Philippines - Transportation

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Philippines is located Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam. The climate is tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October). The terrain is mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands.

Airports

This entry gives the total number of airports or airfields recognizable from the air. The runway(s) may be paved (concrete or asphalt surfaces) or unpaved (grass, earth, sand, or gravel surfaces) but may include closed or abandoned installations. Airports or airfields that are no longer recognizable (overgrown, no facilities, etc.) are not included. Note that not all airports have accommodations for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control.
Airports : 255 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways - total : 84
Airports - with paved runways - over 3,047 m : 4
Airports - with paved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m : 8
Airports - with paved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m : 26
Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1,523 m : 36
Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m : 10 (2007)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total : 171
Airports - with unpaved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m : 4
Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m : 68
Airports - with unpaved runways - under 914 m : 99 (2007)

Heliports

This entry gives the total number of heliports with hard- surface runways, helipads, or landing areas that support routine sustained helicopter operations exclusively and have support facilities including one or more of the following facilities
Heliports : 2 (2007)

Pipelines

This entry gives the lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products.
Pipelines : gas 565 km; oil 135 km; refined products 105 km (2007)

Railways

This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge
Railways - total : 897 km
Railways - narrow gauge : 897 km 1.067-m gauge (492 km are in operation) (2006)

Roadways

This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
Roadways - total : 200,037 km
Roadways - paved : 19,804 km
Roadways - unpaved : 180,233 km (2003)

Waterways

This entry gives the total length of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
Waterways : 3,219 km (limited to vessels with draft less than 1.5 m) (2007)

Merchant marine

Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries. *** Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT. *** Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers. *** Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another. *** Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another.
Merchant marine - total : 391
Merchant marine - by type : bulk carrier 75, cargo 125, carrier 16, chemical tanker 17, container 6, liquefied gas 5, passenger 6, passenger/cargo 68, petroleum tanker 36, refrigerated cargo 15, roll on/roll off 11, vehicle carrier 11
Merchant marine - foreign-owned : 161 (Bermuda 34, China 4, Greece 4, Hong Kong 1, Japan 81, Malaysia 1, Netherlands 23, Norway 10, Singapore 1, Taiwan 1, UAE 1)
Merchant marine - registered in other countries : 11 (Comoros 1, Cyprus 1, Hong Kong 1, Indonesia 1, Panama 7) (2008)

Ports and terminals

This entry lists major ports and terminals primarily on the basis of the amount of cargo tonnage shipped through the facilities on an annual basis. In some instances, the number of containers handled or ship visits were also considered.
Ports and terminals : Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Liman, Manila, Nasipit Harbor

Transportation - note

This entry includes miscellaneous transportation information of significance not included elsewhere.
Transportation - note : the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift

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