Manila Harbor, located at the east end of Manila Bay, consists of North Harbor and South Harbor, both of which are protected by breakwaters. The two harbors are separated by the Pasig River. The city of Manila, located on both sides of the Pasig River, is the principal port of the Philippines and a port of entry. The channel between the quarantine anchorage and the entrance to South Harbor is dredged to 11m. The north and south edges of the channel are defined by the light on the head of the west breakwater and the light on the northern head of the south breakwater, each in line with the Customs House.

Port website: ppa.gov.ph

Key port information may also be found at: http://www.maritime-database.com

Port Picture

Description and Contacts of Key Companies 

Philippine Ports Authority

Annie Lee F. Manese, Port Manager

PMO NCR North

alfmanese@ppa.com.ph

+63 2 8245-2930 / 8245-2931

Bureau of Customs

Agnes M. Ramirez, Sub-Port Collector

agnes.ramirez@customs.gov.ph

+63 2 8245 3021

North Harbor Tugs Corp

Rm 105-A The Mercantile Insurance Building

General Luna cor Beaterio Street

Intramuros, Manila

https://www.northharbortugs.com/index.html

+63.922.889.9964 / +63.917.309.6559 / +63.2.526.6764

Manila North Harbor Port, Inc. (NORTHPORT)

MNHPI Corporate Office, Manila North Harbor,

Tondo, Manila 1012, Philippines

http://www.mnhport.com.ph/

+63 2 588 9000 / 588-9011

For more information on port contacts, please see the following link: 4.4 Port and Waterways Companies Contact List.

Port Performance

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

For information on port rates and charges, please see the following link from the Philippine Ports Authority website: 

Philippine Ports Authority website

Vessel: https://www.ppa.com.ph/?q=content/charges-vessel

Cargoes: https://www.ppa.com.ph/?q=content/charges-cargoes

Storage: https://www.ppa.com.ph/?q=content/charges-storage

Cargo Handling Tariff: Foreign / Domestic

Berthing Specifications

General Cargo Handling Berths

Port Handling Equipment

The North Harbor Port is operated by Manila North Harbor Port Inc.

Container Facilities

Situated at the north end of the Manila North Harbor, the key facilities in this terminal are the berth space for ship to shore crane operation, container yard and Operations Center 1 building. The Operation Center 1 consolidates all shipping lines and the PPA satellite office to give our clients a comfortable and safe area to conveniently process transactions.

The container yard was rehabilitated to fit the growing volume of containerized cargo. Ship to shore cranes and rubber tired gantries are deployed for efficient vessel operation and cargo movement in the container yard. Weigh bridge and truck holding areas are also among the facilities that are within Terminal 1.

Customs Guidance

Agnes M. Ramirez, Sub-Port Collector

Sub-Port of North Harbor

agnes.ramirez@customs.gov.ph

+63 2 8245 3021

For more information on customs in the Philippines, please see the following link: 1.3 Customs Information. 

Terminal Information

Multipurpose Terminal

The Port of Manila North Harbor covers about 52.5 hectares of land and contains about 5,2000 meters (17,000 feet) of quays with ten berths and eight quays that can accommodate a wide range of inter-island vessels. The quays contain 54 berthing areas, and there are areas for rolling cargoes at all piers.

North Harbor

Grain and Bulk Handling

NFIs B/Bulk and Bulk cargo vessels will be berth at 5 locations at the Harbor Center Port Terminal. 

            North No. 4 — 11.5m Grain, Project/Heavy, Steel Products. LOA: 180m

North No. 5 — 10.5m Project/Heavy, Steel Products, Breakbulk. LOA: 180m

North No. 6 — 11.5m Grain, Sugar, Steel Products, Breakbulk. LOA: 180m

North No. 7 — 11.5m Project/Heavy, Steel Products, Breakbulk. LOA: 180m

North No. 8 — 10.5m Project/Heavy, Steel Products, Breakbulk. LOA: 180m

A new facility for grain discharging was built by another port services provider Asian Terminal Inc in Mariveles, Bataan. The terminal can cope with two ships at a time. Four unloaders have capacity for daily discharge of a minimum 10,000 metric tons of wheat, corn and free-flowing grains and 7,000 tons of soybean meal.

Main Storage Terminal

Stevedoring

CONTAINER PORT HANDLING

Manila North Harbor Port, Inc. (NORTHPORT)

MNHPI Corporate Office, Manila North Harbor,

Tondo, Manila 1012, Philippines

http://www.mnhport.com.ph/

+63 2 588 9000 | 588-9011

NorthPort services includes:

• Cargo handling Services
• Berth Management
• Ancillary (bunkering, watering, weighbridge operations)
• Passenger Terminal Management      

Hinterland Information

Transporter representatives must present approved cargo withdrawals / payment of all dues and taxes before transporting cargoes out of the Port. All types of trucks with different capacities can access the port considering the NCR LGUs that allow truck to travel from 10PM – 5AM.

Max load capacity per type of trucks strictly enforced in NCR.  For oversized load transporter must secure permit to travel from concerning govt agencies especially if using the NLEX / SLEX route.

Local containers can be withdraw depending of the services of the shipping lines Door to Door(DTD), Door to Pier(DTP) and or Pier to Pier(PTP). In a DTD shipping lines will cater all services from place of origin up to destination. In a DTP shipping lines will secure the cargo from client premises and withdrawal will be done by consignee at port of Destination. In a PTP, services will be done at Port of Entry and Port of Discharge only. Consignee will facilitate the cargo in bringing it to Port of Entry and facilitate also at Port of Discharge.

Port Security

PPA PMO Northern Luzon Port Police manage the deployment of local security services within the port premises. It has designated fire hydrant each wharf/pier.  Fire engine boats can be deploy when necessary