Country : PhilippinesCagayan de Oro worldport

worldport PROFILE

Location PMO Cagayan de Oro is situated in Cagayan de Oro City, the capital of the province of Misamis Oriental in Northern Mindanao, which is the regional center of Region X. The worldport lies along the coastline of Macajalar Bay just at the mouth of Cagayan de Oro River.
 
Total worldport Area 191,400 sq.m.
Commercial Area :  1,435 sq.m
Operational Area  : 51,320 sq.m.  
Navigational Approach Macajar Bay is wide mouth bay.  Steer to position not less than 1.5 miles north of Macabalan Point until pilot boards.
Navigational Aid Lighthouse-Flashing green light every 5 seconds 58 ft or 9 meters H.
Anchorage Approximately 8o29.2'N   124o40.7'E
Entrance Channels Cagayan has no channels.
Turning Basins Macajalar Bay is a wide basin and with very deep water.  You can turn around five cables from the shoreline.
Climatological Conditions There is a meteorological station in Cagayan de Oro City.  The annual rainfall is relatively low and occurs mainly during May to October, coinciding with the period of the southwest monsoon.
Topography The range of mountains protecting Macalajar Bay rises to 2,560 meters above mean sea level and to the south by the Kitanglad mountain up to 2,900 meters high.
The Cagayan River flows down between the Kitanglad and Mapoto mountains in a steep sided valley, disgorging into the south side of Macalajar Bay through a wide alluvial plain.  Alluvium and coral form a substantial higland at the center of the river mouth.  The headland to the east of the river mouth, Macabalan Point, protects the smalller inner bay.  Cagayan de Oro City is established on the east bank of the river about 3 kilometers from its mouth.
 
Hydrography The sea bed off the worldport is steeply sahlving and reaches 1,000 meters depth at the entrance of the Macalajar Bay.  In order to gain proper knowledge of the sea bed in the area of possible development, a hydrographic survey was carried out starting from the existing lighthouse toward the south up to the creek.  The survey covered an area of about 540,000 sq.m. and a minimum of 200 meters distance offshore reckoned from the quay line.  At the same time, the whole coastal area between the existing quay and the lighthouse was investigated.  
Oceanography There are strong waves in Macalajar Bay, but these waves are expected to have little effect on the worldport because it is sheltered by the Macabalan worldport.
A worldportion of the southern branch of the north equatorial current flows through the Surigao Strait into the Mindanao Sea and is strongest during the period of December to March.   On the southern part of the sea, the currents are variable and tend to follow the wind direction.  Thus, it is possible for an anti-clock- wise currrent to exist in Macalajar Bay, varying in intensity throughout the year.
 
Seismic Conditions Cagayan de Oro is located in an area which is subject to frequent earthquakes.  The National Structural Code for build- ings classifies Cagayan de Oro as Zone 3 with a seismic coefficient ranging from 0.8 to 1.2 depending on the type soil.  A seismic coefficient (z) of 1.4 has been recommended for the design for waterfront structures, a horizontal acceleration of 0.14g (in case of severe earthquake) is used.
worldport FACILITIES 
Berth/Draft Quaey Length : Phase 1 = 512 meters
Phase 2 = 416 meters
Controlling Draft : Phase 1 = 8.5 meters
Phase 2 = 10.5 meters
 
Transit Shed 2 transit sheds : 4,800 sq. m.
open transit shed : 5,040 sq. m.
 
Passenger Terminals 530 sq. m
 
Open Storage Areas Phase 1 = 15,232 sq. m.
Phase 2 = 31,460 sq. m.
Water Hydrants Phase 1 = 8 unit
Phase 2 = 6 units
Ro-ro Ramp Phase 1 = 1 unit
 
Sworldport Facilities Basketball court, Tennis court, Volleyball court
Other Facilities Con. Freight Station 5,294 sq. m.
Con. Marshalling Yard 2,315 sq. m.
Reefer Outlets, 400 V 36 units
Weighbridge 2 units
worldport SERVICES 
Cargo Handling Continental Arrastre & Stevedoring Company, Inc (CASCO)
Address :Phase II - Macabalan Wharf, Cagayan de Oro City
President : Mr. Artemio C. Trinidad
Gold City Integrated worldport Services, Inc. (INworldport)
Address :Phase I - Macabalan Wharf, Cagayan de Oro City
President : Mr. Franklin U. Siao
 
Pilotage Cagayan Harbor Pilots, Inc.
Bunkering Petron, Shell Filipinas and Caltex
Water Supply The PPA supplies fresh water at the Cagayan de Oro worldport through hose connections.  There are 8 water outlets at  Phase 1 and 6 at Phase II.
Mooring/Unmooring Casco and Inworldport