Trans Asia vessel suspended for engine malfunction

Jhunnex Napallacan 06/01/2016

A CAGAYAN de Oro City-bound passenger vessel of Trans-Asia Shipping was suspended by the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) after it failed to depart on Tuesday night from the port of Cebu City due to the defective cooling…

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,…

Passenger vessel runs aground

Jhunnex Napallacan 04/27/2016

A TRANS-ASIA vessel ran aground for two hours as it left the port of Nasipit, Agusan del Norte for Cebu City on Tuesday evening. But MV Trans-Asia 8, which was carrying 124 passengers and 51 crew, was…

Trans Asia crew told to file marine protest

Jhunnex Napallacan 04/27/2016

THE Philippine Coast Guard Cebu station ordered the MV Trans Asia 8 to file a marine protest at the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) after the vessel reportedly ran aground as it left the port of Nasipit, Agusan…

Trans-Asia 2 suspended

Jhunnex Napallacan 04/22/2016

A PASSENGER vessel owned by Trans-Asia Shipping Lines, Inc. developed engine trouble for the second time in a span of three days, forcing the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina 7) to suspend the passenger ship safety certificate of…

Engine trouble forces vessel to return to Iloilo City

Jhunnex Napallacan 04/20/2016

ANOTHER vessel of Trans-Asia Shipping experienced engine trouble as it left Iloilo City for Cebu City at 7 p.m. Tuesday. MV Trans-Asia 2 was already within the vicinity off Siete Pecados Island of Dumangas,  Iloilo City or…

Another shipping firm cuts fares

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/23/2016

One more shipping company in Cebu has reduced its fare amid the volatility in fuel prices. Lapu-Lapu Shipping Lines is reducing  rates by four percent for its  three vessels serving Cebu, Baybay City in Leyte and Cataingan…

SHIPPING LINES CUT DOWN FARES

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Jhunnex Napallacan 02/17/2016

Sea travel between Cebu and other provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao is now cheaper.  In some routes, the fare is cut by almost half of what it used to cost. With fuel prices dropping, at least…

Investment ombudsman asked to help address high port fees

Aileen Garcia-Yap 05/05/2015

Cargo forwarders have asked the newly established Investment Ombudsman to help address concerns over the higher fees imposed by the Cebu Port Authority on overstaying cargo containers. Carmel de Pio Salvador, Cebu chapter president of the Philippine…

More shipping companies to lower fare rates

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/28/2015

Expect more shipping companies to reduce fares in the coming weeks, the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina-7) said. Jose Cabatingan, Marina-7 spokesman, said their central office issued a directive requiring all shipping companies last year to lower their…

Cebu shipping firms mixed on fare rate adjustment call

Aileen Garcia-Yap 01/22/2015

Shipping companies in Cebu agreed to “review and rationalize” their fare rates in response to a call by the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) to reduce fares due to the decline in global oil prices. Pinky Sy, vice…

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