The world is under siege by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that has already infected over 1.8 million people worldwide and killing around 115,000. The pandemic placed the world into a standstill and continues to cripple economic activities including sea trades where more than 700,000 Filipino Seafarers are deployed in domestic and foreign-flagged seagoing vessels. With continue reading : A Letter to All Filipino Seafarers Around the World
LOOK: MARINA OIC Deputy Administrator for Planning Arsenio Lingad II, together with Nancy Soriaga of Cash Section of the MARINA-GSD, represented the agency during a simple hand-over of the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) check from the senior officials and staff of the MARINA Central Office, who voluntarily donated their one-day salary for April continue reading : MARINA Central Office voluntarily donated their one-day salary to RITM
“The world is at war with an “unseen enemy.” A common enemy of humanity that is paralyzing our way of life and killing people at will! We therefore need to fight as ONE in the spirit of “BAYANIHAN.” Show the world that we all together care. I also enjoin everyone to reflect on God’s message continue reading : HOLY WEEK 2020 MESSAGE OF MARINA ADMINISTRATOR VADM ROBERT EMPEDRAD
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) together with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ), and several representatives from the Magsaysay Maritime Corporation welcomed home 327 Filipino seafarers at NAIA Terminal 1 last Sunday, 5 April 2020. The 327 repatriated Filipino seafarers were aboard the cruise ships Costa Diadema and continue reading : MARINA welcomes home 327 Filipino seafarers
Amid President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of a State of Public Health Emergency due to confirmed local transmission of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has tightened its measures to protect Filipino seafarers, Philippine-flagged ships, and the Agency’s workforce from the viral disease. The MARINA designed its Implementation Plan to intensify detection, continue reading : MARINA tightens measures protecting Filipino seafarers, Philippine-flagged ships, Agency workforce from COVID-19
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) extended the validity of STCW Certificates for Filipino seafarers currently on board flagged vessels who are affected by the Novel Corona Virus 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak or are affected by the rising tension involving countries in the Persian Gulf and the United States. The MARINA extended the validity continue reading : MARINA extends validity of certificates of affected Filipino seafarers amid Middle East tension, COVID-19
Philippine-flagged ships plying overseas routes are already compliant with ‘IMO 2020,’ per Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) data. The IMO Global Sulfur Cap 2020, which entered into force on 01 January 2020, sets the limit of the sulfur content of ships’ fuel from 3.5% to 0.5%. Latest information collected by the MARINA, as of January 2020, continue reading : Philippine-flagged overseas ships already compliant with IMO 2020
Attention to all seafarers! Exercise your right to vote and become a registered voter for the upcoming 2022 National Elections through the Overseas Voting Registration booth at the 2nd floor of the MARINA Central Office. Attention to all seafarers! Exercise your right to vote and become a registered voter for the upcoming 2022 National continue reading : Attention to all seafarers! Exercise your right to vote and become a registered voter for the upcoming 2022 National Elections through the Overseas Voting Registration booth at the 2nd floor of the MARINA Central Office.
TRIVIA: Did you know that there are 146 ways to travel around the archipelago by water transport? TRIVIA: Did you know that there are 146 ways to travel around the archipelago by water transport? The Department of Transportation – Philippines, through the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), has already established 146 RoRo (Roll-on / Roll-off) continue reading : TRIVIA: Did you know that there are 146 ways to travel around the archipelago by water transport?
MARINA presents 2019 OSS Accomplishments, intensifies collaboration with private stakeholders MANILA, PHILIPPINES – To further strengthen the collaboration with the private stakeholders of the overseas shipping sector and to present its accomplishments for 2019, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), through the Overseas Shipping Service (OSS), convened a Consultative Meeting with the Private Stakeholders of continue reading : MARINA presents 2019 OSS Accomplishments, intensifies collaboration with private stakeholders
