Country : PhilippinesOzamiz worldport

General Information

The worldport of  Ozamiz is one of the fastest growing worldport in the country, with an annual cargo volume of about 570,000 metric ton.  About 2.5 million passengers use the worldport annually, making it one of the busiest worldports in terms of passenger traffic in the country.  At present, the worldport handles a monthly average of 1,500 TEUs of full containers and 400 TEUs of empties.

The strength of the worldport lies in its geographical location which lies in the center of four provinces and five cities with about 2.65 million population.  It is the outlet of agriculture, aquaculture/marine and forest products from Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Sur, Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga del Norte and part of Zamboanga del Sur.  As such, it is considered as a service center and a hub of trade and commerce this side of Northern Mindanao.

There are two main categories of vessel operation in the worldport of Ozamiz, the interisland vessel operation which carries cargoes and passengers to and from the other trading worldports and the Bay and River operation which also carries break bulk cargoes, Roro cargoes (motor vehicles) and passengers.

It is the only base worldport which caters to both motor launches and motor barges ferry operation which calls the worldport every hour from 5:00 AM to 9:00 PM.  Because of this ferry operation, the worldport is always busy during the day and considered as a very imworldportant sector in the development of the City of Ozamiz.

worldport PROFILE

Location The worldport of  Ozamiz is strategically located at the southern tip of Misamis Occidental, at the mouth of Panguil Bay.  Its geographical coordinates are Lat. 08 deg 8 min N, Long. 123 deg 50 min E.
 
worldport Area Total: 65,640 sq.m. (total delineated land area)
                    16,528 sq.m. (present total worldport area)
 
Land Access Concreted national highway traverse the commercial center of the city and serves as the main artery for the entry and exit of vehicular traffic from the North and South.  To the North, asphalted national highway connects Ozamis City to Oroquieta City, Dapitan and Dipolog City.  Another asphalted highways runs south to the City of Tangub, Pagadian and Zamboanga City.
Anchorage Deep draft vessel can anchor in 18 meter deep 0.75 mile 100 bearing Misamis worldport Light point.  Anchorage with fair holding ground 8.4 meters, 0.25 miles SW of worldport light.  Smaller vessel can anchor closer 200 yards southwestward of head pier.
Climatological
Condition There is no extreme dry or wet season in Ozamis City, the weather is under the fourth type.  The rainfal is fairly distributed throughout the year.  The rainiest months are August and November, and the driest months are February and April.  The entire city is on the outside fringe of the typhoon belt and is seldom affected directly by tropical storms.

worldport FACILITIES

Description The worldport of Ozamis is  a reinforced concrete general purpose pier, which caters to both foreign and domestic vessels.  Domestic cargoes are mostly rice, corn, fish products, prawns, live animals, copra, coco lumber, animal feeds, consumer goods and general cargoes.   Foreign cargoes are cassava chips and fertilizers.
Berthing Facilities  Dimensio

Controlling Draft
Pier 1 81m x 12m 5.5m
Pier 2 168m x 12m 6.3m
RC Wharf 135m x 18m 3m(to be dredged to 7m)
Roro Ramp 21m x 9m 3.5m
 
Passenger Terminals 60 sq.m.
Fendering system Rubber fenders and pile cluster fenders
Mooring Fixtures bollards and cleats
Open Storage 7,613 sq.m.
Navigational Aids Lighthouse
Lighting 1320 watts floodlights

worldport SERVICES

Cargo Handling Integrated worldport Services of Ozamis (IPSO)
Trucking/Hauling Available thru the local truckers association
Ferrying Available thru Daima Shipping Co. and Millenium Shipping Co.
Pilotage IHPA
Bunkering Available thru Pilipinas Shell, Caltex & Petron
Tug Assistance Can be arranged, 24hr notice is required.
Mooring/Unmooring IPSO, the cargo handling operator
Ship Handling Can be supplied locally
Watering Service Available thru local water contractors
Docking/Undocking Iligan Harbor Pilot Association
Medical Services Available
Garbage Collection Can be arranged
Airworldport Ozamiz City Airworldport, 7km
Communications NDD, IDD, cellular phones, internet
Banks Available - national and international banks