MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) Administrator Robert Empedrad have once again strengthened the MARINA’s organizational work force by appointing 49 new MARINA officers and personnel, which were composed of 33 newly promoted and 16 newly hired employees. Conducted both through virtual and face-to-face, Administrator Empedrad administered the mass oath-taking of the new continue reading : Empedrad strengthens MARINA org workforce anew
Aiming to have a unified set of knowledge and understanding necessary in the implementation of the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention in the Philippines between government agencies and partnered private stakeholders, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) held the Seminar on the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM continue reading : MARINA Holds Seminar on BWM Convention for MHEIs and MTIs
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
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – In a move to further enhance the delivery of its frontline services and to promote the ease of doing business, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has commenced the preparation of a 4-year roadmap for its information technology, which aims to modernize its information technology equipment and facilities, integrate existing and develop new continue reading : MARINA PREPARES 4-YEAR IT ROADMAP, PURSUES MODERNIZATION OF EQUIPMENT, SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, AUTOMATION OF SERVICES NATIONWIDE
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – To actively promote the ease of doing business campaign of the Philippine government, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), together with the Landbank of the Philippines (LBP), signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the provision of an e-payment facility for the Agency by using the Landbank LinkBiz Portal on Thursday, 14 January continue reading : MARINA, Landbank ink web-based payment MOA to promote ease of doing business
