Maritime
10 year maritime
program unveiled
by MARINA
I
n a bid to map out the future of the maritime industry
on a long-term basis, the Maritime Industry Authority
(MARINA) has recently unveiled its 10-year maritime
development program.
This new initiative, which will compensate for the
absence of such plans that were supposed to be carried
out by previous MARINA authorities. Which has also
prompted MARINA Administrator CE Marcial Amaro III
to come up with the Maritime Development Industry Program
(MIDP) which is to be implemented immediately as possible.
Prior to its official launching, fine points of the MIDP were
tackled, by adopting the following seven-point strategies:
*the provision of strong leadership in transforming the
Philippines as a major maritime nation;
*the acceleration and expansion of domestic shipping
services that shall enhance the competitiveness of the country’s
economy and spur up businesses, investments and trade within
the country;
*the building of modern and seaworthy ships through
a globally competitive ship building, ship repair and ship
breaking industry;
*the adherence and transformation of international
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obligations and responsibilities into national laws;
*the promotion and development of the Philippines as
a human resource capital for ship management and other
maritime services;
*the generation of sustainable employment opportunities
to uplift existing economic conditions of stakeholders who
depend for support and livelihood from the maritime industry;
and
*the acceleration of economic interactions by implementing
regulatory reforms and measures to ease doing business
in the maritime industry as well as reducing or eliminating
unnecessary regulatory burdens and administrative costs
imposed by regulations.
Let us support with confidence this MIDP as this very
effective means of adding more substance to the local
maritime sector which is in drastic need of reforms to boost
up its competitiveness in a very fast-growing, global-oriented
industry. And, as MARINA launches a series of activities aimed at
enhancing this plan, we all can know the Philippines can regain
its status a major supplier of competent, professional seafarers
in the global maritime industry.