Philippines

Companies must open up yard for empty containers

Philippines – Shipping companies have been directed to open up container yards that will be utilized as depot for empty containers amid clamor from truckers over port congestion.

Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero said on Monday (Nov. 19) he had required shipping lines to open up container yards for empty containers. He also directed the transfer of empty containers to inland container yards.

He said that during the time of former Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña, “there were talks...

http://container-news.com/companies-must-open-up-yard-empty-containers/

ITF welcomes the Manila statement about the fair treatment of seafarers

The ITF HQ’s in London

International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) general secretary Stephen Cotton, and a delegation of ITF unions, is at a regional meeting in Manila, the Philippines, of Asia’s leading seafaring nations that has agreed the first ‘Manila statement on the fair treatment of seafarers’. See below for background.

Speaking at the meeting, Mr Cotton said: “The ITF, representing over twenty million transport workers, is totally committed to working with the people here today to...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/14/itf-welcomes-the-manila-statement-about-the-fair-treatment-of-seafarers/

Call to establish Admiralty Court in Manila to counter ‘floating coffins’

United Filipino Seafarers (UFS), a Manila-based crew advocacy group, has called on the government to establish an Admiralty Court. The Philippines has one of the worst maritime safety records in the world and is also beset by high levels of corruption. UFS president Nelson Ramirez said an Admiralty...

https://splash247.com/call-to-establish-admiralty-court-in-manila-to-counter-floating-coffins/

ICTSI to invest in two Philippine ports to boost cargo movement

International Container Terminal Services revealed plans to invest more than PHP5 billion to develop the Iloilo Port Complex and the Port of Dumangas in the province of Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines, as part of its aim to modernize the infrastructure of the ports and make them an international gateway concerning cargo movement.

As such, ICTSI has submitted a Letter of Intent to the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), seeking to assist the Authority in upgrading the port network in the...

https://safety4sea.com/ictsi-to-invest-in-two-philippine-ports-to-boost-cargo-movement/

NYK Conducts Maritime Short-Term Exchange Program For Students In Japan And Philippines

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As a part of the NYK Mirai Project, NYK successfully conducted an international short-term student-exchange program with the NYK-TDG Maritime Academy (NTMA), which NYK operates in the Philippines and national maritime schools in Japan during the months of August through October 2018.

Image Credits: nyk.com

Short-term study abroad from Japan

From August 29 to September 8, 2018, 23 students from four schools — i.e., Toyama, Oshima, Hiroshima, and Yuge colleges of the National Institute of Technology...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/nyk-conducts-maritime-short-term-exchange-program-for-students-in-japan-and-philippines/

Two ships robbed in Philippine and Indonesian anchorages

In its weekly report for 23-29 October, ReCAAP ISC informed of two actual incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia, one in Batangas, Philippines and another one in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

The first incident involved the Maltese-flagged oil tanker ‘Searacer’. While at anchor at Tabangao Customary Anchorage, Batangas, Philippines, the security personnel sighted two perpetrators armed with knives at the forecastle of the ship. The duty officer sounded the ship’s alarm, and the...

https://safety4sea.com/two-ships-robbed-in-philippine-and-indonesian-anchorages/

Warning of kidnapping activities in Sabah

According to the ReCAAP ISC, there are information that a group of approximately 10 ASG (Abu Sayyaf Group) members armed with pistol, rifles and grenade launcher is planning to carry out kidnapping activities in Sabah.

These activities may take place at any opportune time in undisclosed areas in Sabah, mainly targeting businessmen or ship’s crew of foreign vessels passing through the area.

The group is using unmarked coloured blue and white motorbanca locally known as jungkong.

Ship masters and...

https://safety4sea.com/warning-of-kidnapping-activities-in-sabah/

New maritime academy launched in Philippines

Magsaysay Maritime Corporation announced that the MOL Magsaysay Maritime Academy (MMMA) was officially inaugurated on September 12, 2018 in Dasmariñas City, Cavite, Philippines.

The Academy has a full college program for Filipinos and other students from the region. The curriculum aims to increase the students’ competencies, as needed by the global shipping industry.

The Academy is located on a 13.7-hectares facility which houses a Ship-In Campus, Student Complex, Academic Building, and Student...

https://safety4sea.com/new-maritime-academy-launched-in-philippines/

Boxship collided with fast ferry in Philippines

A fastcraft bound for Tubigon from Cebu City and a cargo vessel accidentally collided in waters at the vicinity of the accident prone Lawis Ledge off Talisay City on Thursday (Oct. 18) night.

The container ship M/V Ocean United at around 8:45 p.m. hit the rear end of FastCat M11 which had 70 passengers on board and 12 rolling cargoes, a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) report said.

According to the PCG, three of the passengers were injured with one of them rushed to a hospital for immediate medical...

http://container-news.com/boxship-collided-fast-ferry-philippines/

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