Zamboanga International Sea-port

Location	Zamboanga City is located at 06° 54' N Latitude and 122° 04' E Longitude at the western tip of the Eastern Mindanao Peninsula facing the Basilan Strait. Its Hinterland road network is linked to the main road traversing the eastern side of the Peninsula to Misamis province and the rest of Mindanao.
Total Port Area	156,000 sq.m
Navigational Approach	Latitude 06° 54' N Longitude 122 04'.5' E
Access Road	The main port gate is located at R.T. Lim Boulevard. There is an auxiliary gate which serves as an entry/exit point for passengers and pedestrians located near the passenger terminal shed at the eastern end of the marginal wharf.
PORT FACILITIES
Berth/Draft	320.44m new quay with 55 pieces trapezoidal hollow rubber fenders, 15 pieces 60-tons bollards and control depth of 10m below MLLW; Rehabilitated T-head pier 18m wide x 178m long with 25 pieces rubber dock fenders, 150 pieces used truck tire fenders, 25 pieces mooring bitts and control depth of 7m below MLLW; Ferry pier 20m wide x 41.40m long of reinforced concrete with 13 pieces 60-ton bollards and control depth of 5m below MLLW; Finger pier 9m wide x 54m long. An R.C. piled marginal wharf 284m long with an apron 35m wide.
Transit Shed	Close transit shed (Container Freight Station) 40m x 126m with 2 units office space 6m x 15m
Passenger Terminals	24m x 40m passenger terminal shed
Storage Areas	5,400 sq. m. open storage area, a container marshaling yard 100m x 137m and a 6,200 sq. m. unpaved area.
PORT SERVICES
Cargo Handling	Unified Stevedoring and Arrastre Corporation (USAC) Mr. Bienvenido Ruste President PTC-Mindanao Port Services, Inc. (PTC-MPSI) Mr. Guillermo L. Laureano President Zamboanga Arrastre and Stevedoring Corporation (ZASCO) Hadji Harun Dimarunsing President/General Manager
Pilotage	Compulsory for foreign going vessels and domestic trade vessels over 500 GRT. Twenty-four (24) hour advance notice is required. Serviced by Zamboanga Harbor Pilots’ Association.
Bunkering	Caltex Phils, Inc. Petrophil Corp. Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp.
Water Supply	PMO-Zamboanga provides 24-hour watering services. The port’s water tank has a total full capacity of 1,050 cu.m.
Communication	Telegraph and long distance telephone services are available at the port’s passenger terminal shed.

PORT OF ZAMBOANGA Shipping, Cargo & Passenger Statistics
Particulars	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
1. Ship calls	6,518	7,360	10,175	12,283	13,405
Domestic	6,372	7,181	9,989	12,182	13,242
Foreign	146	179	186	101	163

2. Ave. Gross Reg.Tonnage	793.42	827.09	773.38	764.38	731.26
Domestic	761.73	798.68	733.02	754.72	696.41
Foreign	2,176.54	1,966.97	2,940.93	1,929.38	3,562.27

3. Ave.Length (m.)	45.65	45.37	41.33	43.05	43.27
Domestic	45.07	44.80	40.58	42.84	42.59
Foreign	70.67	68.32	81.58	68.48	98.68

4. Ave. Waiting Time (hrs.)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Domestic	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Foreign	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

5. Ave. Service Time (hrs.)	34.48	31.94	23.71	20.35	17.79
Domestic	33.87	31.07	23.15	19.99	17.31
Foreign	61.01	66.67	54.20	63.38	56.31

6. Cargo Throughput (m.t.)	956,038	1,083,428	1,122,642	1,297,993	1,211,044

Domestic	914,290	996,180	1,055,584	1,176.772	1,120,489

Non-Containerized	433,662	507,938	562,379	637,684	585,330
Inward	258,567	281,647	313,363	638,179	291,376
Outward	175,095	226,291	249,016	309,505	293,954

Containerized	480,628	488,242	493,205	539,088	535,159
Inward	353,481	325,975	320,102	323,953	340,152
Outward	127,147	162,267	173,103	215,135	195,007

Foreign	41,748	87,248	67,058	121,221	90,555

Non-Containerized	28,494	87,248	66,737	121,221	90,555
Import	28,042	79,478	66,418	121,096	90,202
Export	452	7,770	319	125	353

Containerized	13,254	0	321	0	0
Import	2,346	0	321	0	0
Export	10,908	0	0	0	0

7. Container Traffic (in TEU)	59,693	48,678	60,363	58,853	56,465

Domestic	58,848	48,678	60,337	58,853	56,465
Inward	35,127	24,650	30,866	29,131	28,466
Outward	23,721	24,028	29,471	29,722	27,999

Foreign	845	0	26	0	0
Import	208	0	26	0	0
Export	637	0	0	0	0

8. Passenger Traffic	2,431,980	1,788,743	2,017,808	2,534,656	2,629,855
Disembarked	939,419	913,862	1,015,806	1,330,975	1,392,077
Embarked	1,492,561	874,881	1,002,002	1,203,681	1,237,778



There are nineteen Seaports or Wharves in Zamboanga City, twelve of which are privately owned. The biggest and most modern is the Zamboanga Port, which is operated by the Philippine Port Authority (PPA). It is located at the City's southern tip, and it's main entrance is on R.T. Lim Boulevard. It can hold 20 vessels at a time.	View the latest satellite photo of Zamboanga International Seaport and the nearby old downtown of the city. n	The Zamboanga Port has an impressive container yard, capable of handling small 20' containers and bigger 45' containers. Local drayage capacity is more than sufficient, and the port is the beginning/ending terminus of the Pan-Philippines National Highway, allowing delivery of goods to any point in the country. Stevedoring labor is skilled and plentiful.	n	There are twenty- five shipping lines calling in the Port of Zamboanga, which is the shipping hub of Southwestern Mindanao. In addition to all these facilities and to serve the needs of the shipping lines, there are four shipyards operating in the city.