Manila to host 10th Asia Pacific Manning and Training Conference

Manila to host 10th anniversary Asia Pacific Manning and Training Conference MANILA – The Philippines, the world’s manning capital, will be hosting the 10th Anniversary Asia-Pacific Manning and Training Conference. Considered the largest and most important manning conference in the world, the event will be held at the Hotel Sofitel Philippine Plaza, Manila on November 4 to 5. Participants can register...

Domestic passenger vessel sinks

More than 100 passengers are still missing after a domestic passenger vessel, listing early today, finally sunk off Zamboanga City, authorities said today. The Superferry 9 was on its way to the port of Iloilo when its captain issued a distress signal around 4 am (2000 GMT Saturday) when the ship began to tilt in heavy seas about 70 nautical miles off Zamboanga City, said authorities. Follow the news here. More...

PPA seeks ISO certification for Batangas port

The Symbolic Launching of the PPA ISO-QMS on August 3, 2009, attended by PPA Executives (Upper-L), during which Atty. Gloria Victoria-Bañas, Assistant General Manager for Finance and Administration, lead the unveiling of the PPA Quality Policy Statement (Lower-L) and delivered the Inspirational Message (Right). The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is working on an ISO certification, a move to standardize...

Rare footage aboard Somali pirate-seized ship

A rare peek into the lives of seamen taken hostage by Somali pirates can be seen in this cellphone video recorded by one of the hostages aboard MV Faina, the Ukrainian vessel seized last year. The Faina was carrying tanks and heavy weapons for delivery to Kenya. Girish Juneja of Channel4.com of UK...

Manila Ocean Park holds Marine Life contests for youth

The Manila Ocean Park, the first state of the art indoor oceanarium in the Philippines, in coordination with the United Nations Association of the Philippines (UNAP) through its youth arm, the United Nations Youth Association of the Philippines (UNYAP), will sponsor a series of competitions aimed at enhancing awareness on Philippine marine biodiversity protection among youth leaders of today. The project is in...

Senate prexy Enrile promotes seafarers’ welfare, protection

Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile cited yesterday the urgent need for Congress to pass measures that would promote the welfare as well as provide more ample protection to Filipino seafarers, whom he hailed as among the very best in the world, if not the very best. Speaking before the graduates of the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP) at Kamaya Point, Alas-asin, Mariveles, Bataan, Enrile stressed that...