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The Philippine Ports Authority created a special takeover unit to operate and manage cargo-handling and other services at Narra port in Palawan
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The Narra Port Services was created through PPA Memorandum Order No. 013-2023 dated August 10
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The creation of the STU ensures uninterrupted delivery of cargo-handling operations at Narra port
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NPS will be under the management, supervision and control of the port manager of the PPA port management office of Palawan
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has created a special takeover unit (STU) to ensure uninterrupted cargo-handling operation at Palawan’s Narra port.
The Narra Port Services (NPS) was created through PPA Memorandum Order (MO) No. 013-2023 dated August 10.
Last year PPA said it will create STUs to operate busy ports that have no cargo-handling and terminal operators.
Narra port is a government non-roll-on/roll-off port. The Narra port zone was placed under PPA jurisdiction in 2016.
NPS will be under the management, supervision, and control of the port manager of the PPA port management office of Palawan to be complemented by PPA officials and employees as may be designated by the PPA general manager.
Once the need for the STU becomes unnecessary, the management and operation of ports will be turned over to the winner of the cargo-handling contract bidded out by PPA.
The creation of STUs is not new as PPA over the past years has been creating such units to take over the operation of ports when necessary, such as when the existing cargo-handling operator’s contract has expired and no operator has been selected yet.
PPA this year also created STUs to operate the ports of Palompon in Leyte, Mabila in Sarangani, and Borongan in Eastern Samar, and the PTB of San Carlos port in Negros Occidental, and PTB of San Isidro port in Northern Samar.
