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(Eagle News) – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has rescued the 47 passengers and 38 crew members of the MV Asia Philippines which caught fire in waters off Batangas Friday evening, August 26. The PCG said at around noon of Saturday, August 27, that all the passengers and crew of the ship have already been accounted for. Before this, the PCG was still looking for two reported missing persons. But it also raised the […]
(Reuters) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo travelled to President Rodrigo Duterte’s hometown Davao City on Sunday (April 30) to inaugurate a new shipping route to boost trade between the Philippines and Indonesia. “One of the most important commitment that I forged with President Widodo was the opening of the ASEAN roll on-roll off route between the Philippines and Indonesia. This route shall be the first of the many routes which shall form for the […]
(Eagle News Service) — The Philippines and Indonesia on Friday reiterated the importance of strengthening cooperation in the fields of maritime affairs, trade and agriculture, among others, announcing the launch of new sea routes and connectivities, and newly signed agreements. In a joint press conference after their bilateral meeting in Malacanang, President Rodrigo Duterte and Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced the launch of the Davao-General Santos-Bitung roll on-roll off (RoRo) sea linkage route, with the signing […]
(Eagle News) — The opening of the shipping route within the Brunei Darussalam Indonesia Malaysia the Philippine East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) is expected to further enhance trading between the Philippines and Indonesia. A Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) ferry service will begin plying the Davao City-General Santos-Bitung, Indonesia route on April 30 2017, which will provide a faster and cheaper channel of trading goods among EAGA’s key cities. M/V Super Shuttle RoRo 12, operated by […]
The death toll on the sunken RORO vessel Maharlika II has now risen to 8. Authorities are expecting that there will be more casualties in the tragedy. This is because the number of passengers listed does not tally with the number of passengers rescued as well as the number of passengers missing. The Coast Guard said that overloading was not the reason why the vessel sank, adding that it has the capacity to carry 405. […]
MANILA, Sept. 13 (PNA) — A roll-on/roll-off (RORO) vessel, the M/V Maharlika 2, sank off the waters of Southern Leyte Saturday afternoon after being battered by heavy waves triggered by Tropical Storm “Luis.” Rescue operations are ongoing as of this posting. The M/V Maharlika 2 came from San Ricardo, Southern Leyte and was headed for Surigao City. (PNA)
