Philippines
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Environment
Philippine oil spill spreads to one of the nation’s richest marine biodiversity areas
The oil spilled by the sunken Princess Empress product tanker has reached the shores of Isla Verde along the marine…
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Tankers
Philippine tanker responsible for dire oil spill did not have the correct paperwork
As the Philippines grapples with its worst oil spill since 2006, it has emerged that the sunken tanker at the…
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Environment
Tanker oil spill spreads far and wide in central Philippines
The Philippine government has said it will take up to four months to clear the oil spill from the Princess…
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Environment
Philippine tanker spill widens
The Philippines is bracing for one of its worst oil spills in recent years as beaches and protected areas become…
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Tankers
Leaking product carrier believed found off Philippines
Philippine authorities said they believe they have found the location of the leaking product tanker Princess Empress that sank off…
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Environment
Concern grows about size of spill from sunken product carrier off Philippine island
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Manila has warned that Tuesday’s product tanker sinking off the coast…
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Tankers
Product tanker sinks off popular Filipino tropical holiday island
A 6km long, 4km wide diesel slick has been detected near the white sandy beaches of the popular island resort…
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Containers
PIL creates partnership with Philippine carrier
The Philippines has a liner entrant offering regular international services with news that Manila-headquartered IRIS Lines has teamed with Singapore’s…
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Operations
Shipping launches advisory body to tackle Filipino seafarer issues
Global organisations representing seafarers, shipowners and other maritime employers have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Philippines’ Department of…
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Operations
President Marcos vows seafarer reforms
Global leaders from organisations representing seafarers, shipowners and other maritime employers, met with Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr, earlier this…
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Operations
Seafarer handed 20-year sentence over fatal stabbing
A Filipino seafarer who stabbed to death a colleague on the containership bound for Los Angeles was sentenced yesterday to…
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Containers
New intra-Asia operator launches from Manila
Philippines-based Iris Logistics, a subsidiary of Royal Cargo Group, has made its intra-Asian debut having switched a small ship it…
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Ports and Logistics
ICTSI takes over Indonesian port
Manila-headquartered International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) is acquiring a majority stake in an Indonesian multipurpose terminal operator for $46.5m.…
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Asia
Default causes alarm for the largest shipping company in the Philippines
The financial situation at the largest shipping company in the Philippines has been brought into focus after a sister firm…
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Operations
Philippine Coast Guard charges four bulk carrier officers over deadly fishing vessel collision
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has filed charges against the officers of a Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier, , which collided…
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Operations
Two ships hit by fatal fires in Asian waters
Explosions aboard two ships in Asian waters have left two crewmembers dead and nine others injured. The 2000-built product tanker…
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Asia
Philippines opens shipping to foreign ownership
Shipping, telecommunications, airlines, expressways and railways in the Philippines will now be open to full foreign ownership after president Rodrigo…
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Shipyards
Manila finds a buyer for defunct Hanjin Subic shipyard
The Philippines has finally found a buyer for the defunct Hanjin Subic Bay shipyard, one of the largest shipbuilding bases…
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Ports and Logistics
Manila readies to welcome megamaxes
International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has provided details of a brand new PHP15bn ($287m) berth under development at its…
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Gas
ADNOC Logistics and Services seals Philippines FSU deal
The Logistics unit of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) has penned a deal with Singapore-based Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific…
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