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
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has recently released guidelines for the conduct of trainings, examination and assessments, and issuance of STCW certificates, as well as for Seafarers Record Book and other manpower development related issuances, in view of the implementation of Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in NCR Plus (NCR, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna continue reading : MARINA RELEASES SEAFARER-RELATED GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ECQ IN NCR PLUS
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) has commenced the deployment of the first phase of its online system for domestic shipping dubbed as the “Integrated Domestic Shipping Information System” (IDSIS), and will undergo pilot testing at its Regional Offices at the National Capital Region (NCR), Regional Office 1 & 2 in San Fernando continue reading : MARINA PILOT TESTS ONLINE SYSTEM FOR 8 DOMESTIC SHIPPING APPLICATIONS
Upholding its commitment in boosting regional cooperation and technological exchange, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) led the Philippine delegation during the 40th ASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group (MTWG) and 13th ASEAN-CHINA Maritime Consultation Meeting (ACMCM) held on 09 to 10 March 2021 via videoconferencing. Headed by Ms. Precila C. Jara, Officer-In-Charge of the MARINA’s Overseas continue reading : MARINA LEADS PHL DELEGATION IN ASEAN MTWG
The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) convened the 5th Inter-Agency Technical Working Group (TWG) Meeting on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS) last 08 March 2021 via videoconferencing. Spearheaded by the Officer-In-Charge of the Overseas Shipping Service (OSS), Ms. Precila C. Jara, the TWG reported about the Philippine Maritime Strategy on the continue reading : MARINA CONVENES 5TH IMSAS INTER-AGENCY TWG MEETING
As the country’s maritime administration seeks to uphold its commitments in ensuring full compliance to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS) in October 2022, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) held the Inter-Agency Writeshop on Pre-Audit Questionnaire (PAQ) on 19 February 2021 via video conference to update and finalize the said document continue reading : PHL Maritime Administration Gears up for IMSAS 2022; Finalizes PAQ
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
