![]() ![]() The Philippine National Police Maritime Group, which turned out to have considerable vessel requirements, was also present. He said a 15-man contingent has been sent to undergo training in Israel. Moreover, two of the nine 30-meter patrol boats ordered from Israel will be constructed in a local shipyard. Now, however, the Navy has a program that contributes to the development of the SBSR industry.Ĭaptain Galindo announced that the Navy has two tugboats currently being built at Josefa Slipways shipyard in Sual, Pangasinan. He admitted that, in the past, most of the country’s naval ships were acquired from abroad. Nestor Galindo, who oversees the acquisition of floating assets by the Philippine Navy. Don George Tana and Francis Cabrera represented BFAR at the convention.Īlso present was Capt. BFAR will award more brand-new steel-hulled fishing boats to fisherfolk cooperatives in different coastal areas of the country. It awarded a locally constructed 27-meter steel-hulled ring net fishing vessel to a fishers’ cooperative in Ilocos Region last December. What is more interesting is that BFAR has an ongoing program to capacitate local fisherfolk organizations to help increase the nation’s fish production. One of them is the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources which recently ordered from a local shipyard, Josefa Slipways, two 50.5-meter length overall multi-mission offshore vessels. More importantly, Expo organizers succeeded in drawing officials of government agencies whose operations are largely dependent on the use of sizable numbers of various types of ships which, in the past, were mainly imported. Hernandez likewise disclosed that Marina is drafting the proposed Philippine Shipbuilding Modernization Act and solicited input from the convention’s resource speakers. Notwithstanding these challenges, he broke the good news that since 2017, Marina’s efforts to modernize domestic shipping have gained traction as more local shipowners are preferring locally built rather than imported second-hand ships, which was their practice decades ago.Įxpo organizers succeeded in drawing officials of government agencies whose operations are largely dependent on the use of sizable numbers of various types of ships. Hernandez provided an overview of the current state of the SBSR sector as well as the challenges confronting the industry, notably the high cost of ship construction. On the government side, the Maritime Industry Authority led by Shipyard Regulations Service Director Engr. In the conference on shipbuilding, Lopez was able to gather, for the first time, key people both from the government and the private sector who could further boost our SBSR industry. Rachelle Lopez of the WMOC Group of Companies, Expo Maritime staged two simultaneous conferences on Flag States and Shipbuilding at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza on 16 to 17 February. ![]() The recent two-day Expo Maritime Philippines 2023 scored significant headway for the nation’s shipbuilding and ship repair industry.
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