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New Batangas port to serve as key gateway for proposed Luzon railway

Published Aug 25, 2025 12:00 am  |  Updated Aug 23, 2025 03:00 pm
(SLBPIPC photo)
(SLBPIPC photo)
The newly inaugurated logistics and supply chain hub in Batangas could soon be a strategic site that will complement the proposed Subic-Clark-Manila-Batangas (SCMB) Railway, a development seen to significantly boost trade in the province and nearby areas.
In a statement, Sinisian Lemery Batangas Port and Industrial Park Corp. (SLBPIPC) said it is positioning the hub for potential multimodal integration with the SCMB Railway, connecting land-based freight with seaborne trade.
Spanning seven hectares, the industrial estate located along the western coast of Batangas aims to serve as a gateway for cargo, cement, and fuel shipments within Luzon.
The facility has two dedicated berths that can accommodate vessels with a maximum size of 50,000 deadweight tons (DWT) and fuel tankers up to 30,000 DWT.
Its two-hectare warehouse zone provides support for cargo consolidation, storage, and onward distribution.
SLBPIPC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ferdinand Co said the hub’s location, depth, and service capacity position it as a major link to the SCMB Railway.
“This is a port designed not just for today’s logistics needs, but for tomorrow’s transport systems,” said Co.
SLBPIPC currently offers a wide range of port services, including cargo handling, pilotage, tugboat assistance, chandling, bunkering, watering, and tendering, ship agency, cargo surveying, trucking, and warehousing management.
The company said these services aim to foster a more decentralized and resilient logistics network in Luzon.
Co noted that the industrial complex, as a whole, will create employment opportunities in the transport, fuel, logistics, and warehousing sectors.
“We are building this with national priorities in mind, especially the need for alternative ports, regional gateways, and connectivity to inland rail systems,” he added.
Last June, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced that the proposed SCMB Railway is finally taking shape after it entered into an agreement with the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) for technical assistance in the project’s construction.
The 250-kilometer freight cargo railway will connect the Port of Subic, Clark International Airport, the Port of Manila, and the Port of Batangas, which together account for about 80 percent of the country’s total port traffic.
The SCMB Railway is a major component of the Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC), which is envisioned to foster investment and trade across Luzon.
The LEC is a trilateral initiative of the Philippines, the United States, and Japan designed to boost economic activity among the region’s major economic hubs.

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