THE MARITIME LEAGUE - A Filipino Maritime Foundation

April '12
26-27	7th Southern Asia Ports 2012 (Clombo, Sri Lanka)
May '12
30-31	10th ASEAN Ports and Shipping 2012 (Jakarta, Indonesia)
September '12
6-7	10th Intermodal Africa 2012 (Durban, South Africa)
9-13	AAPA Annual Convention (Detroit, U.S.A)
October '12
18-19	1st Black Sea Ports and Shipping 2012 (Odessa, The Ukraine)
November '12
20-21	8th Trans Middle East 2012 (Kingdom of Bahrain)

The Maritime League, a non-profit Filipino maritime foundation was established on October 8, 1990 to address the need for an organization, which will help spur progress in the maritime profession and advance the interest of the maritime industry.

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The Maritime Review is published bimonthly on behalf of the Maritime League and is supplied to members as part of their annual membership package. The opinions expressed by the writers do not necessarily reflect those of the Maritime League.

Mon, 21 May 2012

Coast Guard issues notice to mariners to help look for crashed PAF plane pilots
The Philippine Coast Guard issued a Notice to Mariners asking them to report any sighting of the pilots to authorities, radio dzBB's Carlo Mateo reported Monday. Coast Guard commandant Vice Admiral Edmund Tan was quoted in the report as saying they ar ... (more)

Storied USS Iowa Sets Sail for the Southland -- Trip to Be Streamed Live
She served in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, in the Philippine Sea, considered by some to be the largest naval battle in history. The Iowa class of battleships are the longest battleships ever made (887 feet), but the Japanese battleship Yamato was the ... (more)

Push Dance Company presents 'Bitter Melon'

She explains how in the 1890s, the American Navy turned on former Philippine allies in the war with the Spanish (who introduced waterboardi ... (more)

Iranian navy repel pirate attack help protect energy corridor vital to the west
TEHRAN - Iranian navy ships patrolling the Sea of Oman are credited with saving an Philippine cargo ship from a Somali pirate attack. The cargo ship, Rosita, was on route to the Netherlands when it came under attack by a number of pirates on several ... (more)

Sun, 20 May 2012

Aircraft crashed along Bataan

By Erwin Aguilon MANILA, Philippines—A 2-seater plane crashed along La Monja Island in Bataan, the Philippine Coast Guard said Friday. Vice ... (more)

Foot found in Bataan crash site, pilots still missing
The Philippine Coast Guard retrieval team continues to search the waters where the plane is said to have crashed. A report from the Philippine Army's 7 th CMO Battalion said the missing pilots were identified as Major Neil Tumaneng and Lt. Michael ... (more)

China, the Philippines, and the Scarborough Shoal
Two Philippine Coast Guard vessels are in the area as well. Philippine President Aquino made clear that the Philippines is no match for China's military, and it does not seek military conflict with China. Despite repeated assurances of a desire to ... (more)

Human foot in crash site
MARIVELES, Bataan - As members of the Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine National Police and the Philippine Army scoured the coastal waters here, fishermen found yesterday a human foot believed to be that of one of the two missing pilots of an Air ... (more)

China On High Alert Over Shoal
The standoff between the Philippines and China began last April 10 when Philippine Navy flagship BRP Gregorio del Pilar unsuccessfully tried to arrest occupants of eight Chinese fishing boats poaching in the area. China claims “historical sovereignty” ... (more)

Unseen threats, prospects from the China crisis
The dispatch of a couple of small boats to fly the Philippine flag at Scarborough is not incompatible with such pursuit. Those who know the difference between a blue water navy and a reconditioned coast guard frigate will know that such maritime ... (more)