Philippines · PHCEB

Cebu port charges, CPA tariffs & dry-bulk voyage planning

Current planning answer: Cebu is administered by the Cebu Port Authority, so PPA tariff notices should not be copied automatically into a Cebu voyage. Use CPA’s own tariff, issuance and operational sources, then confirm the exact Cebu facility and current pro forma before treating a model port-cost assumption as commercial.

Cebu intelligence timeline

Current authority changes

CPA-specific tariff and pilotage information is kept separate from PPA-governed ports.

Checked 22 Sep 2026
15 Apr 2026
CPA operational noticePilotage

CPA published notice for two Cebu Harbor Pilot accreditation slots

The Cebu Port Authority’s 2026 news/publications page includes a notice for filling two accreditation slots for Cebu Harbor Pilot.

Voyage implication: pilotage is an authority-managed operational input that should be checked against current CPA arrangements; this notice does not itself establish a vessel-specific pilotage cost.

Cebu Port Authority · News and Publications

Current source
Standing sourceHigh impactTariff

CPA maintains its own vessel, cargo, storage, exemption and cargo-handling tariff sections

CPA’s current Port Tariff page separates vessel, cargo, storage, exemption and cargo-handling categories under the Cebu authority.

Voyage implication: use CPA—not a PPA tariff headline—as the starting authority source for Cebu port-cost verification.

Cebu Port Authority · Port Tariff

Official Cebu Port Authority sourcesCheck CPA tariff pages, issuances and current pilot/terminal requirements for the actual call.
Open CPA
CharterPulse keeps Cebu’s authority regime separate from PPA ports to avoid applying the wrong tariff or policy.

What to confirm before a Cebu dry-bulk call

Resolve the exact Cebu port facility, berth and draft, cargo acceptance, gear/grab arrangement, loading/discharge productivity, working hours, pilotage, tugs, storage/free time and all tariff items relevant to the nominated terminal.

Planning implication

Use PHCEB for initial route modeling. Before a market approach, replace generic port time and port cost with facility-specific Cebu assumptions sourced from CPA and the terminal/agent.

Estimate a Cebu voyageBalikpapan → CebuBanjarmasin → CebuSamarinda → Cebu

Research checked 22 September 2026. Dynamic CPA notices can extend the timeline without mixing Cebu with the PPA regime.