The M/V October Lavender is a BRAND-NEW PHILIPPINE MADE ROPAX Vessel of Atienza Interisland Ferries Inc. She has an overall length of 68 Meters and a beam of 15 Meters. The vessel was locally designed and constructed by RAJ&T Marine Services Inc in Navotas. She was launched last December 17 2021 and had her maiden … Continue reading SHIP FEATURE | M/V October Lavender of Atienza Interisland Ferries Inc.
Even before the advent of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1935, the Filipino ship owners (this the more proper term as there are American shipping companies operating in the Philippines then as they are free to do so as we are a colony of the US and thus part of their territory) began gearing up for … Continue reading Philippine Passenger-Cargo Shipping During The Commonwealth Era And On The Eve Of The Pacific War
Moreta Shipping Lines is a shipping company based in Manila that was founded by Dr. Segundo Moreno of Quezon City and his family. It was originally an overnight ferry company based in Pier 6 of North Harbor that took over the Manila-Occidental Mindoro connection of William Lines. It is an open secret that the Morenos … Continue reading MORETA Shipping Lines
In the liner history of the Philippines, there have been ships that were remembered for their sheer speed. One such liner was the βPrincess of Paradiseβ of Sulpicio Lines which was the βSpeed Queenβ of liners from 1993 until the early 2000s. She was capable of over 21 knots sustained and bursts of up to … Continue reading The Princess of Paradise
Nobody might have realized it but Lite Ferry 8 might now be the RORO ferry with the second-most number of years of service in the Philippines after βMelrivic Sevenβ (excepting also the LCT's). She first came to our country in 1980 as the βSta. Mariaβ of Negros Navigation, the first RORO ship in their fleet. … Continue reading Quo Vadis, Lite Ferry 8?
Once upon a time it was liners that connected Eastern Visayas to the national capital. Liners from Manila took several routes. There was a route that after touching parts of the present Northern Samar the passenger-cargo ship will swing north to Bicol ports. There was also a route that will just go to ports on … Continue reading WHEN EASTERN VISAYAS SHIPPING LOST TO THE INTERMODAL
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