PPA MEMORANDUM, June 21, 2002
DIRTY EMPTY LIVESTOCK CONTAINERS
As taken up in the PMAC Meeting of 20
June 2002, it has been observed that shipping lines’ vessels discharge
dirty livestock container vans at the Port of General Santos and the same are cleaned inside the port area in preparation for stuffing of outgoing livestock cargoes. In effect, the Port of General Santos is used as cleaning area for dirty/unsanitary empty livestock containers vans.
In this connection, effective 01 July
2002, this Authority reserves the right not to service dirty empty
livestock container vans inside the Port of General Santos. As the practice before, such container van should be cleaned by the shipping lines concerned prior to ship call at the Port of General Santos. Otherwise
the shipping lines concerned should take the dirty container vans out
of the port area for cleaning at their own container yards, before these
vans are made ready for stuffing of livestock inside the port premises.
This Office enjoins the cooperation of all concerned to help the Port of General Santos maintain its image as one of the cleanest ports in the Philippines.
Adopted: 21 June 2002
(SGD.) PRUDENCIO B. MERCADO, JR.