Cokaliong Shipping Lines

Cokaliong Shipping Lines
Private company
Industry Shipping
Founded 1989
Headquarters Cokaliong Tower, Osmeña Blvd. North Reclamation Area, Cebu City, Philippines
Key people
 Chester C. Cokaliong
Founder, CEO, & COO
Gregoria C. Cokaliong
President & Chairperson
Divisions Cokaling Forwarding Division
Website http://www.cokaliongshipping.com
Port of Cebu with Cokaliong ships; from left to right: Filipinas Dinagat, Filipinas Cebu, Filipinas Iligan, Filipinas Nasipit, and Filipinas Maasin.

Cokaliong Shipping Lines is a shipping line based in Cebu City, Philippines. It operates both passenger and cargo ferries on eight routes between islands in the Visayas and Mindanao regions and is one of the youngest shipping companies in the Philippines.

It 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.[1] In March 9, 2013, the line opened its 13th port of call with the opening of Cebu-Nasipit route.[2]

Vessels

Kyushu Shosen's "Ferry Nagasaki" ferry boat, departing from the Nagasaki harbour and renamed as "FILIPINAS BUTUAN"

Current

Former

*Name of the ship as of the moment since the ship is currently in Japan and undergoing process for the ship's transfer of ownership. Once the process is done and shall arrive in the Philippines for retrofitting, she'll be reanamed with "Filipinas" branding like other Cokaliong ships.

Ports

Cokaliong Shipping Lines' main port of call is Cebu City.[10]

Other ports of call are:

Former ports:

Routes

As of February 2015:[10]

See also

References

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  1. ↑ http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/187139/cokaliong-buys-9th-vessel-building-12-story-hotel
  2. ↑ http://ph.news.yahoo.com/cokaliong-opens-direct-route-220317693.html
  3. ↑ "Filsec - Filipino Ship Enthusiast Coalition - Photo of MV Filipinas Cebu". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  4. ↑ "Filsec - Filipino Ship Enthusiast Coalition - Photo of MV Filipinas Dinagat". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  5. ↑ "Filsec - Filipino Ship Enthusiast Coalition - Photo of MV Filipinas Ozamis". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  6. ↑ "Filsec - Filipino Ship Enthusiast Coalition - Photo of MV Filipinas Butuan". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  7. ↑ "Filsec - Filipino Ship Enthusiast Coalition - Photo of MV Photo of Filipinas Jagna". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  8. ↑ Silva, Victor Anthony V. (2016-09-03). "Cokaliong Shipping Lines unveils its newest ship". Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  9. ↑ "Cokaliong acquires new passenger vessel". 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  10. 1 2 Cokaliong Shipping
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