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Some of the cargo trucks and trailers
carrying portions
of the estimated P75-million stranded cargoes at the
Port of
Lipata, Surigao City (Photo: Jun Lira)
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By Eugenio Lira, Jr.
PORT OF LIPATA, Surigao City– After opting
to stay in this port due to strong winds and rough seas, in spite of an order
from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) directing them to resume operations the
other day, two vessels of the Montenegro shipping lines on Monday have decided to
sail for Leyte after the Surigao-Leyte channel calmed down, port authorities
said.
Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) Port
Manager Isidro Butaslac, Jr. said that RORO vessels M/V Maria Vanessa and M/V Maria
Felisa made their first voyages at around 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.,
respectively, after assessing that the Surigao-Leyte channel was already
navigable.
“We’re glad that shipping has already
resumed its operations and would bridge again the distance between Mindanao and
Visayas all the way to Luzon as far as trade and commerce is concerned,”
Butaslac said.
Earlier, in spite of a PCG order directing
the RORO vessels to resume its operations on January 19, M/V Maria Vanessa and
M/V Felisa refused to navigate the Surigao-Leyte channel citing safety concerns
due to prevalent strong winds and big waves. The move resulted to cancellations
of its scheduled trips bound for Southern Leyte, Butaslac disclosed.
PP/Superintendent Froilan Caturla, port
police station commander, expressed relief on the resumption of shipping
operations on the Surigao-Leyte route saying “the more than P75-million worth
of various cargoes earlier reported as stranded in Lipata Port have already
been transported to Leyte all the way to its destinations.
“We’re happy on this development and
looks forward for the smooth operations of our shipping companies,” Caturla
said.
He had earlier estimated the stranded
cargoes as valued for more than P75-million broken down as follows: perishable
goods P20,050,000.00, livestock cargo P28,000,000.00, marine products
P18,000,000.00, construction materials
4,400,000.00 and heavy equipments P5,000,000.00.
Caturla said that as of 7:00 a.m. on
Monday they recorded a total of 115 vehicles and 1,235 stranded passengers inside
the Port of Lipata.
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