Maritime
MARINA holds 3rd GloMEEP
National Task Force Meet
Participants in the 3rd GloMEEP National Task Force Meet
T
he Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) held the 3rd
National Task Force (NTF) Meeting of the Global Maritime
Energy Efficiency Partnerships (GloMEEP) Project on Aug
8, 2017 at MARINA Central Office, Manila.
Titled Transforming the Global Maritime Industry
towards a Low Carbon Future through Improved Energy
Efficiency, the GloMEEP project is a Global Environment
Facility (GEF)- United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP)- International Maritime Organization (IMO) two-year project
aimed at supporting increased uptake and implementation of energy-
efficiency measures for shipping.
Chaired by MARINA Deputy Administrator for Operations Capt.
Alfredo Vidal Jr., the NTF meeting was attended by NTF consultants
– Chief Engr. Rodolfo Paiso, Atty. Brenda Pimentel and Diane Factuar;
NTF members – Department of Transportation, Philippine Coast Guard,
Philippine Ports Authority, Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of
Energy and local stakeholders – Phil. Inter-Island Shipping Association,
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers Inc., Metro Manila
Shipyards Association Inc. and Philippine Association of Maritime Training
Center Inc.
Ms. Factuar presented report on Rapid Assessment for Determining
the Country Maritime Energy Efficiency and Emissions Status of the
Philippines which aims to establish a comprehensive understanding of
current status and trends of shipping and maritime-related emissions
and ship energy efficiency and review policy, regulatory and institutional
mechanisms and intervention that can be developed and implemented
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to reduce ship’s emissions and promote low carbon and other emission
abatement technologies.
C/E Paiso tackled the Maritime Energy Efficiency National Strategy
which aims to ratify and implement MARPOL (Marine Pollution
Convention) Annex VI, enact a local MARPOL law to include domestic
fleet, Domestic-Certificate of Competency holders to have acquired
training in MSRPOL I-VI and amend relevant regulations and circulars,
among others.
Atty. Pimentel presented the Incorporation of MARPOL Annex VI
into National Law which focuses on determining and reviewing existing
national policies which can incorporate provisions relating to Chapter 4 of
MARPOL Annex VI and identified challenges to ratification/accession and
the development of legislation.
GloMEEP was officially launched during the IMO-Singapore Future-
Ready Shipping 2015 Conference on Sept. 28, 2015. The project title
is geared on focusing on build