CARGO HANDLING RATES FOR BAGGED AND FROZEN CARGOES AND STANDBY TIME CHARGES

1.1       Section 20 of P.D. 857
1.2       PPA Board Resolution No. 99-665

2.         Scope – This order shall cover cargo
handling rates for (a) all bagged and frozen
non-palletized/non-containerized fish cargoes discharged from/loaded
onto vessels berthed/moored at the South Harbor or Manila International
Container Terminal; and (b) standby charges on conventional cargoes.

3.         Objective – In order to minimize delays
attributable to the fault of importers or consignees and rationalize the
handling rates for bagged and frozen cargoes and charges for standby
time.

4.         Definition of Terms

4.1    Bagged Cargoes — refer to homogenous cargoes
packed in sacks or bags, not palletized nor containerized which are
loaded onto or discharged from a vessel manually (ex. soda ash in sacks
and cement in bags).
4.2    Frozen Cargoes — refer to frozen fish unpacked or in
cartons/packages not palletized nor containerized, loaded onto or
discharged from a refrigerated vessel manually (ex. frozen fish unpacked
in cartons).
4.3    Standby Time — refers to the unproductive hours
incurred by a deployed gang on account of factors not through the fault
of the cargo handler as enumerated in 6.3 hereof.
4.4    Productivity — refers to total tonnage handled net of total standby time.

5.         New Rates – Cargo handling rates for bagged and frozen cargoes and standby charges are, as follows:

6.         Terms and Conditions

6.1    In line with tariff corrections on bagged and frozen
cargoes, the cargo handling operators at the above ports shall achieve
minimum net productivity of at least 200 metric tons/gang/shift for
bagged cargoes and 85 metric tons per gang per shift for frozen cargoes.

6.2    In the event that the herein net productivity for bagged and
frozen cargoes falls below the prescribed minimum, the rates prior to
this increase as shown below, shall apply:

6.3    Standby time charges shall be applied on delays beyond the
control of the cargo handling operator, only under the following
circumstances.

6.4    Standby time charges due to inclement weather shall not
apply except when the cargo owner/consignee insists on the deployment of
a gang or objects to the knocking off of the gang during or impending
inclement weather.
6.5    All queries, problems and interpretations arising out of the
provisions of this Order, shall be referred to the Office of the
AGM-Operations, ATTN: Commercial Services Department (CSD) for final
resolution.

7.         All PPA orders inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

8.         This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in any newspaper of general circulation.

Adopted: 14 Oct. 2000

(SGD.) JUAN O. PEÑA
General Manager