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PPA, Marina adopt measures to modernize shipping industry

THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) and Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) are keen to accelerate the implementation of the 10-year Maritime Industry Development Plan (MIDP) that will turn the country into a competitive player in the global shipping industry.

ALL ABOUT SHIPPING Fielding questions from The Manila Times Business editor Conrad Cariño (bottom row), TMT Maritime columnist Brenda Pimentel (middle row, rightmost) and TMT editor Dafort Villaseran (top row, middle) are Mark Parco (top row, left), Philippine Liner Shipping Association president; Asuncion de los Santos (top row, right), Philippine Ports Authority Port Operations and Services Department manager; Dan Fernan (middle row, left), 2Go Group Inc. vice president and head of Sea Solutions; and Robert Empedrad (center), Maritime Industry Authority administrator. SCREENSHOT BY THE MANILA TIMES