The Operation and Management of Shipping Industry in the Philippines

Phytoplankton Diversity in Offshore, Port and Ballast Water of a Foreign Vessel in Negros Occidental, Philippines

IAMURE International Journal of Ecology and Conservation ◽

10.7718/ijec.v3i1.329 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Brian Gil S. Sarinas ◽

Lorna D. Gellada ◽

Marlon R. Teruňez ◽

June Raymund Peter V. Flores ◽

Aaron C. Hisanan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Ballast Water ◽

Aquatic Organisms ◽

Physicochemical Characteristics ◽

The Philippines ◽

Shipping Industry ◽

Phytoplankton Diversity ◽

Baseline Information ◽

Ballast Tanks ◽

Development Center

Introduction of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens in our ocean is one of the greatest threats according to the IMO (International Maritime Organization). Alien or invasive species travel from one ocean to the other through ballast water from the international shipping industry which is very inevitable. In the Philippines, few existing studies were established on phytoplankton composition in ballast tanks of a foreign vessel; thus this study is conducted. This study aimed to identify the phytoplankton diversity of offshore, port and ballast water from a foreign vessel docking in Negros Occidental, Philippines. Furthermore, this study aimed to determine the cell density, generic diversity and evenness and physicochemical characteristics such as pH, temperature and salinity. A total of 39 liters were taken from the middle column of the offshore, port and ballast tanks through sounding pipe and siphon technique. Temperature, pH and salinity were measured, in situ. All water samples were preserved with Lugol’s solution and transported in the Phycology laboratory at Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-AQD. This study provides baseline information on phytoplankton diversity present in offshore, port and ballast water from a foreign-going vessel in the Philippines. Keywords - ecology and conservation, ballast water, phytoplankton, generic diversity, ballast water sampling, generic evenness, Negros Occidental, Philippines

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Indonesia-Philippines maritime reform may spur growth

Emerald Expert Briefings ◽

10.1108/oxan-db197776 ◽

2015 ◽

Keyword(s):

The Philippines ◽

Law Reform ◽

Infrastructure Investment ◽

Master Plan ◽

Shipping Industry ◽

Economic Community ◽

Content Type ◽

Political Clout ◽

Port Infrastructure ◽

Legislative Influence

Subject The outlook for cabotage law reform and port investment in Indonesia and the Philippines. Significance One component of ASEAN's Economic Community (AEC, due end-2015) is ASEAN's Single Shipping Market (ASSM). Featuring in ASEAN's 2011 Master Plan on Connectivity, the ASSM envisions a liberalised, connected and competitive shipping industry, and calls for open ports for ASEAN shippers. To capitalise on this, ASEAN states need shipping reforms and investment. Indonesia and the Philippines, being large archipelagic states, have poor port infrastructure and high inter-island shipping costs, constraining trade and economic growth, plus cabotage laws. Philippines President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino seeks cabotage liberalisation. Indonesian President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo targets port infrastructure investment support. Impacts Aquino has lost some political clout post-Mamasapano, somewhat constraining his legislative influence. Domestic protectionism will slow achievement of the ASEAN Single Shipping Market. Philippines cabotage liberalisation could reduce poverty by lowering prices.

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