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MARINA monitors ships’ safety compliance ahead of Lent

April 1, 2025

The Maritime Industry Authority kicked off today (April 1) intensified monitoring of passenger vessels' safety compliance ahead of the expected influx of passengers...

BOC re-implements order helping forwarders avoid penalty on late manifest submission

March 31, 2025

The Bureau of Customs is re-implementing from April 1 an order that essentially helps freight forwarders avoid penalties for late submission of advance...

PHIVIDEC, PCG eye new VTMS in Misamis Oriental

March 31, 2025

The PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority and the Philippine Coast Guard are eyeing a new vessel traffic management system at Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental A memorandum...

MICT welcomes first call of Hapag-Lloyd feeder service

March 31, 2025

Manila International Container Terminal welcomed the first call of Hapag-Lloyd’s newly-launched China-Philippines Feeder service Tokyo Express sailed into the Port Manila on March...

HMM receives first methanol-powered containership

March 30, 2025

HMM recently received its first methanol-powered containership The 9,000-TEU HMM GREEN is the first of nine sister ships ordered in February 2023 from...

WSC against proposed port call fees for Chinese-built vessels

March 28, 2025

The World Shipping Council is against the proposed fee on port calls for Chinese-built vessels The WSC said this would only worsen inflation...

Top PH international ports handle 5.4% more containers in 2024

March 28, 2025

Top Philippine international ports handled 5.4% more containers in 2024 year-on-year boosted by higher imports Eleven ports recorded 3.833 million twenty-foot equivalent units...

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding receives orders for methanol-fueled roro ships

March 27, 2025

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., recently received orders for three methanol-fueled roll on/roll off ships The orders came from Toyofuji Shipping Co., Ltd.; Miyazaki...

PNOC, Batangas LGU sign MOU for offshore wind port development

March 27, 2025

• The Philippine National Oil Company and the Batangas provincial government signed a Memorandum of Understanding on March 13, 2025, to explore the development...

Herma Shipyard launches locally-made 18MB oil tanker

March 27, 2025

• Herma Shipyard launched the 18 mega barrel oil tanker M/Tkr Malawig from its Mariveles, Bataan facility • The 86.10-meter-long tanker can carry 18,000 barrels...