(Source: Wikipedia) MOSCOW (AP) — The governor of Russia's Pacific island region of Sakhalin has declared an emergency after a Chinese cargo ship ran aground off its southwest coast. There was no danger to the crew of the An Yang 2, which is carrying coal and heavy fuel oil, Gov....
TACLOBAN CITY – MS Europa 2 visited Kalanggaman Island in Palompon, Leyte, Saturday, Feb. 1, with 455 guests and 371 crew members onboard. MS EUROPA 2 (Gov. Aris Aumentado FB) MS Europa, a German ship operated by Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, is the first cruise ship to visit Eastern Visayas...
PATNANUNGAN, Quezon – Seven crew members were rescued after their cargo ship sank in the sea of Barangay Poblacion here on Tuesday morning, Jan. 7. Water began flooding the ship after it was hit by large waves due to bad weather while enroute to the port of Atimonan, Quezon from this town....
MV Maria Oliva, a passenger ship, runs agroud in Romblon, Romblon on Nov. 11, 2024. All of the 156 passengers are deemed safe, according to the Philippine Coast Guard. (Photo: PCG) A passenger ship ran aground in Romblon, Romblon on Monday, Nov. 11, but all of its 156 passengers were saved due to...
Following the grand opening of the passenger terminal building of the Batangas Port in Batangas City that was graced by President Marcos, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said it is planning to improve and construct more projects in order to modernize and boost the sea travel experience in the...
A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel inspects the damage incurred by passenger ship MV Fastcat M19 after it collided with barge Krizza Rica off Verde Island in Batangas on April 3, 2024. (Photo courtesy of PCG) A passenger ship was damaged when it accidentally collided with a barge loaded with...
ILOILO CITY – Three international cruise ships have visited world-famous Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan, in the first two months of the year. CRUISE ship MS Westerdam (left) visited world-famous Boracay Island last November and returned this month. (Serafin Javelona/Boracay-Malay Tourism Office)...
The aggressive campaign to lure foreigners to visit the country is gaining ground after two international cruise ships loaded with around 4,000 tourists docked on Monday, Feb. 26, at the Manila South Harbor, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago assured...
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...
