The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has laid down plans to attract more foreign ship owners to register their ships in the Philippines.

Marina Officer-in-Charge Vice-Admiral Narciso Vingson Jr. said Marina would strengthen the Philippine Ship Registry through the implementation of the 10-year Maritime Industry Plan (MIDP). Marina has undertaken measures to increase the ship registry in the Philippines, which currently stood at only 116 from 467 in 1988.

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