PORT AUTHORITIES, BODIES

AND ASSOCIATIONS
By: CARANZO,GELAILA
 MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF PORT
AUTHORITIES CONCERNING:
• Development planning
• Traffic promotion
• Raise capital and funds
• Own and develop independent terminals
• Lease Wharf facilities
• Operate harbor crafts
• Operate and manage facilities for air, rail and road transportation
• Exercise the right of eminent domain
 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
PORT AUTHORITIES
• 1. To encourage water-borne transportation by the promotion of national and
international publicity
• 2. To exchange technical information relative to port construction, maintenance,
operation and management.
• 3. To promote the importance of port authorities in their relationship to the
communities.
• 4. To cooperate with the national government in assuring that the channels and
waterways connecting with national ports are properly maintained end expanded as
necessary to meet the necessary to meet the needs of commerce.
• 5. To strive for uniform practices in ports. This means emphasis on method of
management, construction and financing, establishment of structures a standard
technical port language and other similar problems.
• 6. To work towards a common objective.
 OTHER DEPARTMENTS
NATIONAL COAST GUARD
NATIONAL BUREAU OF CUSTOMS
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
NATIONAL MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
THE BUREAU OF FOREIGN COMMERCE
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
QUARANTINE
SECURITY ASSOCIATIONS
WATERFRONT COMMISSIONS
 NATIONAL COAST GUARD

• This Group primarily exist to prevent loss of life and property due to
unsafe and illegal practices upon the high seas and in navigable waters
subject to jurisdiction of the national government. It also performs many
important jobs for the benefit of the mariner and shipper. It controls
marine inspection and enforces maritime laws on the high seas and
navigable waters in order to prevent the smuggling of taxable goods or
goods which may be banned for import. It regulates and enforces laws
governing dangerous cargoes and maintains an educational program in
marine safety for ship operators and boatmen.
NATIONAL BUREAU OF CUSTOMS
• At all ocean ports used by vessels handling foreign trade, the customs
service has an established office through which every vessel of foreign
registry must be cleared upon arrival and departure. Vessels engaged in
trade between the national and foreign ports must be cleared.

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE

This controls the entry of foreign citizens into the country. Aliens wishing
to enter the country. Aliens wishing to enter the country for permanent or
temporary residence must be present to the immigration officials
documents of identity and nationality along with their visas to determine
their fitness and admissibility under laws.
• NATIONAL MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
• This branch of Department of Commerce functions as the administrator of
regulations for the control of rates, services, routes, practices, agreements,
charges, classification and tariffs of common water-borne carriers engaged in
foreign laws affecting export
• THE BUREAU OF FOREIGN COMMERCE
• It gathers and distributes marketing information for the manufacturers and
exporters.
• INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
• This is a regulatory body which controls rates and services for coastwise and
inland water carriers engaged in transportation in interstate commerce. It
also regulates trucks and railroads in the same manner
• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• The control of perishable foods and the administration and enforcement of the
laws of the Perishable Commodities Act. The Export and Apple and Pear Act, and
other related statutes are handled through rhe Fruit and Vegatable division od
the department of Agriculture. The inspection of meat and meat products as
weel as animals for both import and export is the responsibility of the
Agricultural Research Service.
• QUARANTINE
• Vessels arriving from foreign ports are required to undergo quarantine
inspection of ships and passengers by the National Public Health Service, a
division of the Department od Health Education and Welfare
• SECURITY ASSOCIATIONS
• Their function is to suppress theft and pilferage and to cooperate with the
national, regional and city governments in the gathering of legal evidence to aid
in presecution.
• WATERFRONT COMMISIONS
• These commissions are established to cope with unjust practices in the hiring of
waterfront labor and the methods of public loading in piers.
HARBOUR
CLASSIFICATION
• NATURAL HARBOUR
• It is an inlet or water area protected from storms and waves by the natural
configuration of land. Its entrance is so located and formed as to facilitate
navigation while ensuring comparatively quite within the harbor. They are
natural formations in the form of creaks and basins.
• SEMI-NATURAL HARBOUR
• Their natural location has been made well protected by the additional of the
detached breakwater at their entrances
• ARTIFICIAL HARBOR
• It is an area protected from the effect of waves either by breakwater or by
dredging. Articial formations in the form o breakwaters are constructed to
provide shelter to ships and vessels during bad weather.
 HARBOUR CLASSIFICATION
BASED ON UTILTY
• REFUGE HARBOURS
• They are used solely as haven for ships in a storm. These harbours should
allow all types od craft and ships in an emergency.
• COMMERCIAL HARBOURS
• It is a harbor in which docks are provided with necessary facilities for loading
and discharging cargo.
• FISHERY HARBOURS
• These harbours should be open constantly for departure and arrival of fishing
ships.
• MILITARY HARBOURS
• It is a naval base for the purpose of accommodating naval vessels.
 HARBOUR CLASSIFICATION
BASED ON LOCATION
• SEA OR OCEAN HARBOURS
• They are intended for sea going vessels. These vessels may be quite variable in size
ranging from the oil tankers to fishing craft.
• RIVER OR ESTUARY HARBOURS
• Rivers and estuaries from the natural transportation routes between the sea and the
hinterland
• CANAL HARBOURS
• Harbours can be also located along canals for both inland and sea-going navigations.
• LAKE HARBOURS
• These harbours are constructed along the shores of lakes. If these lakes are large the
conditions are similar to those in a sea or ocean, except that tidal action does not
occur.