The Maritime League is an apolitical, non-government agency, and non-profit entity that aims to bring together people with an interest in the maritime sector. The league has members dating back to 1990 when the organization was founded. It promotes long-term camaraderie among its members and attendees, and shares thoughtful insights and presentations on the maritime sector.

The main objective of the Maritime League is to advance the interests of the maritime profession, promote maritime development and safety through better information, cooperation, and unity of effort among the stakeholders of the maritime industry.

The Maritime League has as its dissemination tool a journal named the Maritime Review which is published every two months or 6 times a year. It has been the official publication of the Maritime League since 1993.

Since 1995, the Maritime League holds a monthly Maritime Forum hosted by a government agency, complete with either a sumptuous breakfast or lunch, and coffee. Powerpoint presentations are the most often instrument used in the monthly forums. The agencies that have regularly participated throughout all these years are the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA); Cebu Ports Authority (CPA); Department of Natural Resources (DENR); Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA); Philippine Ports Authority (PPA); Department of Transportation (DOTR); Philippine Navy (PN); Philippine Coast Guard (PCG); Philippine Air Force (PAF); National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA); and the U.P. Marine Science Institute (MSI).

The Maritime League has participated in the PHILMARINE conferences and exhibitions organized by Fireworks since 2014. If not for the pandemic, the league and other exhibitors would have had 2 more actual participations at the SMX Conference Center at the Mall of Asia. This year, 2022, the league intends to join the PHILMARINE conference face-to-face and hold its Maritime Forum on the third day of the conference. Prior to the pandemic the league had featured speakers from the U.S. Embassy and the Russian Embassy. This year, a set of speakers will be invited to give a speech on maritime related issues. The Maritime League will be handing out certificate awards to the best contributing writers in the past 5 years to its journal, the Maritime Review. New members to the league will also be sworn in. The league has a booth at SMX (right next to the Philippine Navy booth) where you can pick up a copy of the Maritime Review and have a cup of coffee while watching a looping powerpoint presentation onscreen on the history and mission of the Maritime League. It’s the best way to get to know the league’s officers and trustees who work tirelessly and pro-bono to promote the interest of the maritime sector.

The Maritime League is proud to undertake Human Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) efforts. Due to strong typhoons such as Typhoon Bising (Surigae) and Odette (Rai) last year and this year, the league’s HADR efforts had been led and accomplished by Trustee RADM Margarito Sanchez who flew to Bohol to make the transfer of goods (various canned food items, noodles, used clothing) as well as provide funding assistance to the people whose roofs of their homes were blown away, and to those who lost their source of income.

The Maritime League Team