TIM eMagazine Vol.3 Issue 11
MARINA REPORTS 7 RORO MISSIONARY
ROUTES TO BE SERVED
T
he Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) reported
that several shipping operators have already signified
their interest to serve 7 out of the 19 Roll-on / Roll-
off (RoRo) missionary routes during the House
Committee on Transportation’s Oversight Committee
Hearing on the RoRo System held in Cebu City on
Monday, 18 February 2019.
These routes include the following:
1. Batangas City - San Jose, Occidental Mindoro - Coron, Palawan
2. Lucena, Quezon – Odiongan, Romblon - Caticlan/New
Washington
3. Lucena, Quezon – Romblon, Romblon
4. Lucena, Quezon – Masbate City-Calbayog, Northern Samar
5. Maasin, Southern Leyte – Ubay, Bohol
6. San Andres, Quezon – San Pascual, Masbate- Pasacai, Masbate
7. Taytay, Palawan – Cuyo, Palawan
MARINA Officer-in-Charge Vice Admiral Narciso Vingson Jr
encouraged shipping companies to consider deploying their
ships to the other 12 RoRo missionary routes to further enhance
the connectivity of the Philippine islands, a direct complement
to Program 1 of the 10-Year Maritime Industry Development Plan
(MID) which is to upgrade the domestic shipping in support of the
Nautical Highway Development.
The other 12 RoRo missionary routes opened for prospective
shipping operators include the following:
1. Basco, Batanes – Currimao, Ilocos Norte
2. San Juan, Batangas – Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro
3. Real, Quezon – Polillo Island, Quezon
4. Pantao, Albay – San Pascual, Masbate
5. Calbayog City, Samar – Cataingan, Masbate
6. Cuyo, Palawan – San Jose de Buenavista, Antique
7. Oslob, Cebu – Dumaguete, Negros Oriental
8. Punta Engano, Mactan Island, Cebu – Jetafe, Bohol
9. Poro, Camotes, Cebu – Isabel, Leyte
10. Lipata, Surigao del Norte – Dapa, Surigao del Norte
11. Siaton, Negros Oriental – Dipolog City
12. Lucena, Quezon - Buyabod, Marinduque
Furthermore, the MARINA informed the Oversight Committee
on the RoRo System that all RoRo routes covering the three nautical
highways, Eastern Nautical Highway, Central Nautical Highway, and
the Western Nautical Highway, have now been fully served.
The MARINA declared 19 missionary routes on 31 January 2019
to further connect various islands between the Central Nautical
Highway to the Eastern Nautical Highway or from the Western
Nautical Highway to the Central Nautical Highway. These missionary
routes are part of the remaining 109 lateral routes that need to be
served, considering the availability of RoRo-capable ports.
Shipping companies are also encouraged to propose new
missionary routes in addition to the above list that can be
developed.
The shipping company that will serve a missionary route shall
enjoy protection of investment for five years and 50 percent
discount on the regular fees of all applications and renewal of ship
documents, licenses, certificates, and permits.
House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo lauded the MARINA for
its swift action to hasten the declaration of missionary routes for
the promotion of the Strong Republic Nautical Highway System
(SRNHS). marina.gov.ph
The shipping company that will serve a
missionary route shall enjoy protection
of investment for five years and 50
percent discount on the regular fees
of all applications and renewal of ship
documents, licenses, certificates, and
permits.
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