Sealinks, Transport, and Shipping
Lead Country: Indonesia
Last Meeting: 7th WGM; 6-8 July 1999, Davao City, Philippines
Chairman: Agus Rudyanto Ruwadi, Director General, Directorate General of Sea Transportation, Ministry of Communications
Working for a shipping company or a port authority or sea transport agency of government? Forwarding agent? Exporting products by sea? Importing? Travel by boat? Interested in opportunities and developments in this industry?

If the answer to any of these is YES, then the EAGA SEALINKS FORUM needs you!

This EABC-moderated Forum is an open-to-all online discussion group that focuses on events and issues related to shipping and ports development in the BIMP-EAGA. As such, it aims to find solutions to physical and policy impediments to the industry's growth, or come up with innovative ideas for sustainable development.

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 		GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES:

Easier Rules and Procedures on Vessel, Cargo, & Passenger Clearance

  • FAL Form of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) requirement to be adopted subject to the approval of the respective national governments;
  • A uniform port tariff for vessels plying between EAGA ports;
  • The Seaman's Book as a travel document, possibly on a bilateral basis.

Cooperation in Ports, Shipping Services, Training, & Education
As proposed by the BIMP-EAGA Ship Operators Association (now BIMP-EAGA SA), Malaysia's Yayasan Shipping Group will initially act as secretariat for a Cargo Consolidation Center, and the Philippines will initiate further discussion for the SOA in Ujung Pandang, Indonesia.

Land Infrastructure & Transportation as a Component of Sea Transport Services
Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, and Malaysia may discuss cross-border facilitation of land transportation among the three countries at a high-level tripartite meeting. It was further suggested that this matter be presented to proper authorities of each member country for endorsement to be discussed during the next meeting of the bilateral Joint Commission Meetings for its consideration.

SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED:
• Shipping services - Indonesia and Philippines
• Shipping services - Malaysia and Philippines
• Common port tariff scheme
• Networking among training centres in EAGA
• The BIMP-EAGA Shipping Association
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Sea Links in EAGA

Commercial links:
•  Kuching-Labuan-Brunei
•  Bitung-Davao-General Santos
•  Bintulu-Davao
•  Bintulu-Iligan-Cagayan de Oro
•  Bintulu-Cotabato
•  Cotabato-Labuan
•  Kota Kinabalu-Labuan-Brunei
•  Sandakan-Zamboanga
•  Zamboanga-Ujungpandang
•  Ujungpandang-Tawau

Traditional craft routes:
•  Zamboanga-Manado
•  Zamboanga-Labuan
•  Cotabato-Ujungpandang
•  Cotabato-Bitung

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Andrew G. Dy, EDP Officer, BIMP-East Asean Business Council