Cargo Handling

The arrastre operators and stevedores shall provide security to cargoes, port equipment, structures and facilities. However, that in port of entry, physical security to import and export cargoes shall be exercised jointly within the Bureau of Customs. They shall report to the PPA all the dangerous cargoes because they are the one who make regulations for the conveyance, loading, discharging and storage of dangerous cargoes within any port district and approaches to the port. (Presidential Decree 857)
Arrastre and stevedoring operators and contractors shall operate cargo handling within a port, the jurisdiction area of which is specific in the permit of memorandum of agreement or management contract to the exclusion of all others. They shall collect arrastre and stevedoring charges from port users concerned in the cargo handling rates prescribed by the Philippine Authority.
Statement of the Problems
What are the services being offered by the Arrastre Operators Stevedores in the importation of goods.
What measures can be suggested to improve the arrastre and stevedoring services in the importation of goods.
Significance of the study
To arrastre and stevedores, for them to be more aware of problems that they encounter thus would improve the operation in proper cargo handling. To importers that they would realize the importance of the arrastre operators and stevedores to the progress of their business.
Handling of cargoes- Cargoes are handled during operations in every in every department, division or plant of a company. It is a job that almost every worker in industry performs either as his sole duty or as part of his regular work, either by hand or with mechanical help. Physical differences make it impractical to establish safe lifting limits applicable to all workers.
Finding found out there is still need for charges if not improvement In some cases. Batangas port is in strategic location and there is a proposal for its development. These plans include