Facilities 15,620 sq.m. open storage

Warehousing D. Kang Warehouse ; Cordero Warehouse ; PPA Cargo Shed

Weighbridge/Truckscale Toledo Scale, Woodson, Borromeo St., Surigao City Fairbanks Morse Scale, D. Kang, Borromeo St., Surigao City

PORT SERVICES

Cargo Handling Bilang-bilang Arrastre/Stevedoring Service (BBASI)

Porterage Services Surigao Porters Association

Pilotage Maasin, Surigao-Bislig Harbor Pilot's Association

Communication Services Post Office:  Surigao Post Office

Telegram: RCPI / PT&T

Long Distance:  PLDT, Telecom, RCPI 

Bunkering Petron station with tankers ; Shell station with tankers ;

Caltex station with tankers ; Chemoil oil terminal

Water Supply PPA PMO Surigao Watering System

Porterage Surigao Porters Association

Warehousing D. Kang Warehouse

Cordero Warehouse

PPA Cargo Shed 

Weighbridge/Truckscale Toledo Scale, Woodson, Borromeo St., Surigao City

Fairbanks Morse Scale, D. Kang, Borromeo St., Surigao City

Passenger Terminal Bachelor Bus Terminal

Superstar Bus Terminal

IMCA Jeepney Terminal 

Power Supply Supplied by PPA

Port Operation Radio Traffic System VHF Base and Handled Radios Bilang-Bilang Arrastre.Stevedoring Services (BBASI)