READ: Philippines-Netherlands maritime cooperation
Last week, I joined the virtual 21st meeting of the Philippines-Netherlands Joint Committee on Maritime Affairs (JCMA). I was extremely happy to witness, albeit remotely, the sustained cooperation between the two countries regarding maritime issues of common concern to both, specifically on seafaring.
The establishment of the JCMA came about to serve as the vehicle by which the maritime agreement (MOU) signed between the Minister of Water Transportation and Infrastructure of the Netherlands and the Secretary of Transportation of the Philippines in the late 1990s, could be implemented and the cooperation thus agreed, could be sustained.
I recall that one major area of discussion then pertained to matters of the Philippine flag registry as Dutch-owned livestock carriers were registered as part of the Philippine merchant fleet. Of course, the deployment of Filipino seafarers onboard Dutch-registered merchant fleet or those owned by Dutch shipowners, was at that time also very high in the JCMA agenda, although it was the Department of Labor and Employment that was the lead agency for implementing the International Convention on the Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW).
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https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/05/05/business/maritime-business/philippines-netherlands-maritime-cooperation/869963/#DOTrPH
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