Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) Administrator (second from left) meets with executives of Spanish shipbuilding companies Astilleros Gondan Shipbuilders and Cintranaval at the agency's headquarters in Manila on February 20, 2024. (Photo by Marina) Two shipbuilding companies based in Spain...
An international cruise ship with foreign tourists, mostly Germans, docked at four ports in the country and explored famous tourist destinations in the Philippines, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said MV Vasco Da Gamam owned by German cruise line...
CEBU CITY – An international cruise ship docked this week in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. CMV Vasco de Gama, an international cruise ship, docked this week in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. (Photo via Calvin Cordova) CMV Vasco de Gama owned by German cruise line Nicko Cruises was carrying more than 600...
Around 80,000 cruise ship passengers arrived in the country this year alone, a signal of full tourism revival in the Philippines following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, according to the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA). PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said the cruise ship passengers...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – A 72-year-old passenger died after experiencing sudden dizziness and losing consciousness onboard a Batangas-bound vessel at the city port here at midnight on November 12. The Philippine Coast Guard-District Southern Tagalog said the passenger, Marcelo...
ILOILO CITY – Two international cruise ships visited world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province in the first week of November. THE MV Norwegian Jewel is one of two cruise ships that visited Boracay Island in the first week of November. (Serafin Javelona/Boracay-Malay Tourism...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A fire hit a cargo vessel docked at the port of Castilla in Sorsogon on All Souls’ Day. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said MV Ken was hit by the fire at around 11 a.m. in the vicinity waters of the Castilla anchorage area in Barangay Poblacion. WATCH:...
Buoyed by the recent citation of the Philippines as "Best Cruise Destination in Asia 2023", the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said it will step up the improvements of its port facilities including the construction of dedicated ports for cruise tourism. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago...
TACLOBAN CITY – Another cruise ship is slated to visit tourist destinations in at least four provinces in Eastern Visayas in November. The Department of Tourism-Regional Office 8 is conducting site inspections with Travel People Ltd. Inc. and Wallem Philippines Shipping Inc. in preparation...
Seeking to empower the country's shipbuilding and ship repair (SBSR), the study team of the Department of Science and Technology – Metals Industry Research and Development Center (DOST-MIRDC) is conducting a series of consultative meetings with industry players. The next thing the team will do,...
ILOILO CITY – A 22-year-old ship apprentice died while trying to save colleagues from drowning on the Iloilo River here on Thursday, June 1. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) identified the fatality as Sammy Bryle Gonzales, a resident of Zamboanga City and an apprentice of Weesam Express....
It seems that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has struck a chord with fellow Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders in Indonesia. (Photo from First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos via Facebook) Marcos wrapped the first day of his visit to Labuan Bajo in the company of First...
