Cebu Ferries
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Cebu Ferries is a shipping company based in Cebu City
, Philippines
. It is the Aboitiz's alternate shipping company. Its main hub is Pier 4 in Cebu
.
Formerly the shipping company was a subsidiary of William Gothong & Aboitiz or for short WG&A, when WG&A split up, Aboitiz took Cebu Ferries and the shipping company’s sisters SuperCat and SuperFerry
. Carlos A. Gothong Lines went back to shipping. Currently Cebu Ferries and its sister companies SuperCat and SuperFerry
is a subsidiary of Aboitiz.
Cebu City
The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and is the second largest city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. It is the Aboitiz's alternate shipping company. Its main hub is Pier 4 in Cebu
Cebu City
The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and is the second largest city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was...
.
Formerly the shipping company was a subsidiary of William Gothong & Aboitiz or for short WG&A, when WG&A split up, Aboitiz took Cebu Ferries and the shipping company’s sisters SuperCat and SuperFerry
SuperFerry
SuperFerry, founded as Aboitiz SuperFerry, is a shipping company based in Manila, Philippines. It is the country’s largest shipping company,with its main hub located in Pier 15 in Manila South Harbor...
. Carlos A. Gothong Lines went back to shipping. Currently Cebu Ferries and its sister companies SuperCat and SuperFerry
SuperFerry
SuperFerry, founded as Aboitiz SuperFerry, is a shipping company based in Manila, Philippines. It is the country’s largest shipping company,with its main hub located in Pier 15 in Manila South Harbor...
is a subsidiary of Aboitiz.
Destinations
Cebu Ferries serves the following destinations (as of June 2008):- VisayasVisayasThe Visayas or Visayan Islands and locally known as Kabisay-an gid, is one of the three principal geographical divisions of the Philippines, along with Mindanao and Luzon. It consists of several islands, primarily surrounding the Visayan Sea, although the Visayas are considered the northeast...
- Cebu CityCebu CityThe City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and is the second largest city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was...
, Cebu - Dumaguete CityDumaguete CityThe City of Dumaguete is a city in the Philippine province of Negros Oriental. It is the capital, principal seaport, and largest city of the province. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 133,470 people. A person from Dumaguete is called a "Dumagueteño"...
, Negros OrientalNegros OrientalNegros Oriental is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. It occupies the south-eastern half of the island of Negros, with Negros Occidental comprising the north-western half. It also includes Apo Island — a popular dive site for both local and foreign tourists... - Jagna, BoholBoholBohol is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, consisting of Bohol Island and 75 minor surrounding islands. Its capital is Tagbilaran City. With a land area of and a coastline long, Bohol is the tenth largest island of the Philippines...
- Ormoc CityOrmoc CityThe City of Ormoc is a 1st class city in the province of Leyte, Philippines. The city's name is derived from ogmok, an old Visayan term for lowland or depressed plain. It is the first non-provincial city of the Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 177,524 people...
, LeyteLeyteLeyte is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Tacloban City and occupies the northern three-quarters of the Leyte Island. Leyte is located west of Samar Island, north of Southern Leyte and south of Biliran...
- Cebu City
- MindanaoMindanaoMindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...
- Cagayan de Oro CityCagayan de Oro CityCagayan de Oro; , officially the City of Cagayan de Oro, is the provincial capital city of the province of Misamis Oriental in the Philippines...
, Misamis OrientalMisamis OrientalMisamis Oriental is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital and provincial center is Cagayan de Oro City... - Iligan CityIligan CityThe City of Iligan is a highly urbanized industrial city north of the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines, and the province's former capital. It is approximately 795 kilometers southeast of Manila...
, Lanao del NorteLanao del NorteLanao del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Tubod. The province borders Lanao del Sur to the southeast, Zamboanga del Sur to the west, Illana Bay to the southwest, Iligan Bay to the north, Iligan City to the northeast, and is separated... - NasipitNasipit, Agusan del NorteThe Municipality of Nasipit is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. The town has the major seaport in the province, the Nasipit International Port or Port of Nasipit...
, Agusan del NorteAgusan del NorteAgusan del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Caraga, a region in Mindanao. Its capital is Cabadbaran City and it borders Surigao del Norte to the north, Surigao del Sur to the east, Agusan del Sur to the south, and Misamis Oriental to the west...
/Butuan CityButuan CityThe City of Butuan is the regional center of Caraga, serving as an administrative region of the Philippines; it is a highly urbanized city. It is located at the northeastern part of Agusan Valley, Mindanao, sprawling across the Agusan River. It is bounded to the north, west and south by Agusan del... - Ozamis City, Misamis OccidentalMisamis OccidentalMisamis Occidental is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Oroquieta City...
- Surigao CitySurigao CityThe City of Surigao The City of Surigao The City of Surigao (Filipino Pronunciation: (sů-rēh-GAŮ) ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Surigao; Surigaonon: Siyudad nan Surigao) located at the northeasternmost tip of Mindanao Island in the Philippines and the capital of the province of Surigao del Norte,...
, Surigao del NorteSurigao del NorteSurigao del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. Its capital is Surigao City. The province consists of two major islands—Siargao Island and Bucas Grande Island—in the Philippine Sea, and a small region at the northernmost tip of the island of...
- Cagayan de Oro City
Vessels
Cebu Ferries operates the following vessels (as of January 2011):- Ferries
- Cebu Ferry 1
- Cebu Ferry 2
- Cebu Ferry 3 (NEW) (Current flagship)
- Former Vessels:
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel now sold to George and Peter Lines & renamed as M/V GP Ferry 2
- Our Lady of Lourdes
- Our Lady of Montserrat
- Our Lady of Good Voyage (now sold to Gothong Southern as M/V Doña Conchita Sr.)
- Our Lady of Manaoag
- Our Lady of Banneux
- Our Lady of Fatima
- Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Our Lady of the Rule
See also
- SuperFerrySuperFerrySuperFerry, founded as Aboitiz SuperFerry, is a shipping company based in Manila, Philippines. It is the country’s largest shipping company,with its main hub located in Pier 15 in Manila South Harbor...
- Cokaliong Shipping LinesCokaliong Shipping LinesCokaliong Shipping Lines is a shipping line in Cebu City, Philippines organized in the late 1989 and is relatively one of the youngest groups to run the shipping business. It has focused on the positive circle of people, product and profits, in order to grow in the business...
- Gothong Southern
- Negros NavigationNegros NavigationNegros Navigation Co., Inc. is one of the oldest domestic shipping companies in the Philippines. It is also one of the largest companies in the passenger transport business in the Philippines...
- Montenegro LinesMontenegro LinesMontenegro Shipping Lines, Inc. is a domestic shipping line established in the Philippines on September 16, 1978 by Vicente Leyco Montenegro, Sr. a pioneer in commercial and public transportation by sea. The first route was from Batangas City to Abra de Ilog. Initially served by the boat, Malaya...
- Supercat Fast Ferry Corporation (SFFC)Supercat Fast Ferry Corporation (SFFC)The Supercat Fast Ferry Corporation is a shipping company that operates a fleet of High Speed Catamarans in the Philippines and is part of the transport and logistics service arm of Aboitiz & Company , which is fully owned by the Aboitiz Equity Ventures . Supercat is the sister company of...
- Roble Shipping Inc.Roble Shipping Inc.Roble Shipping Inc. is a Cebu-based shipping line located in Cebu City, Philippines. The company wasfounded by Jose Roble, a native of Danao City, Cebu. Established on February 20, 1985, it started with a small cargo vessel called MV Marao plying from Cebu to Iloilo containing rice and mixed cargo...
- Trans-Asia Shipping LinesTrans-Asia Shipping LinesTrans-Asia Shipping Lines Incorporated The company was incorporated on March 25, 1974 as Solar Shipping Lines, Inc. On October 16, 1974, the company changed its corporate name to TRANS-ASIA SHIPPING LINES, INC. with Julian G. Sy Sr. as its President and Chairman of the Board of Directors...
- List of shipping companies in the Philippines