OneOcean have officially opened an office in Manila. The launch reinforces our commitment to enabling maritime professionals to meet the industry’s twin challenges of digitalisation and decarbonisation, with particular focus on enabling seafarers to work safely with new fuels.

The opening of the new office and centre of excellence underscores the  dedication to strengthening connections with the world’s largest seafarer supply region. By consolidating resources, expertise, and technologies, the group is now better positioned to support the evolving needs of their many partners in the Philippines and wider area.

This announcement builds upon a landmark collaboration, launched in February between OneOcean, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), and Philippines’ Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) which saw the organisations sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), launching a pilot project to integrate seafarer certification systems and develop a new mobile application.

This initiative aims to reduce administrative burdens associated with paper-based endorsement and verification processes while improving efficiency for key industry stakeholders, including flag administrations, Port State Control, seafarers, and ship management companies.

The office, situated in the prime location of the Business Central District, will serve as a central operational hub for the OneOcean team, allowing them to provide more face to face support and forge stronger relationships with Filipino partners and local representatives of its customers worldwide.

Customer enablement is a major priority with refresher sessions on how to use the group’s software solutions already taking place in the state-of-the-art training rooms.