MANILA – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) on 02 March 2022. This collaboration aims to establish several Registration Centers for Overseas Voters as part of the preparations for the May 2025 national and local elections. The initiative will guarantee the continuous continue reading : MARINA, Comelec team up to establish centers for overseas voters
The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), represented by Administrator Atty. Hernani N. Fabia and OIC Executive Director of the STCW Office, Mr. Samuel L. Batalla, forged a Memorandum of Understanding for institutional partnership with the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) represented by Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, UPOU Chancellor and Dr. Joane V. Serrano, continue reading : MARINA partners with UPOU to elevate delivery of maritime education, training through open, distance learning
MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has strongly echoed his administration’s mission to make the country’s maritime industry a top priority, during the first-ever Philippine Maritime Industry Summit 2023, 28 February 2023. “Given that the Philippines is a maritime nation, I believe that it is time for us to make the maritime industry continue reading : PBBM: Time to make PH maritime industry a top priority
PASAY CITY – The Philippines’ Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has forged a Cooperation Agreement with South Korea’s Busan Marine Engineering Association (BUEA) to expand trade and business relationships in the field of shipbuilding and maritime business during a forum on 08 November 2022. In his opening remarks, MARINA Administrator Atty. Hernani Fabia expressed that the continue reading : PH, SOUTH KOREA FORGE COOPERATION AGGREEMENT TO EXPAND TRADE, BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP IN SHIPBUILDING; EYES TO GENERATE JOBS, BENEFITS SBSR ENTITIES
The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), through its Enforcement Service (ES), conducted a compliance monitoring of domestic ships in the jurisdictional area of Cebu province. The ES team, in coordination with the MARINA Regional Office VII (MRO 7), has inspected the domestic ships at the said region to ensure their compliance to all applicable safety and continue reading : MARINA ENFORCEMENT SERVICE CONDUCTS COMPLIANCE MONITORING IN CEBU
Considering the important role of transportation in the movement of goods and people, the Philippines expressed its commitment to make the country’s transport system at par with the international fora during the 43rd ASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group (MTWG) Meeting held in Nha Trang, Viet Nam from 20 to 22 September 2022. In the said continue reading : PHL Commits to Elevate Transport System to Global Standards
The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) and the World Wide Fund for Nature – Philippines (WWF) have sealed their partnership through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 23 September 2022, held at the City of Pasay. The MoU stated that the MARINA and WWF shall work together to stop or reduce the tons continue reading : MARINA, WWF seal partnership to address crisis on marine plastic litter
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) is working round-the-clock addressing non-conformities and observations in the recently conducted first stage of the Independent Evaluation (IE) by a panel of international experts that assessed the Philippine implementation of the International Convention on Standards of Training and Certification (STCW) for seafarers 1978, as amended while rallying continue reading : MARINA WORKING ROUND-THE-CLOCK TO ADDRESS IE FINDINGS; RALLIES STAKEHOLDERS SUPPORT FOR PH CONTINUED INCLUSION IN THE “IMO WHITELIST”
IN PHOTOS – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) – Franchising Service (FS) Central Office team, headed by Engr. Ronaldo P. Bandalaria, conducted an Assessment of the Phasing out of wooden-hulled ships (WHS) carrying passengers under MC No. 2016-02, and on the Oversight Functions within MARINA Regional Office (MRO) IX – the Zamboanga Peninsula last 25-28 continue reading : MEMORANDUM REPORT ON SPECIAL ORDER NO. 397-22 TO MRO IX (ZAMBOANGA CITY) ON THE CONDUCT OF THE FOLLOWING: IMPLEMENTATION OF FRANCHISING SERVICE OVERSIGHT FUNCTIONS TO MROs; AND MRO’S ASSESSMENT OF MC NO. 2016-02 ON THE PHASING OUT OF WOODEN-HULLED SHIPS (WHS) CARRYING PASSENGERS
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – A total of 11 Master Mariners successfully passed the MARINA Harbor Pilot Licensure Examinations administered separately by the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) on 9-11 March 2022 and 8-10 June 2022. Below is the list of successful examinees and their respective pilotage districts: 1. Banzon, Bernie V. – La Union 2. Buno, Melvin continue reading : 11 Master Mariners pass MARINA Harbor Pilot Licensure Examination for 2022
