CEBU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

U N I V E R S I T Y

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

A SUSTAINABLE & MODERNIZED CEBU

INTERATIONAL CARGO SEAPORT in
CONSOLACION:

Infrastructure & Facilities Advancement towards Efficient Cargo

Handling Operations
Introduction

The Cebu International Port is one of the busiest ports in the Philippines. The Port of Cebu has
positioned itself as the trailblazer as far as Philippine ports sector is concerned, with highly impressive
year-on-year tonnage throughput growth of 24.43% forecast –Philippines Shipping Report Q1 2012.

However, due to the high demand of cargo volume, the existing Cebu International Port has been
congested, handling more than of its intended capacity. Though it is internationally operated, the existing
cargo seaport cannot accommodate larger international cargo ships due to the shallow depth beneath its
berths. It is also noticed that the infrastructure & facilities should be upgraded to world class standard in
order for the efficiency of the port operation and services to enhance the transport and trade
competitiveness of the Cebu Port.

Statement of the problem:

 How to design an international cargo seaport that will have a high trading volume of cargoes?

 What are the different cargo ships that will dock in the cargo seaport?

 What is their respective berth depths needed?

 What are the new possible international cargo ships that can be accommodated?

 What are the different cargoes to be handled in the cargo seaport?

 How to enhance the facilities and infrastructure of a cargo seaport to achieve world class
standards?
 What are the different laws and/or standards for cargo seaport planning and
design?
 What are the facilities and infrastructure that are present in the existing cargo
port?
 What are the possible facilities and infrastructure to be upgraded and/or added to
have efficient service and to enhance the navigational safety of the cargo seaport?
 How the facilities and infrastructure will be treated in order to reduce or avoid negative
environmental impacts to be brought by the cargo seaport?
 What are the possible elements that will be harmed during the construction and
operation of the cargo seaport?
 What are the sustainable strategies to be applied unto the cargo seaport design?

Objectives

 To design an international cargo seaport that will have a high trading volume of cargoes
 To enhance/upgrade the facilities and infrastructures of the cargo seaport to achieve world class
standards thus, enhancing the Cebu transport and trade competitiveness
 To comprehensively plan sustainable cargo seaport that is harmless to the environment

Bibliography
 • An Introduction to the Terminal Layouts & Design Procedure of Container Terminal, Chinese
Taipei, October 1999
• Strategic Plan for the Iqaluit Deepwater Port Project prepared for the City of Iqaluit, Aarluk
Consulting Inc., Gartner Lee Limited and Chris Anderson, August 2005
• Design & Construction of Ports & Marine Structures, Alonzo Def. Quinn, McGraw-Hill Book
Co., 1961

Method of research

• Qualitative method

Firsthand experience, truthful reporting & quotation of actual conversation

• Descriptive method

Collection of data in order to answer questions concerning the current status of the study; description,
recording, analysis and interpretation of conditions exist

Instruments of gathering data

• Interview
Collect information from professionals which has the experience and expertise on port design

• Observation
Full and/or accurate information cannot be elicited by questioning

 Documents

Government publications, earlier research, census

Study Population

 Shipping industries
 Transportation industries

Sampling design

n= N/ 1+Ne

Where:

n= sample size

N= population size

e= desired margin of error

• Random Sampling
 Lottery sampling- usually carried out by assigning numbers to each member of the population and
from these, the required numbers of sample units are picked

Statistical Treatment

• Frequency Table

• Percentage Table

Analysis and Presentation of data

• Statistical Presentation

• Graphical Presentation