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Posts tagged with "Maritime Industry Authority"
Domestic lines ordered to cut agri, food shipping rates by 40%
Jun. 27 | Manila North Harbor The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has directed all domestic shipping lines to extend a shipping rate discount of at least 40% on all agricultural and food products. At the same time, they were ordered to allocate no less than...
Shippers’ Protection Office created to handle complaints on shipping line charges
Jun. 26 | Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has established the Shippers’ Protection Office (SPO) to protect domestic and international shippers “against unreasonable fees and charges imposed by domestic and...
MARINA appeals to domestic liners to keep rates steady
Mar. 27 | Domestic terminal Manila North Harbor The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) is appealing to the “kindness and generosity” of domestic shipping operators, owners, charterers, and others concerned with operating a liner service to maintain the cargo...
Sea transport suspension only for passengers, not cargoes: MARINA
Mar. 14 | Domestic cargo sea transportation will continue under the Metro Manila community quarantine to facilitate movement of basic commodities and goods in and out of the metro, according to guidelines released by the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA). But...
Retired Navy chief Empedrad gets MARINA post
Mar. 12 | President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed former Philippine Navy chief Robert A. Empedrad as the new administrator of the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA). Empedrad’s appointment paper was signed by the President on March 2 and released on March...
PCG gets P15B budget for 2020; CAB, MARINA budgets slashed
Feb. 5 | Sister transport agencies Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) and Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) have been given lower budgets for 2020 compared to 2019, while the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) gets a higher allocation from last year’s. According to...
MARINA holds follow-up audit to strengthen PH readiness for IMO state audit
Feb. 4 | The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has conducted a verification audit of different government agencies as part of preparations for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS) scheduled for October 2021. The verification...
DOTr tightens safety protocols at all transport hubs
Jan. 31 | Safety measures have been tightened in the Philippines’ transportation hubs with the recording of the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the country, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr). Transport Secretary...
BOC, DA, DOH monitor cargoes from countries with cases of coronavirus
Jan. 29 | Image by Alexander Kliem from Pixabay The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is working closely with the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Department of Health (DOH) in monitoring and inspecting shipments coming from countries with reported cases of novel coronavirus...
