Securing seafarers' jobs and promoting PH as a safe crew change hub

by The Manila Times

Jul 01, 2021 11:54 am

Licensed manning agencies (LMAs) welcomed the recent prudent judgment and flexibility exercised by some government officials that helped in easing up the challenges they face in staging crew change operations in Manila.

On the eve of the June 25, Day of the Seafarer celebration, which focused this year on 'Fair Future 4 Seafarers,' officials of the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) helped prevent another loss of jobs for Filipino seafarers.

CREWMEMBERS JOINING THEIR VESSEL AT PORT OF MANILA AFTER THOROUGH COORDINATION TO ALIGN PROTOCOL OF BOQ AND CHINA. PHOTO COURTESY OF DÖHLE SEAFRONT

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