TACKLING

CHANGES
IN THE
MARITIME
SECTOR

EFFORTS TO BOOST PHILIPPINE

REGISTRY
By MARCIAL Q.C. AMARO, PhD
Administrator, Maritime Industry Authority

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

1. Introduction
2. The Philippine Overseas Shipping
Industry: An Overview
3. Issues and Concerns
4. Way Forward

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 OVERSEAS SHIPPING

The Philippines is
ranked 33nd among the
registries with 1.61% of
total DWT of the world
fleet (UNCTAD).

119 vessels were

registered in CY 2016
with a total gross
tonnage of 2,680,011

Majority of overseas ships

are bulk carriers.

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 PHILIPPINE REGISTERED OVERSEAS FLEET
(2010-2016)
Year No. of Owned BBC Total GT Total Avera
Ships DWT ge
Age
2010 170 1 169 3,834,964 5,518,414 12
2011 167 1 166 3,884,371 5,689,339 12
2012 129 1 128 3,172,545 4,801,607 11
2013 116 1 115 2,940,804 4,501,701 10
2014 116 2 114 2,712,767 4,624,414 9
2015 118 1 117 2,828,432 4,865,710 7
2016 119 1 118 2,680,011 4,498,854 6

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 ISSUES AND CONCERNS

Lack of attractive financial package or incentives to attract

foreign shipowners to register their ships under the Philippine
flag;

Too much unnecessary regulatory burdens imposed on policies

that aim to promote the expansion of Philippine registry;

Unfavorable legislation relating to ship mortgage and treating

purely maritime related cases as ordinary civil actions; hence,
the need for the creation of Admiralty Courts in the country.

Absence of a viable financial scheme to support measures for

the acquisition of new ships intended to trade international
waters, noting that ship construction is a capital intensive
endeavor;

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ISSUES AND CONCERNS

Restrictions imposed by law particularly Presidential Decree No.

1466 and its Implementing Rules and Procedures (IRR)
specifically for the requirement for cost, insurance and freight
sellers to arrange for the carrier of goods. In short, the
Philippines cannot nominate Philippine-Registered ships to carry
government cargoes as well as the practice of having freight
on-board buyer or importer elects the ships to carry their
cargoes.

Poor performance of Philippine Registered ships in Port State

Control inspections.

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WAY FORWARD

1. Development of a 10-Year Maritime

Industry Development Program (MIDP)

2. Reduction of Unnecessary Regulatory

Costs and Burdens for the Maritime
Industry

3. Benchmarking of Best Practices of

Selected Maritime Administrations in
the Southeast Asian Region plus China,
Japan and Korea
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WAY FORWARD

4. Lobby for Passage of Proposed

Legislative Measures to Expand the
Philippine Ship Registry

5. Preparation for IMO Member State

Audit Scheme (IMSAS)

6. Preparation for EMSA Audit, March

2017

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WAY FORWARD

7. Lobby for Passage of Proposed

Legislative Measures to Expand the
Philippine Ship Registry
Preparation for IMO Member State
Audit Scheme (IMSAS)

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Thank you for your kind attention.

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