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Posts tagged with "Maritime Industry Authority"
Marina favors SBSR development over gov’t takeover of Hanjin
Feb. 2 | The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is recommending developing and upgrading the ship building and ship repair (SBSR) industry to enable local shipyards to expand its capacity to construct more ships and bigger vessels and contribute to making the...
PH agencies to regulate fees of foreign shipping lines, depots, truckers
Feb. 1 | Image courtesy of khunaspix at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Fees charged by international shipping lines, container depot operators, and truckers operating in the Philippines will soon be regulated by government agencies, the move designed to lower high shipping...
Marina: maritime development plan requires P94B funding
Jan. 8 | The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) says an estimated P94.6 billion is needed to implement the eight priority programs under its 10-year Maritime Industry Development Plan (MIDP) for the Philippines. The decade-long roadmap aims to accelerate the...
Marina’s new maritime roadmap identifies 8 flagship programs
Dec. 25 | The (Marina) has finally completed formulating the eight priority projects under the 10-year Maritime Industry Development Plan (MIDP). The projects include development of shipping services for maritime tourism; development of a coastal and inland waterways...
After 44 years, Marina gets own central office building
Dec. 16 | The 12,000-square meter, 12-story building was constructed at a cost of P382 million. Construction took three years to complete. Photo courtesy of the Maritime Industry Authority. For the first time since its founding in June 1974, the Maritime Industry...
Veteran Navy ‘seadog’ named Marina OIC
Nov. 6 | Narciso A. Vingson, Jr. is the OIC administrator for the Maritime Industry Authority. Photo from Marina. Narciso A. Vingson, Jr. has been designated as officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) by Transportation Secretary Arthur...
11 hurdle Marina’s harbor pilot licensing test
Nov. 2 | The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) urged 11 newly minted harbor pilots to be competitive and reliable agents in ensuring maritime safety at all Philippine ports. The 11 new master mariners who hurdled Marina’s harbor pilot licensure examination...
Marina issues special permit for new 2Go Manila-Mindanao route
Oct. 25 | The Philippine Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has allowed 2Go Group, Inc. to operate a Manila-Iloilo-Zamboanga-General Santos-Davao service to serve passengers expected to flock to these ports during this year’s observance of All Saints’ Day...
Draft PH maritime roadmap identifies priority programs for next 10 years
Oct. 22 | The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is finalizing priority programs and projects under its 10-year Maritime Industry Development Plan (MIDP), which aims to transform the Philippines into a major maritime hub. “While it may be true that we [did]...
