A few years ago Lite Ferries which is an amalgam of three shipping companies – Lite Shipping Corporation, Sunline Shipping Corporation and Danilo Lines Inc. was thinking if they will go all-out in the acquisition of new ships. During that time it was getting clear that brand-new ships were feasible and not only in High … Continue reading The NEW M/V Lite Ferry Seven – Everything you need to know!
In the old days after World War II, the LCTs, then known as “Landing Craft Tank” was the means to transfer vehicles across the islands and our Navy has the biggest number of that and they even have the bigger LSTs (Landing Ship Tank) which has a door covering the ramps while the LCTs have … Continue reading The Problem With The LCTs
The Lite Ferry 16 one week before the fire. Photo by Mark Edelson Idulsa Ocul of PSSS. The other night, on August 27, 2019, the Lite Ferry 16 suffered an engine room fire while in the waters of Dapitan City and nearing already the port of Pulauan. The reference point used was Tag-ulo Point. Pulauan … Continue reading The Lite Ferry 16
When the early 2010s entered, it was depressing for both the ship spotters and liner passengers. The Sulpicio Lines fleet was basically grounded by MARINA (Maritime Industry Authority), a consequence of the capsizing of the Princess of the Stars in a strong typhoon and the company had begun disposing liners. The Aboitiz Transport System (ATS) … Continue reading The Biggest Shipping Modernization By Far
The months of April and May are known in the Philippines as the summer season. It is also the vacation and fiesta seasons and so a lot of people are on the go. And so the influx of travellers traveling between Cagayan De Oro and Bohol has led Lite Shipping Corporation to deploy one of … Continue reading My Ship to Jagna
Some years back when 2GO was still ATS (Aboitiz Transport System), the Philippine Ship Spotters Society (PSSS) had a tour-meet in Cebu and as usual many of its leaders came from all over the country. We had the usual tour of Cebu Port, Muelle Osmena, the Mactan bridge, Ouano along with some shipyards. Part of … Continue reading When The PSSS Went To The Fiesta of Tagbilaran City
Many times the question of if our ferries are safe is asked. This is especially true when a ferry has an accident or is lost especially when the casualty count is high. Rather than answering the question straight, if I am asked, I might answer it “it depends” because that is probably the most exact … Continue reading The Disproportionality of the Ferry Losses in the Philippines
Last month, September of 2017, Roble Shipping has finally sailed to Oroquieta, the capital of the small Mindanao province of Misamis Occidental (which actually hosts a lot of ports and among them are Ozamis and Plaridel ports). It is maybe the first port of call in Mindanao ever for Roble Shipping and it is actually … Continue reading Roble Shipping Is Finally Sailing To Mindanao
Nasipit is the main port of Agusan after the Butuan ports (Butuan and Lumbocon) lost that status because the ships no longer came. That was because of the siltation of Agusan River and the general increase in the size and depths of the ships. Nasipit port is unique in topographic sense. It is located in … Continue reading The Unique Nasipit Port and Bay
When I went to Cebu last time I resolved I will also go to Bohol and do a tour, a real tour which means going around and not just going to some tourist spot (which I don’t do as I have no taste for that as I am old school in that I really want … Continue reading My Bohol Tour
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