Tag: Phillipines

A Philippine cargo vessel collided with a Cyprus-flagged dredger in a Manila Bay anchorage area on July 6.

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) recently launched a contract tracing system for COVID-19, so as to facilitate the movement of people inside the ports and maintain the highest health protocols amid the outbreak.

In response to the crew change issue that has arise due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Philippine Embassy managed to repatriate a total of 537 stranded Filipino seafarers.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, 128 Filipinos seafarers are now back home following a successful repatriation operation from the Filipino government and the Turkish authorities in Ankara.

Philippines breached the 13,000-mark of repatriated seafarers today, as on April 13 the DFA welcomed home seven seafarers from MSC Sinfonia, 47 seafarers from Norwegian Jewel and six distressed OFWs from Doha, Qatar.

Batangas Container Terminal (BCT) has achieved its the highest container throughput it has handled since the beginning commercial operations in 2010. Overall, the BCT handled over 310,000 TEUs.

The International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) issued a proposal concerning the modernization of the Iloilo Commercial Port Complex and the Port of Dumangas to the Philippine Ports Authority. The Philippine Ports Authority will now begin its evaluation on the legal, financial and technical merits of ICTSI’s proposal.

The Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) provided to Excelerate Energy the Notice to Proceed (NTP) for the development of a floating liquefied natural gas import terminal in the Bay of Batangas, in line with DOE's guidelines for 'Rules and Regulation Governing the Philippine Natural Gas Industry.'

The US highlighted the United Nations arbitral tribunal's 2016 decision invalidating China's line claim in the South China Sea is 'final' and 'legally binding,' as the US is strongly against China's attempts to assert its 'unlawful' maritime claims. Namely, the US Department of State noted last weekend that breaching the tribunal decision that rejected China’s nine-dash line maritime claim would be against the law.

The Philippines maritime regulator Maritime Industry Authority, Marina, announced its aspiration on luring private organizations to continue engaging in shipbuilding and repair by growing a scheme for tax incentives. The incentives program is for domestic shipping in order to improve the investment climate in the Philippines and gain more private-sector participation.