Tacloban (PHTAC)

The port of Tacloban is the baseport of the largest Port Management Office (PMO) for Eastern Leyte in the port district of Visayas. Tacloban has Sub-Ports at: ..... Port Latitude Longitude Distance from Tacloban Babatngon 11°24'N 124°48'E 28km Borongan 11°37'N 125°28'E 240km Calbayog 12°04'N 124°36'E 179km Catbalogan 11°47'N 124°53'E 107km Guiuan 11°01'N 125°43'E 82km Liloan 10°10'N 125°07'E 168km Following Typhoon damage (11/13) Tacloban port open for limited commercial and relief aid by 19th Nov, with ICTSI deploying various cargo handling equipment including a new mobile harbour crane from Davao. Also a start up team composed of top engineers, operations managers and staff, equipment operators from the Manila International Container Terminal, have been dispatched to support the port operations. ICTSI will run the Tacloban port free, and will continue to do so up until the close of the government's relief operations and the normal transportation network has been restored. As cargo handling equipment at both ports was damaged by the typhoon, the majority of operations are limited to self-sustaining vessels or those capable of loading/unloading cargoes, as well as Ro-Ro vessels. The port offers good anchorage in two areas in depths of up to 10.5m. The port's main commercial interest is the export of copra. Sub-ports within PMO of Eastern Leyte served as smaller port facilities for handling passengers and Ro-Pax vessels.

Summer.

Tacloban is located on the E coast of Leyte Island, at the S entrance to the channel which divides Leyte Island and Samar Island.

LOA 138m, beam 18.2m, draught 7.6m, 10,000DWT.

Approx 2,500,000t of cargo, 70,000TEU, 15,000 vessels and 1,500,000 passengers handled annually.

The recommended anchorage for vessels awaiting a pilot is N of Egbert Shoals, which is protected except from S. Vessels of too deep draught to enter the harbour may anchor S of Dio Islet, in depths from 9.0 - 11.0m, mud. There is anchorage for shallow draught vessels in Tacloban Harbour about 0.5nm NW of Tacloban City Wharf. A mooring buoy is laid 0.5nm NW of the N end of the wharf. The Quarantine Anchorage, of irregular shape, is centred 0.7nm NNE of Panirugan Point Light structure. It is 0.5nm in length in an E and W direction and 0.25nm in width. All vessels subject to quarantine must anchor in the quarantine anchorage and await inspection. Any such vessel anchoring outside the quarantine anchorage may not be cleared until it anchors in the proper place. The bottom is clear sand with a little mud. Tidal streams up to 1kt have been experienced. A vessel must not leave the quarantine anchorage until it has been granted pratique.

Inner approaches to Tacloban: Cancabato Bay entered between Cataisan Point (11° 14.0'N 125°02.0'E) and Panirugan Point is shallow. San Jose town stands at the head of the bay. A bank, with a least depth of 0.3m over it and 5.5m at its outer end, extends 3.5nm E from Panirugan Point. Its N edge forms the S side of the channel leading to Tacloban and the S entrance to San Juanico Strait. There is a narrow channel, with a depth of 2.7m in it, between this bank and Cataisan Point and Panirugan Point. The main channel is E and N of this bank. The controlling depth is reported to be 5.8m. No 1 Buoy marks the E end of the bank extending from Panirugan Point. A spit, with depths of 5.5m or less over it and a least depth of 1.2m near its S end, extends 0.9nm S from Catinic Point (11°17.0'N 125°02.0'E), on the N shore, 2nm NE of Panirugan Point. No 2 Buoy marks the S edge of this spit.

BA 4478, 4476, 4416, 4417. Admiralty Pilot NP33, NP286(4).

1025.

Pilotage is compulsory for all vessels of 100GT or more entering Tacloban harbour through San Juanico Strait or San Pedro Bay. Pilot boarding positions N Approach: 11°27.5'N 124°52.5'E, (2nm NW of Canauay Island) and S Approach: 11° 06.0'N 125°09.5'E, (1.5nm N of Mariquitdaquit Island Light). The area for vessels awaiting pilot is N of Egbert Shoal or S of Dio Islet in 9.0 to 11.0m, mud bottom. Vessels approaching San Pedro Bay from SE should give 24 hours notice by radio, stating requirements. Pilot normally boards off Egbert Shoals, but will meet off Mariquitdaquit Island if requested. Vessels approaching from W through San Juanico Strait should embark a pilot off Canauay Island at the N end to the strait, where there is a pilot station from which a 24 hour watch is kept. Requests for pilotage should be communicated to Tacloban Harbour Pilot Association, Tacloban City, at least 24 hours before arrival. The pilot boat is a motor launch with the word "Pilot" painted on the side. Flag "H" is displayed.

The jurisdictional limits of the port include the Tacloban base/main port and its sub-ports, the municipal and private ports in the area. The main port is a physical part of the city of Tacloban, Eastern Leyte province. It is situated in the centre of the region.

Irregular (does not follow any pattern).

Ship's agent make arrangements for the service of tugs.

Prevailing winds: NW'ly.

TACLOBAN, LEYTE 11°15.11'N 124°59.96'E UNCTAD LOCODE: PH TAC ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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Several marine radio stations are available. VHF: Ch 16.

Officials are on call throughout 24 hours, with prior notice from the agent or broker.

Application for berth/anchorage specifying the following: ..... 1. LOA 2. GT 3. Draught 4. Beam 5 Cargoes to be discharged/loaded.

To be advised to the Port Authority 36 hours prior to arrival.

Bureau of Quarantine officials are on call throughout 24 hours, with prior notice from the agent or broker.