Latest innovations in the Philippine maritime sector

The Philippine maritime industry is a significant contributor to the country’s economy, and its role as such can be sustained if its various sectors and subsectors, as well as regulatory and supervising agencies, can adapt to the changing times and keep up with the latest, performance-improving innovations and modern technologies.

There are three major maritime sectors that would benefit from modernization, automation and other evolving technologies: shipping, shipbuilding and ship repair, and maritime manpower. Other sectors, such as ports and harbors and container and freight companies—whose work and services are complementary and interrelated to the three sectors—should be able to implement parallel programs and synchronized activities leading to a more harmonious and productive collaboration with them. This would be the apt response to the rising demand for more efficient and appropriate services.