MANILA – Filipino seafarers get a closer shot at getting vaccines against COVID-19 as the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) approves the recommendation of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to include them in the priority recipients listed in the government’s national vaccination rollout. “This is a very good development for our maritime continue reading : FILIPINO SEAFARERS NOW INCLUDED IN PRIORITY LIST IN THE NAT’L COVID-19 VACCINATION PROGRAM
MANILA, Philippines– Vice Admiral Rene Villena Medina AFP (Ret) has been appointed and sworn into duty as the new Executive Director of the STCW Office of the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) in a simple ceremony held today, 30 March 2021. Prior to the appointment of VADM Medina, Engr. Nannette V Dinopol was designated as Officer-in-Charge, continue reading : Duterte Appoints VADM Medina as New Executive Director of STCW Office, MARINA
Aiming to provide updates and to strengthen collaboration with the overseas shipping stakeholders, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) convened a Private Stakeholders’ Meeting on 23 March 2021 via video conferencing. The MARINA – Overseas Shipping Service (OSS) spearheaded the discussions regarding the draft Memorandum Circular (MC) on the Implementation of the Overseas Shipping Service Information continue reading : MARINA PROVIDES UPDATES; UPHOLDS COLLABORATION WITH OVERSEAS SHIPPING STAKEHOLDERS
Bringing together the high-level officials of the maritime administrations of the participating International Maritime Organization (IMO) Member States in the ASEAN region and representatives of the Marine Environment Protection of the Southeast Asian Seas (MEPSEAS) Project’s strategic partners, the Philippines, through the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), hosted the Extraordinary High-Level Regional Meeting (EHLRM) on MEPSEAS continue reading : PHILIPPINES HOSTS EXTRAORDINARY HIGH-LEVEL REGIONAL MEETING ON MEPSEAS
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), through a virtual soft launching, has announced on Thursday the opening of the MARINA Training Institute (MarTI) located in the four-story MARINA Regional Office – Western Visayas building situated inside the Panaad Park in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City. The MarTI, as an academic arm of the MARINA, continue reading : MARINA launches its Training Institute in Bacolod City
Despite the Philippine government’s intensified efforts to eradicate the forbidden deals in government transactions, “fixers” still remain rampant especially during these trying times. With this, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) heavily supports the government’s initiatives, led by Task Force Anti-Red Tape (ART), to annihilate these wrongdoings that continuously preying the Filipino seafarers who want their continue reading : MARINA’s Kontra Fixer Mission
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), through its Circular No. SR-2020-05, has set rules and regulations for the control and management of ships’ ballast water and sediments to ensure that all Philippine Registered Ships plying in the international trade, as well as international ships plying Philippine waters, are compliant with the International Convention continue reading : MARINA sets rules, regulations for ballast water management
IN PHOTOS: The MARINA, through its Manpower Development Service (MDS), conducted a Modified Basic Safety Training together with a Gender Awareness and Development session last Thursday, 21 January 2021. Participants consisted of eight (8) motormen and boat captains. The training was done as part of the Agency’s support for fishing vessel operators who are part continue reading : MARINA conducts MBST with GAD session
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – At least 15 individuals at the Central Office of the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) in Manila have tested positive for the coronavirus disease or COVID-19. These include 13 personnel, 1 utility, and 1 security staff. Stakeholders who visited or transacted business at the 3rd, 10th, and 11th floors of the Agency last continue reading : 15 IN MARINA TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
Manila, Philippines – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has commenced the operations of its processing centers at its main office in Port Area, Manila beginning Saturday for the issuance of Seafarers’ Record Books (SRB) and Seafarers’ Identity Documents (SID) in response to the growing public clamor to open more slots and accommodate walk-in applicants especially continue reading : MARINA TO PROCESS SRBs, SIDs ON SATURDAYS FOR FIRST QUARTER
