Philippines Transportation Profile 2013

Railways

total: 995 km
narrow gauge: 995 km 1.067-m gauge (484 km are in operation) (2010)

Roadways

total: 213,151 km
paved: 54,481 km
unpaved: 158,670 km (2009)

Waterways

3,219 km (limited to vessels with draft less than 1.5 m) (2011)

Pipelines

gas 7 km; oil 107 km; refined products 181 km (2010)

Ports and terminals

Batangas, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Liman, Manila

Merchant marine

total: 446
by type: bulk carrier 76, cargo 152, carrier 12, chemical tanker 27, container 17, liquefied gas 5, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 65, petroleum tanker 44, refrigerated cargo 20, roll on/roll off 11, vehicle carrier 10
foreign-owned: 159 (Bermuda 47, China 4, Denmark 2, Germany 2, Greece 5, Japan 77, Malaysia 1, Netherlands 17, Singapore 1, South Korea 1, Taiwan 1, UAE 1)
registered in other countries: 7 (Cyprus 1, Panama 5, unknown 1) (2010)

Airports

247 (2012)

Airports - with paved runways

total: 83
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 31
914 to 1,523 m: 31
under 914 m: 9 (2012)

Airports - with unpaved runways

total: 164
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 60
under 914 m: 101 (2012)

Heliports

2 (2012)

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