Cebu Ferries
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (April 2014) |
 | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Ferry Services |
| Founded | Aboitiz(1994) |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Philippines |
| Parent | 2GO Group |
| Website | www |
Cebu Ferries was a shipping company based in Batangas City and Cebu City, Philippines. Its hubs were Batangas Port in Batangas and Pier 4 in Cebu City. It is now part of 2GO Travel.
Formerly the shipping company was a subsidiary of William Gothong & Aboitiz,[1] better known as WG&A. Cebu Ferries was created to operate the William Lines', Aboitiz Shipping's and Gothong Lines' large vessels after the three merged into WG&A.[2] When WG&A split up, Jon Ramon Aboitiz retained Cebu Ferries and the shipping company’s sisters SuperCat Fast Ferry Corporation and SuperFerry. Carlos A. Gothong Lines went back to shipping. Cebu Ferries eventually became part of the Aboitiz Transport System which was 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[edit]
Cebu Ferries served the following destinations:
Vessels[edit]
Cebu Ferries operated the following vessels:
- St. Augustine of Hippo (formerly Cebu Ferry 1)
- St. Anthony de Padua (formerly Cebu Ferry 2)
- St. Ignatius of Loyola (formerly Cebu Ferry 3)
- 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 3.)
- 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)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "WG&A to absorb operations of Cebu Ferries". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 28 August 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Market Holding On To Thursday Big Gains". Manila Standard. 18 December 1995. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wakanatsu - Photo of Our Lady of Mount Carmel". www.wakanatsu.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- ^ Napallacan, Jhunnex (19 September 2005). "Fire Stalls Trip To Cebu Of Ship With 620 Passengers". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Wakanatsu - Photo of Our Lady of Rule". www.wakanatsu.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.