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The project, started in 1994, was originally known as Prevention and Management of Marine Pollution in the East Asian Seas (SDS-SEA). PEMSEA is currently being hosted by the Philippines' Department of Environment and Natural Resources and holds its office in the DENR compound in Quezon City, Philippines. [2]
The Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation (PSACC) formerly named Sulpicio Lines currently holds the world record for the worst peacetime maritime disaster due to the sinking MV Doña Paz which is said to have claimed more than 4,000 lives in the Philippines.
Maritime Vessel Shipping line 1 Date Deaths 1 Missing 1 Survivors 1 Remarks SS Corregidor: Compania Maritima 17 December 1941 900-1,200 [1]: Unknown 282 The ferry was sailing to the Visayas and was carrying around 1200-1500 passengers, mostly refugees fleeing the bombing of Manila by the Japanese during the Second World War, when it struck a mine off Corregidor Island and sank in five minutes.
The Philippines and Japan boosted their defence ties by signing a reciprocal access agreement (RAA) on Monday, saying they were seeking stability in the region, amid rising tensions with China.
China claims almost the entire South China Sea, a conduit for more than $3 trillion in annual ship commerce. Its claims overlap with those of the Philippines and four other nations.
Asian Marine Transport Corporation (Super Shuttle Ferry) 1999: 10: Operates shipping brands Super Shuttle RORO, Super Shuttle Ferry and Shuttle Fast Ferries. [1] [2] Cokaliong Shipping Lines, Inc. 1989: 15: Ever Shipping Lines: 1975: 3: Jomalia Shipping Corporation: 2004 [3] 10: Camotes Ferry Services: 2006: 6: Lite Shipping Corporation (Lite ...
MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines did not consider invoking a mutual defence treaty with the United States after accusing China of disrupting a resupply mission in the disputed South China Sea ...
Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines, also known as HHIC Phil, was a Philippines-based shipbuilding company established in February 2006 by Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction of South Korea. In the same month, its first shipbuilding contract was signed for four container ships.