Some Roro ferry services also seem to consistently fail meeting maritime safety standards due to minimum ship maintenance, and chronic overload.

[10] On passenger terminal 3, ferry tickets for Puerto Galera, a popular tourist destination, can be purchased directly on arrival next to the piers to Sabang, Whitebeach, Muelle and Balatero.

Philippine Ports Authority General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said that the terminal connects mainland Luzon to Mimaropa to Iloilo, Negros, Cebu, and Mindanao via high-speed craft, ferries, and Roll-on/roll-off ships.

The plan involves increasing the capacity of the port which is projected to accommodate more domestic passengers and international container cargoes.

[17] The port of Batangas can improve its attractiveness in providing competitively-priced electricity or energy to investors and in offering higher quality maritime services.

[citation needed] The size of interior roads connecting the port leads to congestion that renders highways and expressways far less effective.

In addition, the revival or construction of a railway system connecting the Port of Batangas to Metro Manila would certainly accelerate its development.

[18] On April 26, 2024, President Bongbong Marcos launched the port's expansion project during the Integrated Passenger Terminal building's inauguration.