Cebu Ferries

Product typeInter-Island transport
OwnerNegros Navigation Co. (NENACO)
(2010-2012)
CountryPhilippines
IntroducedJanuary 1, 1996; 29 years ago (January 1, 1996)
DiscontinuedJanuary 1, 2012; 13 years ago (January 1, 2012)
MarketsVisayas, and Mindanao
Previous owners
Websitewww.cebuferries.com

Cebu Ferries was a brand and part of Aboitiz Transport System Corporation (ATSC) and later, Negros Navigation Co. (NENACO), and served the VisMin operations of ATSC. Its hubs were at Pier 4 in Cebu City, Philippines. In 2012, Cebu Ferries and its sister companies; SuperFerry and SuperCat merged with Negros Navigation and rebranded as 2GO Travel.

Formerly the shipping company was a subsidiary of William Gothong & Aboitiz,[1] better known as WG&A. Cebu Ferries was created to serve the VisMin Operations of WG&A.[2] When WG&A split up, Jon Ramon Aboitiz retained Cebu Ferries and its sisters SuperCat Fast Ferry Corporation and SuperFerry. And Cebu Ferries became part of Aboitiz Transport System which was later purchased by Negros Navigation, which in turn was purchased by the Chinese government through its wholly owned private equity firm the China-Asean Investment Cooperation Fund and renamed 2GO Travel.[3]

Destinations

Before the merger in 2012, Cebu Ferries main port of call was Cebu. Other destinations are:

Visayas

Mindanao

Vessels

During its history, Cebu Ferries operated the following vessels:

Ferries

M/V Cebu Ferry 1 as M/V St. Augustine of Hippo
  • Cebu Ferry 1 (renamed M/V St. Augustine of Hippo under 2GO Travel. sold in 2024)
M/V Cebu Ferry 2 as M/V St. Anthony de Padua
  • Cebu Ferry 2 (renamed M/V St. Anthony de Padua under 2GO Travel. sold to breakers in 2024)
M/V Cebu Ferry 3 as M/V St. Ignatius of Loyola
  • Cebu Ferry 3 (renamed as M/V St. Ignatius of Loyola under 2GO Travel.)
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel[4] (sold to George and Peter Lines & renamed as M/V GP Ferry 2. Was later sold to Lite Shipping Inc. and was renamed to M/V Lite Ferry Three.)
  • Our Lady of Lourdes
  • Our Lady of Montserrat
  • Our Lady of Good Voyage (sold to Gothong Southern and renamed as M/V Doña Conchita Sr., but was later sold by the company to Trans-Asia Shipping Lines and was renamed as M/V Trans-Asia 9. Was sold to local breakers and was broken up in Cebu)
  • Our Lady of Manaoag
  • Our Lady of Banneux
  • Our Lady of Fatima[5]
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe
  • Our Lady of the Rule[6] (broken-up by ship breakers in Alang, India)
  • Our Lady of Lipa
  • Our Lady of Akita 2
  • Dona Cristina
  • Dona Lili
  • Don Calvino
  • Misamis Occidental

Cargo Vessels

  • Our Lady of Charity
  • Our Lady of Rosary

See also

References

  1. ^ "WG&A to absorb operations of Cebu Ferries". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 28 August 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Market Holding On To Thursday Big Gains". Manila Standard. 18 December 1995. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Chinese firm to become top Philippine ferry operator". ABS-CBN News. 2010-12-05. Archived from the original on 2011-01-26. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Wakanatsu - Photo of Our Lady of Mount Carmel". www.wakanatsu.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  5. ^ Napallacan, Jhunnex (19 September 2005). "Fire Stalls Trip To Cebu Of Ship With 620 Passengers". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Wakanatsu - Photo of Our Lady of Rule". www.wakanatsu.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.