As part of the upcoming 50th MARINA Anniversary Celebration, the said contest is in line with the Coastal and Inland Waterways Transport System (CIWTS) in order to provide a baseline design for passenger ferries intended to operate in Laguna Lake-Pasig River-Manila Bay.

The three judges who signed the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with MARINA include the President of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SONAME), Engr. Raymund Puso; Engr. Divino Isleta, naval architect of Dhitect Marine and Engineering Consultants; and Engr. Jerome Manuel, naval architect and marine engineer of JM Marine Services.

During the MOA Signing at the MARINA Central Office in Port Area, Manila on 22 February 2024, MARINA Deputy Administrator for Operations Engr. Nannette Villamor-Dinopol recognized the importance of the competition, which is relative to the effective implementation of the Maritime Industry Development Plan (MIDP) 2028 particularly on the Modernization of the Domestic Shipping Industry and Promotion of the Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Industry.

There will be three respective winners for the Students and Professional Categories, which will be announced during the 50th MARINA Anniversary on 01 June 2024.

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