Montenegro Lines

Montenegro Shipping Lines, Inc. (MSLI) is a Philippine domestic shipping line based at Batangas City, Philippines. The office is located at Montenegro Corporate office, along Bolbok Diversion Road, Bolbok Batangas City. It operates passenger, cargo and RORO vessels to various destinations in the Philippines under the brands Montenegro Lines and Marina Ferries.

History
Montenegro Shipping Lines, Inc. was established on 16 September 1978 by entrepreneur Vicente Leyco Montenegro, Sr., a pioneer in commercial and public transportation in the Philippines. The first route was that the company served was from Batangas City to Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro using the boat MV Malaya. Over the past 40 years, MSLI provided passenger and commercial marine transportation services (cargo or vehicles) with a fleet of fast ferries and RORO vessels to 13 ports in the Philippines. In 2010, the company acquired eight additional RORO vessels worth PH₱1 billion from the Development Bank of the Philippines' Maritime Leasing Corporation and other lenders. By 2012, the company operated over 30 vessels on its fleet of passenger, cargo, and RORO vessels throughout Luzon and Visayas. As of 2020, the company has 59 vessels calling on 34 ports across the Philippines. Moreover, the company has a controlling stake over RORO Bus Transport Services Inc., a Philippine bus company that transports passengers to different destinations in the Philippines via the Strong Republic Nautical Highway.

In 2019, MSLI became a member of the Philippine Coastwise Shipping Association (PCSA), the biggest shipping group in the Philippines.

Subsidiary

 * San Pedro Shipyard Corporation
 * Montenegro Marine
 * Roro Bus Transport

Destinations
As of 2023, Montenegro Shipping Lines served the following destinations:

• Batangas City

• Mabini, Batangas

• Tingloy, Batangas

• Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro

• San Jose, Occidental Mindoro

• Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro (Santa Teresa)

• Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro

• Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro

• Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro

• Roxas, Oriental Mindoro

• Boracay Island

• Malay, Aklan (Caticlan)

• Nabas, Aklan

• Buruanga, Aklan

• Caluya, Antique (Semirara Island)

• Iloilo City

• Dumangas, Iloilo

• Bacolod

• Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental

• Dapitan City

• Larena, Siquijor

• Siquijor, Siquijor

• Odiongan, Romblon

• Romblon, Romblon

• Banton, Romblon

• Calatrava, Romblon

• San Agustin, Romblon

• Magdiwang, Romblon

• Odiongan, Romblon

• Corcuera, Romblon (Simara Island)

• Lucena City

• Mogpog, Marinduque

• Santa Cruz, Marinduque

• Masbate City

• Cataingan, Masbate

• Batuan, Masbate (Lagundi)

• Aroroy, Masbate

• Pio Duran, Albay

• Pilar, Sorsogon

• Surigao City (Lipata)

• San Ricardo, Southern Leyte (Benit)

• Cuyo, Palawan

• Culion, Palawan

• Coron, Palawan

• Puerto Princesa City

• El Nido, Palawan

• San Jose, Dinagat Islands

• Dapa, Surigao del Norte

• Allen, Northern Samar (Dapdap)

• Matnog, Sorsogon

• Bogo City, Cebu

• Bongao, Tawi-Tawi

• Zamboanga City

• Jolo, Sulu

• Isabela City, Basilan

• Lamitan City, Basilan

• Toledo City, Cebu

• San Carlos City, Negros Occidental

• Escalante City, Negros Occidental

• Bacolod City, Negros Occidental

• Cebu City

• Bogo City, Cebu

• Tabuelan, Cebu

• Caluya, Antique

• Palompon, Leyte

• Jordan, Guimaras

Vessels
Montenegro Lines operates the following vessels:

Tugboats

 * MT Montenegro Tugboat
 * MT Montenegro Tugboat 2

Maria Series

 * MV Maria Angela
 * MV Maria Beatriz
 * MV Maria Diana
 * MV Maria Erlinda
 * MV Maria Felisa
 * MV Maria Gloria
 * MV Maria Helena
 * MV Maria Isabel
 * MV Maria Josefa
 * MV Marie Kristina
 * MV Maria Lolita
 * MV Maria Matilde
 * MV Maria Natasha
 * MV Maria Oliva
 * MV Maria Querubin
 * MV Maria Rebecca
 * MV Maria Sophia
 * MV Marie Teresa
 * MV Maria Ursula
 * M/V Maria Vanessa
 * MV Maria Wynona
 * MV Maria Xenia
 * MV Maria Yasmina
 * MV Maria Zenaida

Fast-crafts

 * MV City of Angeles
 * MV City of Bacolod
 * MV City of Calapan
 * MV City of Dapitan
 * MV City of Escalante
 * MV City of General Santos
 * MV City of Himamaylan
 * Mv City Of Iloilo
 * MV City of Kabankalan
 * MV City of Lucena
 * MV City of Masbate
 * Mv City of Naga
 * Mv "City of Ozamiz''
 * MV City of Roxas
 * MV City of Sorsogon
 * MV City of Tabaco
 * MV City of Zamboanga

Reina Series

 * MV Reina delos Angeles
 * MV Reina Banderada
 * MV Reina Divina Gracia
 * MV Reina Del Cielo
 * MV Reina delas Flores
 * Mv Reina Emperatriz
 * M/V Reina Genoveva
 * MV Reina Justisya
 * MV Reina Hosanna
 * MV Reina Immaculada
 * MV Reina Kleopatra
 * MV Reina de Luna
 * MV Reina Magdalena
 * MV Reina Neptuna
 * MV Reina Olympia
 * MV Reina Quelita
 * MV Reina Del Rosario
 * MV Reina Sentenciada
 * MV Reina Timotea
 * MV Reina Urduja
 * MV Reina Veronica
 * MV Reina Wilhelmina
 * MV Reina Xaviera
 * MV Reina Yvonne
 * Mv Reina Zadia

Santa Series

 * MV Santa Alberta
 * MV Santa Brigida
 * MV Santa Carmerlita
 * MV Santa Editha
 * MV Santa Soledad
 * MV Santa Margarita (New Vessel)
 * MV Santa Faustina (New Vessel)

Binibini Series

 * MV Binibining Abra De Ilog
 * MV Binibining Batangas
 * MV 'Binibining Coron" (New Vessel)

Future Vessels

 * MV Santa Juliana

Incidents and accidents

 * On 11 April 2002, a fire broke out on the cargo hold of MV Maria Carmela as it sailed from Masbate City to Lucena, causing it to sink. The incident, which happened of the coast of Pagbilao, Quezon, killed 39 people, while 371 individuals survived.
 * On 17 March 2017, 88 passengers and 26 crew members onboard MV Reina Hossana were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard after a fire broke out onboard. The vessel was traveling from Calapan to Batangas City when the incident happened. The fire was eventually put out and the vessel was towed to Batangas City. Another MSLI vessel, MV Reina Divinagracia, which was sent from Calapan to help rescue the passengers and crew of MV Reina Hossana, ran aground in the vicinity of Balahibong Manok Island in Tingloy, Batangas. All of its 104 passengers and 20 crew were rescued, while the vessel was freed from its location and towed to port.
 * On 1 April 2017, MV Maria Oliva suffered loss of power to its engines while en route from San Ricardo, Southern Leyte to Surigao City, Surigao del Norte. The vessel floated without power for 10 hours until a Philippine Coast Guard vessel arrived and rescued the 264 individuals onboard. Another civilian vessel arrived and towed the vessel to Lipata Port in Surigao City.
 * On 26 September 2017, 87 people were injured when MV Matilde rammed into a rock formation in the vicinity of Calatrava, Romblon due to a steering problem. The vessel was traveling from Odiongan to Romblon, Romblon when the incident happened. The vessel safely reached its destination but sustained severe damage to its bow.
 * On May 27, 2023, M/V REINA XAVIERA was aground incident in Dapa, Surigao del Norte due to strong winds result to aground in the low tide area effects of Typhoon Betty are enter in the Philippine Area of Responsibility and on June 5, 2023 was aground again for second times due to Low Tide depart 5:00 pm from Port of Dapa bound to Surigao City MARINA suspend the Cargo Ship Safety Certificate of said vessel.
 * On July 16, 2023, MV Maria Helena ran aground and tilted to its portside off the coast of Banton Island while en route from Lucena, Quezon to San Agustin, Romblon. The ferry ran aground as a result of the rough seas which caused the ferry to wobble quite slowly. The momentum of the wobbling caused a heavy truck to fall down towards the left, causing the ferry to run aground and tilt toward its left.