Maritime News and Discussions - Page 6

***Sinjin P.*** · April 14th, 2006, 08:34 AM

I've never been inside a ship, hanggang ferry lang ako... What's the feeling once you're inside? Are the accomodations great?

DoggMann · April 22nd, 2006, 05:00 AM

Any news, pics or updates about pasig river ferry? ~tnx!

c0kelitr0 · April 23rd, 2006, 06:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by renell

lol i thought cokelitro had something to do with those boats above

and why, if i may know?

DoggMann · May 13th, 2006, 03:14 PM

http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?...o_april19_2006
... at least some buzz ...

For once, there is something that feuding Manila Mayor Lito Atienza and Metro Manila Development Authority Chairman Bayani Fernando agree about.

Atienza and Fernando both agree on the revival of the Pasig Ferry Service which is expected to be on stream before the end of this year.

MMDA is one of the cooperating government agencies for the project which is spearheaded by the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission together with the Department of Transportation and Communications.

Atienza said he is giving his all-out support for the new Pasig Ferry Service since this is in line with the city’s “Buhayin ang Maynila” program.

The Manila mayor said the City of Manila would provide all the necessary support for the new ferry stations that would be located in the city including improved access roads, security, maintenance and whatever would be needed to encourage the public to patronize the ferry service.

He said he would make the ferry stations in the city integral parts of the ‘Buhayin ang Maynila’ program which includes the popular Roxas Boulevard Baywalk, the development of the Rizal Avenue pedestrian walk and shopping center, the revival of Escolta, the redevelopment of Remedios Circle and other projects that seek to regain the glory of old Manila, one of the premier cities of Asia.

Under the revived Pasig River Ferry Service, the national government through a loan from the Asian Development Bank is financing the construction of 13 ferry stations from Escolta at the mouth of the Pasig River to Marikina City. The station would be equipped with amenities like airconditioning, comfortable waiting areas, ticketing systems, scanners and metal detectors, comfort rooms and vendo machines.

The actual ferry service, however, would be left to the private sector that are being provided incentives such as exemptions from franchise fees and other charges as well as import tax and tariff exemptions. At least six private companies have indicated interest in running ferry service once the ferry stations are operational.

Atienza said he fully supports the revival of the Pasig River Ferry Service which would provide fast and cheap alternate transport within Metro Manila.

The project is also expected to get the support of the feisty Makati Mayor Jojo Binay and this might be the first in a long, long time that he will get to work together with Fernando.

Binay might be a hard core member of the opposition but he has proven that he is ready to cooperate for projects that would benefit the people as he had proven in the relocation of informal dwellers along the railroad tracks in the jurisdiction of Makati.

Vice President Noli de Castro said the relocation of the informal dwellers in Makati’s railroad track is one of the fastest and most orderly undertaken by the National Housing Authority because of the support of Binay who pledged to continue providing support including schooling for the children of affected families.

renell · May 16th, 2006, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by c0kelitr0

and why, if i may know?

well.... uh. it just sounds the same. who knows we might have a Philippine shipping heir in skyscrapercity. nothing devious

JAMAICUS · May 16th, 2006, 07:52 PM

PCCI backs privatization of North Harbor Terminal 1
By Marianne V. Go
The Philippine Star 05/17/2006

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) yesterday expressed its support for the privatization and competitive bidding of the North Harbor Terminal 1, reversing its earlier position supporting only one operator for the facility.

In a press conference, PCCI president Donald Dee apologized for the earlier PCCI position which supported only one operator for the port.

According to Dee, the previous PCCI Transport Committee had failed to conduct extensive consultation with all shareholders before submitting its recommendation to the PCCI Board to support only one operator for the North Harbor port.

The PCCI Transport Committee that recommended the single operator position was then headed by Xavier J. Aboitiz of Aboitiz Transport.

Fortunately, Dee said, a closer review of the single operator recommendation showed that not all the shareholders favored a monopoly.

Thus, following further consultations and studies, the PCCI, Dee said, now supports the privatization of Terminal 1 of the North Harbor through public bidding.

In a new letter dated May 15 to the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), the PCCI recommended the privatization of Terminal 1 to be done "as soon as possible" through a "transparent and competitive" procedure.

The PCCI also recommended that the PPA allow Harbor Center, which is run by R2 Builders, to operate in competition with Terminals 1 and 2.

Terminal 2 would continue to be operated by the PPA at its current state to allow a cheaper alternative and port for older ships.

Terminal 1, the PCCI recommends, should only be "upgraded" rather than "modernized" to prevent over-capacity and over-investment.

South Harbor, the PCCI advocates, should also be allowed to compete with the North Harbor Terminal 1 and 2.

http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200605170711.htm

stephencua · May 26th, 2006, 02:43 AM

taken from philstar.com.. *sigh.. more delays.. .

Pasig River ferry opening pushed back to end-2006
By Marianne V. Go
The Philippine Star 05/26/2006

The soft re-operation of the Pasig River Ferry service has been pushed back to the end of this year from the original June target due to some delays in the construction of the terminals as well as changes to the boat operation.

This was announced yesterday by members of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) during a press conference to update the public on the status of the river ferry project.

According to Chito Macapagal of Unilever, the private sector representative in the PRRC, the commission was "overly ambitious" in setting a June target for the soft re-operation of the Pasig River ferry service.

The PRRC, Macapagal disclosed, did not realize that it should have factored in possible delays caused by the need to secure right-of-way, geologic problems from unexpected rock formations, as well as technical and financial discrepancies by the terminal contractors.

The PRRC also still has to bid out the operation of the electronic ticketing for the ferry service.

Separate biddings, Macapagal said, were conducted for the construction of the terminals, the operation of the ferry service and the operation of the terminals.

Likewise, Macapagal admitted, there have also been some changes with regard to the number and size of the boats to be useds.

From the original 18 boats with a 50 passenger capacity, Macapagal said, the winning ferry operator has reduced the number of boats to about six with a larger passenger capacity of 150.

An initial seven terminals are in various stages of construction with only the Guadalupe terminal almost complete.

The declared winning bidder chosen by the PRRC to operate the ferry service was Nautical Transport Services Corporation, a joint venture between Filipino proponents and an Australian firm with experience in ferry service operations in Sydney.

Only Nautical Transport Services, which is a joint venture between an Australian ferry service firm - SydneySide Cruises – and Filipino partners Eduardo Bondad, Atlanta Industrial and Penta Capital Investments, was able to reach the third stage with a fare quotation of P2.25 per kilometer exclusive of terminal fee.

The Pasig River ferry service operator would be given an exclusive contract to operate the ferry for a period of five years to ensure its profitability.

renell · June 4th, 2006, 12:18 PM

Well it's definately going through, i just saw some pics in the Manila thread of a ferry station u/c. So where will the stations me?

c0kelitr0 · June 4th, 2006, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by renell

well.... uh. it just sounds the same. who knows we might have a Philippine shipping heir in skyscrapercity. nothing devious

hahaha. i wish my dad's a shipping magnate...

le Reine · June 4th, 2006, 06:51 PM

Actually, some stations like that one in Guadalupe, Makati is almost done.

JAMAICUS · June 5th, 2006, 07:53 AM

Hopefully pics would come in!!!

ewh1 · June 5th, 2006, 08:47 AM

Its on the Pasig River Pages

Quote:

Originally Posted by dudz

river ferry terminal contruction updates...

mexico plaza intramuros

guadalupe station

stephencua · June 5th, 2006, 10:14 AM

i imagined the stations to be grander.. oh well..

le Reine · June 5th, 2006, 10:34 AM

^Actually, I've also thought of the same thing. Don't you think the stations are a bit small? I am really expecting for a bigger one though the design seems to be descent enough. And why is that station in Mexico Plaza different? It doesn't look nice for me.

DoggMann · June 5th, 2006, 01:38 PM

same here ... i imagine the station to be better ... does anyone knows how much is the budget per station??

... mukhang barangay hall or police outpost lang

junex · June 5th, 2006, 01:54 PM

Wow!! ang cute ng Guadaloupe station....

Oo nga yang Mexico station parang CR na Malaki...lol

lochinvar · June 5th, 2006, 04:10 PM

It looks like the building is enough just for the person handling the ticket. The people will just have to wait outside to smell the breeze of the Pasig River (that is if it is already cleaned up). I thought the budget here are in the millions.

bustero · June 6th, 2006, 05:22 AM

I hope they did not commit the same mistakes as the past pasig river ferry. Not much investment at all in the terminal resulted in no passengers. The problem is if its raining, you can imagine how difficult it is to get in a boat. That Mexico one does not look like it's got any provisions for shielding passengers from the elements while boarding (and as firend junex has said mukhang CR !) and while the guadalupe station looks ok, it really looks small. The boat is supposed to be able to carry 150 pax right (?) so a big station like guadalupe where it connects with the Mrt 3 should be able to protect about 100 people in waiting in my opinion. I can't see how they'll fit in that one!

marites4 · June 6th, 2006, 05:26 AM

How much was alloted for this project? I don't see how they can spend hundreds of millions for those.

***Sinjin P.*** · June 6th, 2006, 06:03 AM

Yeah, I believe those are just worth thousands

April 22nd, 2006, 05:00 AM	#102
DoggMann "Been There Done Nothing" Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 102 Likes (Received): 0	Pasig River Ferry Any news, pics or updates about pasig river ferry? ~tnx! __________________ “Why should I allow that same God to tell me how to raise my kids, who had to drown His own?” — Robert G. Ingersoll

May 13th, 2006, 03:14 PM	#104
DoggMann "Been There Done Nothing" Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 102 Likes (Received): 0	Pasig Ferry Service http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?...o_april19_2006 ... at least some buzz ... For once, there is something that feuding Manila Mayor Lito Atienza and Metro Manila Development Authority Chairman Bayani Fernando agree about. Atienza and Fernando both agree on the revival of the Pasig Ferry Service which is expected to be on stream before the end of this year. MMDA is one of the cooperating government agencies for the project which is spearheaded by the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission together with the Department of Transportation and Communications. Atienza said he is giving his all-out support for the new Pasig Ferry Service since this is in line with the city’s “Buhayin ang Maynila” program. The Manila mayor said the City of Manila would provide all the necessary support for the new ferry stations that would be located in the city including improved access roads, security, maintenance and whatever would be needed to encourage the public to patronize the ferry service. He said he would make the ferry stations in the city integral parts of the ‘Buhayin ang Maynila’ program which includes the popular Roxas Boulevard Baywalk, the development of the Rizal Avenue pedestrian walk and shopping center, the revival of Escolta, the redevelopment of Remedios Circle and other projects that seek to regain the glory of old Manila, one of the premier cities of Asia. Under the revived Pasig River Ferry Service, the national government through a loan from the Asian Development Bank is financing the construction of 13 ferry stations from Escolta at the mouth of the Pasig River to Marikina City. The station would be equipped with amenities like airconditioning, comfortable waiting areas, ticketing systems, scanners and metal detectors, comfort rooms and vendo machines. The actual ferry service, however, would be left to the private sector that are being provided incentives such as exemptions from franchise fees and other charges as well as import tax and tariff exemptions. At least six private companies have indicated interest in running ferry service once the ferry stations are operational. Atienza said he fully supports the revival of the Pasig River Ferry Service which would provide fast and cheap alternate transport within Metro Manila. The project is also expected to get the support of the feisty Makati Mayor Jojo Binay and this might be the first in a long, long time that he will get to work together with Fernando. Binay might be a hard core member of the opposition but he has proven that he is ready to cooperate for projects that would benefit the people as he had proven in the relocation of informal dwellers along the railroad tracks in the jurisdiction of Makati. Vice President Noli de Castro said the relocation of the informal dwellers in Makati’s railroad track is one of the fastest and most orderly undertaken by the National Housing Authority because of the support of Binay who pledged to continue providing support including schooling for the children of affected families. __________________ “Why should I allow that same God to tell me how to raise my kids, who had to drown His own?” — Robert G. Ingersoll

May 26th, 2006, 02:43 AM	#107
stephencua resident web developer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: makati Posts: 1,120 Likes (Received): 0	taken from philstar.com.. *sigh.. more delays.. . Pasig River ferry opening pushed back to end-2006 By Marianne V. Go The Philippine Star 05/26/2006 The soft re-operation of the Pasig River Ferry service has been pushed back to the end of this year from the original June target due to some delays in the construction of the terminals as well as changes to the boat operation. This was announced yesterday by members of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) during a press conference to update the public on the status of the river ferry project. According to Chito Macapagal of Unilever, the private sector representative in the PRRC, the commission was "overly ambitious" in setting a June target for the soft re-operation of the Pasig River ferry service. The PRRC, Macapagal disclosed, did not realize that it should have factored in possible delays caused by the need to secure right-of-way, geologic problems from unexpected rock formations, as well as technical and financial discrepancies by the terminal contractors. The PRRC also still has to bid out the operation of the electronic ticketing for the ferry service. Separate biddings, Macapagal said, were conducted for the construction of the terminals, the operation of the ferry service and the operation of the terminals. Likewise, Macapagal admitted, there have also been some changes with regard to the number and size of the boats to be useds. From the original 18 boats with a 50 passenger capacity, Macapagal said, the winning ferry operator has reduced the number of boats to about six with a larger passenger capacity of 150. An initial seven terminals are in various stages of construction with only the Guadalupe terminal almost complete. The declared winning bidder chosen by the PRRC to operate the ferry service was Nautical Transport Services Corporation, a joint venture between Filipino proponents and an Australian firm with experience in ferry service operations in Sydney. Only Nautical Transport Services, which is a joint venture between an Australian ferry service firm - SydneySide Cruises – and Filipino partners Eduardo Bondad, Atlanta Industrial and Penta Capital Investments, was able to reach the third stage with a fare quotation of P2.25 per kilometer exclusive of terminal fee. The Pasig River ferry service operator would be given an exclusive contract to operate the ferry for a period of five years to ensure its profitability. __________________ all about me.... \|\| Me and my love affair with food\|\| Costumes!

June 4th, 2006, 12:18 PM	#108
renell Here Since 2002 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sydney/Metro Manila Posts: 6,715 Likes (Received): 2	Well it's definately going through, i just saw some pics in the Manila thread of a ferry station u/c. So where will the stations me? __________________ dafuq I've been here ten years?!

June 4th, 2006, 06:51 PM	#110
le Reine Finding destiny Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,419 Likes (Received): 36	Actually, some stations like that one in Guadalupe, Makati is almost done. __________________ “Some Filipinos write and speak with passion. If they could get their elite to share their sentiments and act, what could they not have achieved?”-Lee Kuan Yew

April 14th, 2006, 08:34 AM	#101
*Sinjin P.* Lingkod-Bayan Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CEB, SIN Posts: 10,397 Likes (Received): 157	I've never been inside a ship, hanggang ferry lang ako... What's the feeling once you're inside? Are the accomodations great?

May 16th, 2006, 07:52 PM	#106
JAMAICUS Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,134 Likes (Received): 0	PCCI backs privatization of North Harbor Terminal 1 By Marianne V. Go The Philippine Star 05/17/2006 The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) yesterday expressed its support for the privatization and competitive bidding of the North Harbor Terminal 1, reversing its earlier position supporting only one operator for the facility. In a press conference, PCCI president Donald Dee apologized for the earlier PCCI position which supported only one operator for the port. According to Dee, the previous PCCI Transport Committee had failed to conduct extensive consultation with all shareholders before submitting its recommendation to the PCCI Board to support only one operator for the North Harbor port. The PCCI Transport Committee that recommended the single operator position was then headed by Xavier J. Aboitiz of Aboitiz Transport. Fortunately, Dee said, a closer review of the single operator recommendation showed that not all the shareholders favored a monopoly. Thus, following further consultations and studies, the PCCI, Dee said, now supports the privatization of Terminal 1 of the North Harbor through public bidding. In a new letter dated May 15 to the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), the PCCI recommended the privatization of Terminal 1 to be done "as soon as possible" through a "transparent and competitive" procedure. The PCCI also recommended that the PPA allow Harbor Center, which is run by R2 Builders, to operate in competition with Terminals 1 and 2. Terminal 2 would continue to be operated by the PPA at its current state to allow a cheaper alternative and port for older ships. Terminal 1, the PCCI recommends, should only be "upgraded" rather than "modernized" to prevent over-capacity and over-investment. South Harbor, the PCCI advocates, should also be allowed to compete with the North Harbor Terminal 1 and 2. http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200605170711.htm

June 5th, 2006, 07:53 AM	#111
JAMAICUS Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,134 Likes (Received): 0	Hopefully pics would come in!!!

June 5th, 2006, 10:14 AM	#113
stephencua resident web developer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: makati Posts: 1,120 Likes (Received): 0	i imagined the stations to be grander.. oh well.. __________________ all about me.... \|\| Me and my love affair with food\|\| Costumes!

June 5th, 2006, 10:34 AM	#114
le Reine Finding destiny Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,419 Likes (Received): 36	^Actually, I've also thought of the same thing. Don't you think the stations are a bit small? I am really expecting for a bigger one though the design seems to be descent enough. And why is that station in Mexico Plaza different? It doesn't look nice for me. __________________ “Some Filipinos write and speak with passion. If they could get their elite to share their sentiments and act, what could they not have achieved?”-Lee Kuan Yew

June 5th, 2006, 01:38 PM	#115
DoggMann "Been There Done Nothing" Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 102 Likes (Received): 0	same here ... i imagine the station to be better ... does anyone knows how much is the budget per station?? ... mukhang barangay hall or police outpost lang __________________ “Why should I allow that same God to tell me how to raise my kids, who had to drown His own?” — Robert G. Ingersoll

June 5th, 2006, 01:54 PM	#116
junex Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Davao - Manila Posts: 117 Likes (Received): 0	Wow!! ang cute ng Guadaloupe station.... Oo nga yang Mexico station parang CR na Malaki...lol

June 5th, 2006, 04:10 PM	#117
lochinvar Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,199 Likes (Received): 18	It looks like the building is enough just for the person handling the ticket. The people will just have to wait outside to smell the breeze of the Pasig River (that is if it is already cleaned up). I thought the budget here are in the millions.

June 6th, 2006, 05:22 AM	#118
bustero Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,488 Likes (Received): 0	I hope they did not commit the same mistakes as the past pasig river ferry. Not much investment at all in the terminal resulted in no passengers. The problem is if its raining, you can imagine how difficult it is to get in a boat. That Mexico one does not look like it's got any provisions for shielding passengers from the elements while boarding (and as firend junex has said mukhang CR !) and while the guadalupe station looks ok, it really looks small. The boat is supposed to be able to carry 150 pax right (?) so a big station like guadalupe where it connects with the Mrt 3 should be able to protect about 100 people in waiting in my opinion. I can't see how they'll fit in that one! __________________ towards a livable city...

June 6th, 2006, 05:26 AM	#119
marites4 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 781 Likes (Received): 0	How much was alloted for this project? I don't see how they can spend hundreds of millions for those.

June 6th, 2006, 06:03 AM	#120
*Sinjin P.* Lingkod-Bayan Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CEB, SIN Posts: 10,397 Likes (Received): 157	Yeah, I believe those are just worth thousands __________________ Helpful links: Cebu Pacific \| Zest Air \| Airphil Express \| Philippines' Air Asia \| Libotero

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