World Bank study highlights policy barriers to PH shipping industry
Prohibitive policies that hinder open competition in the Philippines might be the reason for the weak state of the domestic shipping industry, according to…
DTI agency cracks down on shady freight forwarders, consolidators
The Department of Trade and Industry-Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (DTI-FTEB) has filed formal complaints against a number of sea freight forwarders for operating without…
MARINA sets up permanent fast lane for vessel import permits
The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has made permanent its special processing window/express lane (SPWEL) to speed up processing of permits for vessel imports and…
PH Merchant Shipping Act to be chopped up into several bills
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is breaking down the proposed Philippine Merchant Shipping Act into several bills in order to facilitate approval. In a…
PH seafreight forwarders’ transfer to Marina a hop and skip away
The transfer of supervisory powers over seafreight forwarders from the Philippine Shippers’ Bureau (PSB) to the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is just a meeting…
Specialized foreign vessels to soon service PH gas project
The Philippine Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) will soon allow special-purpose foreign-flag vessels to exclusively service the Malampaya deepwater gas-to-power project in Batangas, south of…
The Philippine Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is expected to allow engagement of armed personnel on board international-going Philippine-flagged vessels in a bid to prevent…
