Cokaliong Shipping Lines Explained

Cokaliong Shipping Lines
Type:	Private company
Area Served:	Visayas, Mindanao
Key People:	Chester C. Cokaliong Founder, CEO, & COO Gregoria C. Cokaliong President & Chairperson
Location City:	Cokaliong Tower, Osmeña Blvd. North Reclamation Area, Cebu City
Location Country:	Philippines
Industry:	Shipping
Divisions:	Cokaliong Forwarding Division

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

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. In May 2012, the company acquired its ninth vessel, a 3,000-ton, 850-passenger vessel from Japan.^[2] On March 9, 2013, the line opened its 13th port of call with the opening of Cebu-Nasipit route.^[3] Through the years, the company has acquired fifteen (15) RORO passenger and cargo vessels traveling the national waters.

Vessels

Current Vessels (15 ships)

• M/V Filipinas Cebu
  • 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
• M/V Filipinas Dumaguete
• M/V Filipinas Iloilo
• M/V Filipinas Maasin
  • This vessel is under renovation in Trigon Shipyard After the Typhoon Odette
• M/V Filipinas Ozamis
• M/V Filipinas Iligan
  • She was built in 1978. She was the former Ferry Fukue ^[4] that was acquired by Cokaliong Shipping Lines from Kyushu Kaiun in 2011. She has a passenger capacity of 850 pax.
• M/V Filipinas Butuan
  • She was built in 1982. She was the former Ferry Nagasaki ^[5] that was acquired by Cokaliong Shipping Lines from Kyushu Kaiun in 2012. She has a passenger capacity of 850 pax.
• M/V Filipinas Nasipit
  • 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 ^[6]
• M/V Filipinas Jagna^{[7] [8]}
  • 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.^[9]
• M/V Filipinas Surigao del Norte
  • She is the former M/V Avrora Okushiri, the newest acquisition of Cokaliong Shipping, purchased in 2016 and.^{[10] [11]} 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^[12]
  • 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
  • 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
  • A brand new Ropax ferry featuring the first X-Bow/reverse bow on a passenger ferry
• M/V Filipinas Ubay
  • Built in 2003, she is the former Seto II of Shikoku Kisen Co. Ltd. of Japan.

Cokaliong tugboats

• M/T Cokaliong Tug 1
  • Built in 1979 (44 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Philippines.
• M/T Cokaliong Tug 2
  • Built in 1987 (36 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Philippines.

New Vessel/s

Soon

Former Vessels

• 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^[13] - 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.^[14]

Ports

Cokaliong Shipping Lines' main port of call is Cebu City.^[15]

Other ports of call are:

Former ports:

• Larena, Siquijor
• Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte
• Baybay, Leyte
• Tagbilaran City

Routes

As of December 2023:

Incidents and accidents

• 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.^[16] The fire was placed under control around 10am the next day.^{[17] [18]}
• 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.^[19]
• 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.^[20]
• 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

• List of shipping companies in the Philippines
• 2GO Travel
• Weesam Express
• Ever Shipping Lines Inc.
• Aleson Shipping Lines
• Montenegro Shipping Lines

Notes and References

1. Web site: Company History and Background. Cokaliong Shipping Lines, Inc.. 2017-12-10.
2. Web site: Cokaliong buys 9th vessel, building 12-story hotel Inquirer News. 4 May 2012.
3. Web site: Cokaliong opens new direct route.
4. Web site: Ferry Fukue - Wakanatsu.com.
5. Web site: Ferry Nagasaki - Wakanatsu.com.
6. Web site: SHIP FEATURE: The Most Dashing Vessel of Cokaliong Shipping Lines: M/V Filipinas Nasipit. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/XWvd_c09qnk . 2021-12-21 . live. .
7. News: Cokaliong Shipping Lines unveils its newest ship. Silva. Victor Anthony V.. 2016-09-03. Cebu Daily News. 2017-12-10. en-US.
8. News: Cokaliong acquires M/V 'Eins Soya'. Cacho. Katlene O.. 2016-01-19. SunStar. 2017-12-10. en.
9. Web site: M/V "FILIPINAS JAGNA". Cokaliong Shipping Lines, Inc.. 2017-12-10.
10. Web site: Cokaliong acquires new passenger vessel. . 2016-09-08. 2016-09-12.
11. News: Cokaliong Shipping acquires 12th Ro-Ro vessel. Abangan. Frauline Maria S.. 2016-09-08. Cebu Daily News. 2017-12-10. en-US.
12. Web site: Cokaliong to launch "M/V Filipinas Cagayan de Oro" to serve Cebu-CDO, CDO-Jagna routes; maiden voyage set February 2. 25 January 2019. CDOdev. 2019-01-25.
13. Web site: M/V Filipinas Dinagat of Cokaliong Shipping Lines Inc. Facebook. The Philippine Ship Spotters Society - PSSS. 2021-06-19.
14. Web site: 45 Rescued After Ship Catches Fire off Cebu. April 1, 2021.
15. http://www.cokaliongshipping.com/ Cokaliong Shipping
16. Web site: Passenger ship catches fire off Cebu waters. Lorenciana. Carlo. July 25, 2020. Philippine News Agency. May 8, 2023.
17. Web site: Barko nasunog. Lopez. Herty B.. July 23, 2020. SunStar SuperBalita Cebu. July 23, 2020.
18. Web site: Cokaliong vessel catches fire; captain, crew safe. Lopez. Herty B.. July 23, 2020. SunStar Cebu. July 23, 2020.
19. Web site: Passenger certificate of grounded ship in Iloilo suspended. pna.gov.ph. Lena. Perla. August 10, 2022. November 2, 2023.
20. Web site: Cokaliong vessel runs aground in Iloilo; passengers safe. SunStar Cebu.