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Cokaliong Shipping Lines

Cokaliong Shipping Lines, Inc. (CSLI) is a shipping line based in Cebu City, Philippines. It operates both passenger and cargo ferries on routes in the Visayas and Mindanao regions and is one of the youngest shipping companies in the Philippines.[1]

Cokaliong Shipping Lines
Company typePrivate company
IndustryShipping
Founded1989; 35 years ago (1989)
Headquarters
Cokaliong Tower, Osmeña Blvd. North Reclamation Area, Cebu City
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Philippines
Area served
Philippines
Key people
Chester C. Cokaliong
Founder, CEO, & COO
Gregoria C. Cokaliong
President & Chairperson
DivisionsCokaliong Forwarding Division
Websitewww.cokaliongshipping.com
Secondary logo of the Company.
Port of Cebu with Cokaliong ships; from left to right: Filipinas Dinagat, Filipinas Cebu, Filipinas Iligan, Filipinas Nasipit, and Filipinas Maasin.

CSLI was organized in 1989 by Chester Enterprises, Inc., a textile and ready-to-wear enterprise started in 1969 that diversified into the shipping business with the purchase a vessel from Japan in 1998, christened the M/V Filipinas Ozamis. Through the years, the company has acquired many RORO passenger and cargo vessels traveling the national waters.

Vessels

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Cokaliong RORO Ship at Ozamiz port, Philippines
 
From right to left: Filipinas Agusan Del Norte, Filipinas Mindanao, and Filipinas Iloilo

Current vessels

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Current Vessels (15 ships)
Name IMO Type Launched Maiden Voyage in the Philippines Tonnage Length Breadth Notes Image
Ferries
M/V Filipinas Cebu IMO number: 9048562 Ferry 1993 2727 77.37 m (253.8 ft) 14.00 m (45.93 ft) She was built in 1993 by Naikai Zosen in Setoda, Japan. CSLI acquired her in 2007 from Ise Bay Ferry or Isewan (Ise-wan) Ferry in Japan, where she was known as the Mikawa Maru. She is the first ship with a computerized engine monitoring system of Cokaliong Shipping. She is able to carry up to 686 passengers.  
M/V Filipinas Dapitan IMO number: 7534555 Ferry 1971 1056 60.99 m (200.1 ft) 12.81 m (42.0 ft)
M/V Filipinas Dumaguete IMO number: 7535573 Ferry 1961 637 50.10 m (164.4 ft) 11.02 m (36.2 ft)
M/V Filipinas Iloilo IMO number: 7913830 Ferry 1979 2272 78.47 m (257.4 ft) 14.80 m (48.6 ft)
M/V Filipinas Maasin IMO number: 8014887 Ferry 1980 2261 77.13 m (253.1 ft) 14.80 m (48.6 ft) This vessel is under renovation in Trigon Shipyard After the Typhoon Odette.
M/V Filipinas Ozamis IMO number: 9185566 Ferry 1998 1560 86.90 m (285.1 ft) 14.00 m (45.93 ft)
M/V Filipinas Iligan IMO number: 7813042 Ferry 1978 2011 3084 79.66 m (261.4 ft) 14.30 m (46.9 ft) She was built in 1978. She was the former Ferry Fukue [2] that was acquired by Cokaliong Shipping Lines from Kyushu Kaiun in 2011. She has a passenger capacity of 850 pax.
M/V Filipinas Butuan IMO number: 8125909 Ferry 1982 2012 3086 79.66 m (261.4 ft) 14.30 m (46.9 ft) She was built in 1982. She was the former Ferry Nagasaki [3] that was acquired by Cokaliong Shipping Lines from Kyushu Kaiun in 2012. She has a passenger capacity of 850 pax.
M/V Filipinas Nasipit IMO number: 9052886 Ferry 1992 2014 1499 86.95 m (285.3 ft) 13.80 m (45.3 ft) She was built in 1992. She was the former M/V Taiko that was acquired by Cokaliong Shipping Lines from Nomo Shosen Company Ltd in 2014. She has a passenger capacity of 685 pax [4]
M/V Filipinas Jagna[5][6] IMO number: 9162722 Ferry 1997 2016 2997 76.66 m (251.5 ft) 14.50 m (47.6 ft) Built in 1997, she is the former M/V Eins Soya in Japan, before being purchased by CSLI from Japan in 2016. She can accommodate as much as 625 passengers as well as cargo.[7]
M/V Filipinas Surigao del Norte IMO number: 9196412 Ferry 1999 2016 3011 76.66 m (251.5 ft) 14.50 m (47.6 ft) She is the former M/V Avrora Okushiri, the newest acquisition of Cokaliong Shipping, purchased in 2016 and.[8][9] She was built in 1999, and is the sister ship of the M/V Filipinas Jagna. She is the third vessel to have the third ship in the Cokaliong fleet to have a computerized engine monitoring system. She plies the Cebu-Surigao route.
M/V Filipinas Cagayan de Oro[10] IMO number: 9211743 Roll-On Lift-off Ferry 2000 2019 3122 85.76 m (281.4 ft) 14.60 m (47.9 ft) Built in 2000, she is the former M/V Ferry Toshima in Japan. It serves Cebu-Cagayan de Oro and Cagayan de Oro-Jagna (Bohol) route.
M/V Filipinas Mindanao IMO number: 9238143 Ferry 2001 2020 3810 95.70 m (314.0 ft) 15.00 m (49.21 ft) She is the former M/V Feelease Soya of Heart Land Ferry, the newest acquisition of Cokaliong Shipping, purchased in 2019.
M/V Filipinas Agusan Del Norte IMO number: 9938975 Ferry 2021 6555 99.37 m (326.0 ft) 18.00 m (59.06 ft) A brand new Ropax ferry featuring the first X-Bow/reverse bow on a passenger ferry
M/V Filipinas Ubay IMO number: 8986470 Ferry 2003 2022 979 65.00 m (213.25 ft) 16.00 m (52.49 ft) Built in 2003, she is the former Seto II of Shikoku Kisen Co. Ltd. of Japan.
Tugboats
M/T Cokaliong Tug 1 IMO number: 7913012 Tugboat 1979 192 31.50 m (103.3 ft) 8.80 m (28.9 ft) Built in 1979 (44 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Philippines.
M/T Cokaliong Tug 2 IMO number: 8619170 Tugboat 1987 392 34.02 m (111.6 ft) 9.45 m (31.0 ft) Built in 1987 (36 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Philippines.

Upcoming Vessels

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  • M/V Filipinas Bohol - Currently being built in China.

Former Vessels

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  • M/V Filipinas Surigao (sold to Roble Shipping Inc. and was renamed M/V Sacred Stars).
  • M/V Filipinas Siargao - formerly the M/V Gingoog City, originally a fishing vessel converted into a passenger ferry; sold to breakers in 1997.
  • M/V Filipinas Tandag - the company's first ship acquired from Trans-Asia Shipping Lines where she was formerly known as the M/V Asia Philippines.
  • M/V Filipinas Dinagat[11] (IMO number: 7227487) - Destroyed by fire while en route from Cebu City to Palompon, Leyte with no casualties on July 23, 2020. The vessel is former Soya Maru No. 2 of Higashi Nihon Ferry of Japan and was acquired by Cokaliong Shipping Lines in 1994.[12]

Ports

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Cebu
 
Iloilo
 
Cagayan
 
Butuan (Masao)
 
Dipolog
 
Dumaguete
 
Ozamiz
 
Masbate
 
Surigao
 
Iligan
 
Nasipit
 
Calbayog
 
Ubay
 
Jagna
 
Maasin
 
Palompon
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Map of ports of call served by Cokaliong. Blue: Cebu City Red: Ports of Call

Cokaliong Shipping Lines' main port of call is Cebu City.[13] Other ports of call are:

Region Province City/Town Port Status
Luzon Masbate Masbate City Port of Masbate
Visayas Cebu Cebu City Pier 5 Reclamation Area Hub
Samar Calbayog Port of Calbayog
Negros Oriental Dumaguete Port of Dumaguete
Iloilo Iloilo City Fort San Pedro
Bohol Ubay Port of Ubay
Jagna Port of Jagna
Tagbilaran Port of Tagbilaran Suspended
Leyte Maasin Port of Maasin
Baybay Port of Baybay Suspended
Palompon Port of Palompon
Surigao Larena Port of Larena Suspended
Mindanao Agusan del Norte Butuan Port of Nasipit
Port of Masao
Misamis Oriental Cagayan de Oro Port of Cagayan de Oro
Zamboanga del Norte Dipolog Port of Dapitan
Sindangan Port of Sindangan Suspended
Lanao del Norte Iligan Port of Iligan
Misamis Occidental Ozamiz Port of Ozamiz
Surigao Surigao City Port of Surigao

Routes

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As of December 2023:[13]

Incidents and accidents

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  • On November 15, 2011, M/V Filipinas Dapitan ran aground at the Port of Surigao City. 363 passengers was rescued and no injuries.
  • On July 23, 2020, M/V Filipinas Dinagat caught fire off the coast of Northern Cebu en route to Palompon. As reported, there were no passengers aboard and all 47 crew members were rescued.[14] The fire was placed under control around 10am the next day.[15][16]
  • M/V Filipinas Cebu ran aground at 12:08am on August 9, 2022 in Iloilo. The captain was reportedly asleep. All crew members and passengers were safe.[17]
  • M/V Filipinas Butuan ran aground in the vicinity of Madridejos Cebu on October 23 2023 before arriving Iloilo City the cause of the vessel to ran aground by drifting to shallow waters the vessel recently left the port of Cebu around 7PM all 239 passengers safely disembarked and transported to Kota Park Madridejos Cebu.[18]
  • M/V Filipinas Cagayan de Oro recently tilted one side around 11:40pm on November 12 2023 after the departure all crew and passengers safe

See also

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References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cokaliong Shipping Lines.
  1. ^ "Company History and Background". Cokaliong Shipping Lines, Inc. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  2. ^ "Ferry Fukue - Wakanatsu.com".
  3. ^ "Ferry Nagasaki - Wakanatsu.com".
  4. ^ "SHIP FEATURE: The Most Dashing Vessel of Cokaliong Shipping Lines: M/V Filipinas Nasipit". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  5. ^ Silva, Victor Anthony V. (2016-09-03). "Cokaliong Shipping Lines unveils its newest ship". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  6. ^ Cacho, Katlene O. (2016-01-19). "Cokaliong acquires M/V 'Eins Soya'". SunStar. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  7. ^ "M/V "FILIPINAS JAGNA"". Cokaliong Shipping Lines, Inc. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  8. ^ "Cokaliong acquires new passenger vessel". SunStar. 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  9. ^ Abangan, Frauline Maria S. (2016-09-08). "Cokaliong Shipping acquires 12th Ro-Ro vessel". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  10. ^ "Cokaliong to launch "M/V Filipinas Cagayan de Oro" to serve Cebu-CDO, CDO-Jagna routes; maiden voyage set February 2". CDOdev. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  11. ^ "M/V Filipinas Dinagat of Cokaliong Shipping Lines Inc". Facebook. The Philippine Ship Spotters Society - PSSS. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  12. ^ "45 Rescued After Ship Catches Fire off Cebu". Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  13. ^ a b Cokaliong Shipping
  14. ^ Lorenciana, Carlo (July 25, 2020). "Passenger ship catches fire off Cebu waters". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  15. ^ Lopez, Herty B. (July 23, 2020). "Barko nasunog". SunStar SuperBalita Cebu. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  16. ^ Lopez, Herty B. (July 23, 2020). "Cokaliong vessel catches fire; captain, crew safe". SunStar Cebu. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  17. ^ Lena, Perla (August 10, 2022). "Passenger certificate of grounded ship in Iloilo suspended". pna.gov.ph. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  18. ^ "Cokaliong vessel runs aground in Iloilo; passengers safe". SunStar Cebu.
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