ASEAN PORTS ASSOCIATION

BEST PRACTICES MANUAL ON

BULK HANDLING

The information contained in this document is solely for the use of the ASEAN Ports Association (APA) for the purpose for which it was prepared. The APA Permanent Secretariat takes no responsibility for inaccurate or incomplete information that may have been submitted to it. The facts published indicate the result of inquiries conducted and no warranty as to their accuracy is given by the APA Permanent Secretariat.

This update incorporates additional information received from Cambodia (Port of Sihanoukville), Indonesia (Ports of Dumai and Belawan) and Myanmar (Port of Sule Bo Aung Kyaw).

Published by the Permanent Secretariat of the ASEAN Ports Association, Philippine Ports Authority, Marsman Building, South Harbor, Port Area, Manila, Philippines

FOREWORD

This reference material, one in a series of APA port practices manuals, is the fruition of the collaborative efforts of the 25^th APA Main Meeting held in 1999 in Bali, Indonesia. It is APA’s intent to draft a manual that would provide yardsticks on efficiency and productivity, particularly on bulk handling operations, as they are adopted and applied in APA member-ports.

Responses indicated on the customized survey questionnaire, which underwent several amendments to address identified survey lapses, served as groundwork in the preparation of the manual. A total of 60 respondent ports/terminals from the seven APA member-countries, namely: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, took pains in providing the needed data inputs. The survey focused on bulk handling arrangements between the port operator and the port user for handling liquid and dry bulk, bulk handling equipment and facilities provided by the port operator and by the port user, planned bulk handling equipment and facilities, liquid and dry bulk cargo volumes handled in the port (in 2003), types and characteristics of bulk vessels calling at the port (in 2003), documentation requirements for bulk handling by cargo owner and shipping company, training of port workers in handling bulk cargo, qualifications and skills requirements for port workers for handling dangerous liquid and dry bulk cargo, duties and responsibilities of port workers handling bulk cargo, port handling rates and other port charges for bulk cargo levied on cargo owner and shipping line, standard procedure for handling bulk cargo (documented or undocumented), port operational standards for handling bulk cargo, sanctions and penalties, and assessment of efficiency in bulk handling operations.

In retrospect, the survey returns did not yield any definitive standards or “hard and fast” rules on the “how-to” of quality port management and/or service delivery, taking into mind a singular ASEAN perspective. It is to be emphasized that the benchmarks of efficiency and productivity are the result of the interplay of resources and capabilities peculiar to a given locale and influenced by idiosyncrasies of the stakeholders concerned.

In view of the foregoing, it was, thus, decided and agreed upon during the 28^th APA Main Meeting, held in 2002 in Singapore, for the APA Permanent Secretariat to just proceed for the time being with the compilation, analysis and presentation of the canvassed results as captured through the latest survey instrument. The Permanent Secretariat, however, committed to come up with a more refined and comprehensive manual, which may provide a general reference for a wide range of users/readers, especially those affiliated with the maritime industry.

The benefit this manual can offer could only be something relative, depending on the objectives of the user. Further improvements can be incorporated into this text to gradually and eventually fully satisfy the port information needs of APA member-ports. For the moment, this manual can serve as a starting point of an undertaking which is expected to be a continuing process to document the best and the exemplary in ASEAN bulk handling practices.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This report which was prepared by the Permanent Secretariat of the ASEAN Ports Association would like to acknowledge all those who contributed in one or another in making this manual possible from the following respondent organizations:

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

1. Ports Department

2. Heidelberger Zement Sdn.

CAMBODIA

1. Sihanoukville

INDONESIA

1. IPC I – Indonesia

2. IPC I – Dumai

3. IPC I - Belawan

4. IPC II – Indonesia

5. IPC III – Indonesia

6. Port of Tanjung Perak

7. Palembang Port

8. Panjang

9. Teluk Bayur

10. Jambi

11. Pontianak

12. Tanjung Priok

MALAYSIA

1. Johor

2. Johore Port Berhad (JPB)

3. Bintulu Port Sdn.

4. Kuching Port

5. Northport

6. Miri Port

7. Penang

8. Rajang

9. Sabah – Liquid Bulk

10. Sabah – Dry Bulk

11. Westport

12. Sapangar Bay

13. Kuantan Port Con. SDN

MYANMAR

1. Sule Bo Aung Kyaw

PHILIPPINES

1. Manila International Container Terminal

2. SMC – Malt

3. Batangas

4. Tacloban

5. Iloilo Commercial Port Complex

6. Cagayan de Oro

7. Davao

8. Butuan

9. Masao

10. Nasipit

11. Hema Port, Mariveles

12. SMC, Bataan Malt Terminal

13. Currimao

14. General Santos

15. Legazpi

16. Mariveles Terminal

17. Masbate

18. Foremost Milling Corp. – NH

19. NH – Taiwan Cement Corporation

20. South Harbor

21. Limay

22. Planters Products, Inc. (Limay)

23. Surigao

24. Tabaco

25. Zamboanga – PHIDCO

26. Philippine Mining Service Corp.

SINGAPORE

1. Jurong

THAILAND

1. Laem Chabang Port A4

VIETNAM

BEST PRACTICES MANUAL ON

Prepared by the Permanent Secretariat of the ASEAN Ports Association