The challenges facing the country’s maritime industry as it navigates its way through the global health crisis will be taken up at The Manila Times’ second forum on maritime shipping and logistics today. Empedrad will bare his ten-year development plan for the maritime industry. Some ports in many countries and flag states were closed and some countries have tightened their borders,” said Carmela Huelar, The Manila Times maritime editor. The maritime transport and logistics forum, to be moderated by maritime journalist Yashika Torib, will be broadcast on the Manila Times TV Facebook page. The Times’ partners in the forum are the Association of the International Shipping Lines, Asian Terminals Inc., Chelsea, Fastcat, Bright Maritime Corp., Magsaysay, MOL and Cargo Safeway Inc.

Source: Manila Times August 24, 2020 17:03 UTC