Fount of novelty

Jason A. Baguia 12/30/2016

This ship has circled the sun once more. Tomorrow shall be the first of another 365 days. But for today, the last of the year, priests across the globe turn again to the evangelist John, to his…

Lonely graves at Carreta

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/02/2016

THREE years after the collision of 2GO’s MV St. Thomas Aquinas and cargo vessel Sulpicio Express Siete claimed the lives of more than a hundred passengers and crew, 42 unidentified victims left unclaimed by family members still…

Cokaliong Shipping acquires 12th Ro-Ro vessel

Frauline Maria S. Abangan 09/08/2016

Just days after unveiling MV Filipinas Jagna, Cokaliong Shipping Lines Inc. bared that it has acquired its 12th roll-on/roll-off vessel, amounting to almost P200 million, and it is still looking around to purchase more. MV Avrora Okushiri…

Cokaliong: Ships still popular today

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/03/2016

Despite more frequent air fare promos, sea travel remains as the easier and cheaper mode of transportation as compared to air travel. Chester Cokaliong, founder, chief executive officer and chief operating officer of Cokaliong Shipping Lines Inc.,…

Cokaliong Shipping Lines unveils its newest ship

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/03/2016

Cokaliong Shipping Lines Inc. on Saturday afternoon officially unveiled to the traveling public the newest ship in its fleet. M/V Filipinas Jagna, which is valued at P260 million, is the company’s 11th ro-ro (roll on, roll off)…

Over 500 stranded as Coast Guards cancels trips

Jhunnex Napallacan 08/22/2016

Over 500 passengers were stranded in the ports of Cebu after the Philippine Coast Guard cancelled the trips for smaller vessels. Agapito Bibat, Philippine Coast Guard Cebu station commander, said vessels with below 250 gross tonnage were…

New CG ships to arrive

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/15/2016

The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas will have a new ship in 2017, which is one of the 10 44-meter multi-role response vessels purchased by the government from Japan. “These ships will be used for search…

King for a day

Jeff Ruffolo 07/16/2016

SINGAPORE — I truly was … King for a Day. Actually it was more like King for a Week. However you want to call it, taking a seven-day cruise on Royal Caribbean is totally and completely top…

Water sampling shows oil contamination in sea around Pescador Island

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/17/2016

THE seawater at Pescador Island, an islet along Tañon Strait and under the jurisdiction of Moalboal town in southwestern Cebu, was found to have been contaminated by an oil spill from a still unknown vessel. The results…

Ship crew found dead

06/15/2016

THE body of a ship crew that was reported missing Tuesday midnight was found early yesterday morning around 10 meters from the Polambato Port in Bogo City, northern Cebu. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Cebu identified the…

Shipping firms urged to set up online ticketing services

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/31/2016

JUST like airports and airlines, shipping companies should set up online ticketing services to cut down on the long lines of people waiting to buy tickets at their offices. The Regional Development Council’s (RDC) economic development committee…

Firm eyes ship repair facility in Dalaguete

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/30/2016

A Cebu-based shipping company plans to put up a ship repair facility in Dalaguete town in southern Cebu. Suspended Dalaguete Mayor Ronald Allan Cesante declined to identify the firm until they resume informal talks on June 8,…

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