TIM eMagazine Vol.2 Issue 7
PCG participates
6-day Regional
Workshop in
China
T
he Maritime Technology Cooperation
Centre for Asia (MTCC-Asia), a project
funded by the European Union (EU)
and implemented by the Inter-
national Maritime Organization
(IMO) hosted the 1st Regional
Workshop in Shanghai, China last
17-22 September 2017.
The members of the Philippine delegation were
Engineer Rodolfo D Paiso (Head of the Directorate
for Post Graduate Studies of the Maritime Academy of
Asia and the Pacific), Commander Christine Pauline
B Diciano PCG (Commander, Coast Guard Internal
Auditor) and Lieutenant Commander Fatima Aleli
A Angeles PCG (Assistant Deputy Chief of Coast
Guard Staff for Marine Environmental Protection,
CG-9).
The Global Maritime Network (GMN), an EU
initiative alloyed the total funding of 10 million
euros from January 2016 to Dec 2019 forming
five MTCCs. The regional workshop sees that
energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission
in shipping is a cooperative pursuit to which IMO
MARPOL Annex VI being a key driver towards
future-ready and low-carbon shipping.
Although the Philippines has not ratified Annex
VI of the MARPOL convention, there are significant
flag state, port state and academic related issues
being a maritime, seafaring and shipbuild-
ing nation. The increasing demand in capacity
building and technology cooperation requires
globally coordinated major projects.
With Global Maritime Energy Efficiency Partner-
ships (GLOMEEP) as a strategic opportunity to
catalyze capacity building, technology coopera-
tion and uptake, the Philippines take its crucial role
on these initiatives. The 1st Regional Workshop
were participated with 45 representatives from
Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Turkey, Vietnam,
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Korea, Japan, China
and the Philippines.
The Danish Maritime Authority also sent their
representatives along with two MTCC-Caribbean
officials. The International Maritime Organization
was represented by Mr. Jose Matheikel, Deputy
Director for MEP. coastguard.gov.ph
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