The Philippines is recognized as the “manning capital of the world” because 30 percent of the global maritime fleet is manned by Filipino seafarers. The Philippines supplies a third of all of the world's sailors. The 350,000 Filipino sailors operate on major oil tankers, luxury liners and passenger vessels around the globe.
In various capacities, Filipinos serve on board blue water merchant ships of different registries. A large majority of them are ordinary crew members while the deck officers are foreigners. This situation can be improved. Filipino seafarers should be empowered to qualify for officer level positions.
This will require a world-class and ISO-certified marine officers’ training program. To achieve this objective, there is an immediate need to evaluate all maritime schools as to facilities, faculty credentials, course contents and design, pedagogical tools used, practicum and internship program. Likewise, there should be a tracking of the career growth of graduates.
40,000 Filipino gobs face layoff Manila Standard 3/18/09
UP TO 40,000 Filipinos working for Japanese shipping firms could lose their jobs this year as vessels are laid up due to the sharp fall in world trade, an official said yesterday. “The demand for seafarers is still there, but it is only for a particular kind of ship, like tankers,” Marquez said.
MANILA (AFP) — Up to 40,000 Philippine seamen working for Japanese shipping companies could lose their jobs this year as vessels are laid up due to the sharp fall in world trade, an official said Wednesday.
Filipino seamen in Japan face layoffs, says Labor chief Manila Times 3/19/09
Thousands of Filipino seamen working for Japanese shipping companies face downsizing this year, as vessels are laid up because of the sharp fall in world trade, an official said Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Japan’s Fujitsu Ltd. announced also on Wednesday that it would cut nearly 2,000 jobs in the Philippines.
Japanese ship owners employing more than 40,000 Filipinos as crew have notified Manila that their operations may be downsized, Labor Secretary Marianito Roque told reporters.
THE Philippine maritime sector will be facing rough waters this year as prospects in local and international trade remain bleak as the global economic crisis continues to unfold, the Transport department secretary said.
THE global economic turmoil is taking its toll on the Philippine shipping industry as shown by the contraction in passenger and cargo growth last year.
Ships and ferryboats —once the Filipinos’ most-preferred mode of inter-island transport—are losing out to airlines because airfare is cheaper.
Meanwhile, the total cargo volume contracted by 8.2 percent to 144.59-million metric tons last year compared with 157.44-million metric tons in the previous year. Of the total, domestic cargo stood at 71.76-million metric tons, a 3.8-percent decline compared with the 74.59 million in 2007.
Foreign cargo stood at 72.84-million metric tons, down by 12 percent from the previous year’s 82.85-million metric tons.
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