MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has reiterated its full support and commitment to uphold gender and development (GAD) in the maritime industry. At the recently concluded seminar-workshop on GAD, the MARINA GAD focal persons across the country reviewed its efforts to make its GAD-related initiatives more gender responsive and agreed measures to continue reading : Seafaring industry not only for men, but also for women – MARINA

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has opened 19 new Roll-on / Roll-off (RoRo) missionary routes to upgrade the domestic shipping industry in support of the nautical highway development – one of the eight priority programs of the 10-year maritime industry development plan (MIDP). These new RoRo missionary routes include the following: 1) continue reading : MARINA OPENS 19 RORO MISSIONARY ROUTES

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) encourages businessmen to invest in the establishment of the first-ever maritime industrial hub under the 10-year maritime industry development plan (MIDP). The establishment of the maritime industrial hub from 2019 to 2028 aims to develop an attractive Philippine Ship Registry; a world-class bunkering facility and major ports continue reading : MARINA eyes first-ever maritime hub

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) strengthens the Philippine Ship Registry through the implementation of the 10-year Maritime Industry Plan (MIDP), regular joint collaboration with the private stakeholders, and by being a responsible member of the international maritime community. Being the country’s agency responsible in promoting and developing the Philippine maritime industry, the continue reading : MARINA strengthens Philippine Ship Registry; upholds commitment to IMO

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), together with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA), and the maritime higher education institutions (MHEIs) across the country, revamped the Philippine maritime education programs through the National Consultation on the Joint CHED Memorandum – MARINA Circular on the Revised Policies, Standards, continue reading : MARINA, CHED, PMMA, MHEIs revamp PH maritime education programs

CEBU, PHILIPPINES – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) will issue show cause orders (SCOs) to MV Eastern Endeavour and LCT Poseidon 29 that have been involved in a collision abeam Shell Island, Mactan, Cebu on Saturday evening, 12 January 2019. MV Eastern Endeavour is a 6,269 gross tonnage (GT) general cargo vessel operating the overseas continue reading : MARINA to issue show cause orders to 2 ships in collision

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has officially launched on Monday, 17 December 2018, its online evaluation and appointment system for the application of Theoretical Examination for Merchant Marine Officers as part of the agency’s intensified modernization initiatives, promoting convenience on the part of qualified Filipino seafarers. The implementation of the online evaluation continue reading : MARINA launches Online Evaluation and Appointment System for Theoretical Exam for Marine Officers

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – For the first time since its foundation on June 1974, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has welcomed the blessing of its newly-constructed central office building located at Bonifacio Drive corner 20th Street, Port Area, Manila today, 14 December 2018. The 12,000-square meter 12-storey building with an actual cost of P 382 million continue reading : MARINA welcomes blessing of newly-constructed central office building

HANOI, VIETNAM – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) bagged the “Best Regional Identification Document” award at the High Security Printing (HSP) Asia Conference held in Hanoi, Vietnam for its development of the Seafarer Identity Document (SID) project to be implemented early next year. It bested six competitors including the Hong Kong ID, the new Taiwan continue reading : MARINA bags ‘Best Regional Identification Document’ award for the SID project

PASAY CITY, PHILIPPINES — The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has completed the formulation process of the priority projects under the 10-year Maritime Industry Development Plan (MIDP) at the external stakeholders’ validation workshop held in Pasay City on 11 December 2018. The 10-year MIDP aims to accelerate achievement of nationally integrated and globally competitive maritime industry continue reading : MARINA completes 10-yr maritime roadmap formulation process