My Christmastime Ship Voyage Consternations

When I was younger, I also did my share of photo finishes aboard ships (not now that I am already old as my legs are no longer strong). The good thing is my luck held and I was able to arrive home before the midnight countdown to noche buena or media noche started. The first …

The Basic, Short-Distance Ferry-ROROs of Aleson Shipping

The Aleson Shipping Lines of Zamboanga City has 4 basic, short-distance ferry-ROROs, their Ciara Joie series which consists of the Ciara Joie, Ciara Joie 2, Ciara Joie 3 and Ciara Joie 5. Of course, their numbering reflects the order of their arrival in the country. These basic, short-distance ferry-ROROs of Aleson Shipping are used in …

Going Home with Tacloban-Bato-Ubay-Tubigon-Cebu routes

After the success of PSSS Anniversary Shipspotting Tour 2016(see sir Mike articles), We arrived safely at Tacloban Bus Terminal past 12:00am of December 13(It was PSSS Anniversary Day). Thanks to sir Joe driving skills. While waiting for the bus trip, We were having some sort of discussions in relation to ships and buses and of …

The Sea Connections of Camiguin and the Ferries From Balingoan

Camiguin, which is a medium-sized island off the coast of northern Misamis and which lies south of Bohol is a province that was once part of the province of Misamis Oriental before it became a separate province in the 1970's. Camiguin was once a prosperous island and even more prosperous than Cagayan de Misamis during …

A Brave Short-distance RORO

A few months before they came here, a few in Philippine Ship Spotters Society (PSSS) already noticed them in a few ship-for-sale sites. They were sisters ships doing inland routes in China which has a great system of internal waterways based on their great rivers (which we have none). So when they finally came, it …

The Reina Veronica and Reina Magdalena

Montenegro Shipping Lines Inc. (MSLI) has six basic, short-distance ferry-ROROs, the Maria Angela, Maria Beatriz, Maria Josefa, Marie Kristina, Marie Teresa and Maria Yasmina. There are no equal basic, short-distance ferry-ROROs in the fleet of their legal-fiction company Marina Ferries but it has two ferries, sister ships in fact, that has the dimensions of a …

The Basic, Short-Distance Ferry-ROROs of the Batangas-Calapan Route

Basic, short-distance ferry-ROROs are generally the smallest ROROs one can find. They generally average only 30 meters in length and their breadth are generally 10 meters or less. Being basic, they only have a single ramp for vehicles at the front and this is maneuvered by simply hoisting or lowering it through chains and so …