A FOREIGN tourist relaxes in a secluded beach resort in Boracay Island with international cruise ship, MS World Dream, in the background in this photo taken in January 2018. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – Several international cruise ships are set to dock in world-famous Boracay Island this year. The...
The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) disclosed Monday, Nov. 31, that it has met with maritime experts and primary stakeholders to discuss the formulation and review of its policies on shipbuilding and ship repair (SBSR). Photo: Maritime Industry Authority / MARINA Engr. Ramon Hernandez,...
BEIJING, China -- Eight people are dead, including six Chinese nationals, after a ship sank in waters off the coast of Japan, a Chinese diplomat said Thursday. The Jin Tian, carrying crew from China and Myanmar, sent a distress signal on Tuesday evening from a position around 110 kilometres (68...
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) recently delivered a pair of new ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, the largest port equipment in Papua New Guinea (PNG), to the country's leading container terminal. ICTSI's unit, South Pacific International Container Terminal (SPICT) at PNG's Port...
ILOILO CITY — All 223 passengers and 37 crew of M/V Filipinas Cebu are safe after it ran aground off an island in Concepcion, Iloilo, past midnight Tuesday, August 9. THE passenger and cargo ship M/V Filipinas Cebu that ran aground off an island in Concepcion, Iloilo. (Courtesy of Jhon Rey...
Two crew members were injured when a fire suddenly broke out in a ship docked in Lapu Lapu City, Cebu before dawn Saturday, July 16. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said that MV Trans Asia 1 was docked in the vicinity waters off Barangay Punta Engaño...
CEBU CITY – A roll-on, roll-off (Ro-Ro) passenger vessel did not reach its destination after encountering engine trouble off Mactan Channel in Cebu Sunday, July 10.MV Lite Ferry 11 was stalled at sea for more than seven hours before it headed back to its port of origin. PHILIPPINE Coast...
A cargo ship carrying 24 crew members ran aground in Masinloc, Zambales on Saturday, July 2, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported. (Screenshot from Philippine Coast Guard video) A report from the PCG said cargo ship LCT Aviva 80 was traversing Bajo de Masinloc when it suddenly encountered...
The Philippines and China have been handling in a "peaceful manner" the issue over the Chinese Coast Guard "harassment" of a research vessel in the South China Sea, the Chinese envoy to the Philippines said. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian (Facebook/Manila Bulletin) Chinese...
A senior official of the Chinese Embassy was summoned by the Philippines over the alleged "harassment" done by the China Coast Guard (CCG) to a Taiwanese vessel conducting research with Filipino scientists in the West Philippine Sea. CCG 5203, CG 5001, RV Legend on March 26 (Photo courtesy of the...
In the aftermath of the disastrous joint press conference on Easter Sunday where Manila Mayor Isko Moreno asked Vice President Leni Robredo to withdraw, two big support groups—the Aksyon Demokratiko-Youth and the Isko Tayo Kabataan—shifted their allegiance and expressed support to the Vice...
A cargo vessel suddenly exploded and caught fire in the vicinity waters of Talisay City, Cebu on Easter Sunday, April 17, killing one person and injuring three others. Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard M/v General Romulo, a container ship and domestic vessel, caught fire while anchored at sea in...
