Montenegro Shipping Lines was established on 16 September 1978 by entrepreneur Vicente Leyco Montenegro, Sr., a pioneer in commercial and public transportation in the Philippines. The first route was that the company served was from Batangas City to Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro using the boat MV Malaya.[1] Over the past 40 years, MSLI provided passenger and commercial marine transportation services (cargo or vehicles) with a fleet of fast ferries and RORO vessels to 13 ports in the Philippines. In 2010, the company acquired eight additional RORO vessels worth PHโฑ1 billion from the Development Bank of the Philippines' Maritime Leasing Corporation and other lenders.[2] By 2012, the company operated over 30 vessels on its fleet of passenger, cargo, and RORO vessels throughout Luzon and Visayas.[3] As of 2020, the company has 59 vessels calling on 34 ports across the Philippines.[1] Moreover, the company has a controlling stake over RORO Bus Transport Services Inc., a Philippine bus company that transports passengers to different destinations in the Philippines via the Strong Republic Nautical Highway.[4]
In 2019, MSLI became a member of the Philippine Coastwise Shipping Association (PCSA), the biggest shipping group in the Philippines.[5][6]
Destinations
As of 2020, Montenegro Shipping Lines served the following destinations:[7][8]
On 11 April 2002, a fire broke out on the cargo hold of MV Maria Carmela as it sailed from Masbate City to Lucena, causing it to sink. The incident, which happened of the coast of Pagbilao, Quezon, killed 39 people, while 371 individuals survived.[14][15]
On 17 March 2017, 88 passengers and 26 crew members onboard MV Reina Hossana were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard after a fire broke out onboard. The vessel was traveling from Calapan to Batangas City when the incident happened. The fire was eventually put out and the vessel was towed to Batangas City.[16][17] Another MSLI vessel, MV Reina Divinagracia, which was sent from Calapan to help rescue the passengers and crew of MV Reina Hossana, ran aground in the vicinity of Balahibong Manok Island in Tingloy, Batangas. All of its 104 passengers and 20 crew were rescued, while the vessel was freed from its location and towed to port.[16][18]
On 1 April 2017, MV Maria Oliva suffered loss of power to its engines while en route from San Ricardo, Southern Leyte to Surigao City, Surigao del Norte. The vessel floated without power for 10 hours until a Philippine Coast Guard vessel arrived and rescued the 264 individuals onboard. Another civilian vessel arrived and towed the vessel to Lipata Port in Surigao City.[19][20]
On 26 September 2017, 87 people were injured when MV Matilde rammed into a rock formation in the vicinity of Calatrava, Romblon due to a steering problem. The vessel was traveling from Odiongan to Romblon, Romblon when the incident happened. The vessel safely reached its destination but sustained severe damage to its bow.[21][22]
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^"Philippine ferry fire kills 23". CNN. 11 April 2002. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^ abAurelio, Julie (18 March 2017). "Ro-Ro vessel bound for Batangas catches fire". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^Datu, Dennis; Ferrer, Paulo (17 March 2017). "Ro-Ro nasunog habang papunta sa Batangas". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 4 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^"(UPDATE) Coast Guard rescues a total of 104 passengers from two distressed ships". Manila STV. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^"PCG assists 264 passengers and 20 crew members onboard distressed passenger/cargo vessel in Agusan Del Norte". Philippine Coast Guard. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^Cultura, Rodge (2 April 2017). "264 pasahero, crew nailigtas mula sa nasirang barko". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^Virola, Madonna; Cinco, Maricar (26 September 2017). "87 hurt as ship rams rock in Romblon". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 4 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^"87 injured as ship crashes into cliff in Romblon". CNN Philippines. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
January 01, 2023
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Montenegro Shipping Lines Inc MSLI is a Philippine domestic shipping line based at the Batangas International Port in Batangas City Philippines It operates passenger cargo and RORO vessels to various destinations in the Philippines under the brands Montenegro Lines and Marina Ferries Montenegro LinesTypePrivate companyIndustryShippingFounded1978 44 years ago 1978 FounderVicente L Montenegro Sr HeadquartersMontenegro Corporate Center Diversion Road Barangay Bolbok Batangas City PhilippinesArea servedPhilippinesKey peopleVicente C Montenegro Jr General manager ServicesRoll on roll off RORO Websitemontenegrolines wbr com wbr ph Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Vessels 3 1 Tugboats 3 2 Roll on Roll off Vessels 3 3 Fast crafts 3 4 Marina Ferries 4 Incidents and accidents 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory EditMontenegro Shipping Lines was established on 16 September 1978 by entrepreneur Vicente Leyco Montenegro Sr a pioneer in commercial and public transportation in the Philippines The first route was that the company served was from Batangas City to Abra de Ilog Occidental Mindoro using the boat MV Malaya 1 Over the past 40 years MSLI provided passenger and commercial marine transportation services cargo or vehicles with a fleet of fast ferries and RORO vessels to 13 ports in the Philippines In 2010 the company acquired eight additional RORO vessels worth PH 1 billion from the Development Bank of the Philippines Maritime Leasing Corporation and other lenders 2 By 2012 the company operated over 30 vessels on its fleet of passenger cargo and RORO vessels throughout Luzon and Visayas 3 As of 2020 the company has 59 vessels calling on 34 ports across the Philippines 1 Moreover the company has a controlling stake over RORO Bus Transport Services Inc a Philippine bus company that transports passengers to different destinations in the Philippines via the Strong Republic Nautical Highway 4 In 2019 MSLI became a member of the Philippine Coastwise Shipping Association PCSA the biggest shipping group in the Philippines 5 6 Destinations EditAs of 2020 Montenegro Shipping Lines served the following destinations 7 8 Batangas City Bogo City Cebu Calapan City Roxas Oriental Mindoro Caticlan Malay Aklan Boracay Island Dumangas Iloilo Bacolod Dumaguete City Larena Siquijor Abra de Ilog Occidental Mindoro Puerto Galera Oriental Mindoro San Jose Occidental Mindoro Odiongan Romblon Romblon Romblon San Agustin Romblon Magdiwang Romblon Lucena City Mogpog Marinduque Masbate City Pilar Sorsogon Surigao City Lipata Port Iloilo City Cuyo Palawan Puerto Princesa City Cagayan de Oro City Cebu City San Ricardo Southern Leyte 8 Vessels EditMontenegro Lines operates the following vessels Tugboats Edit MT Montenegro Tugboat Roll on Roll off Vessels Edit MV Maria Angela MV Maria Beatriz MV Maria Diana MV Maria Erlinda MV Maria Felisa MV Maria Gloria MV Maria Helena MV Maria Isabel MV Maria Josefa MV Marie Kristina MV Maria Lolita MV Maria Matilde 9 MV Maria Natasha MV Maria Oliva MV Maria Querubin MV Maria Rebecca MV Maria Sophia MV Marie Teresa MV Maria Ursula M V Maria Vanessa MV Maria Wynona MV Maria Xenia MV Maria Yasmina MV Maria Zenaida MV Reina Emperatriz MV Santa Brigida MV Santa Carmelita MV Santa Editha 10 MV Santa Soledad MV Reina del Rosario 11 Fast crafts Edit FC City of Angeles FC City of Batangas FC City of Bacolod FC City of Cebu FC City of Calapan FC City of Dapitan FC City of Lucena FC City of Masbate FC City of Pio Duran FC City of Polambato FC City of Sorsogon FC City of Tabaco FC Province of Romblon FC City of Zamboanga Marina Ferries Edit MV Reina delos Angeles LCT Reina Banderada MV Reina Divina Gracia 12 MV Reina Del Cielo MV Reina delas Flores M V Reina Genoveva LCT Reina Justisya MV Reina Hosanna 13 MV Reina Immaculada MV Reina Kleopatra MV Reina de Luna MV Reina Magdalena MV Reina Neptuna MV Reina Olympia MV Reina Quelita MV Reina Sentenciada MV Reina Timotea MV Reina Urduja MV Reina Veronica MV Reina Wilhelmina MV Reina Xaviera MV Reina YvonneIncidents and accidents EditOn 11 April 2002 a fire broke out on the cargo hold of MV Maria Carmela as it sailed from Masbate City to Lucena causing it to sink The incident which happened of the coast of Pagbilao Quezon killed 39 people while 371 individuals survived 14 15 On 17 March 2017 88 passengers and 26 crew members onboard MV Reina Hossana were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard after a fire broke out onboard The vessel was traveling from Calapan to Batangas City when the incident happened The fire was eventually put out and the vessel was towed to Batangas City 16 17 Another MSLI vessel MV Reina Divinagracia which was sent from Calapan to help rescue the passengers and crew of MV Reina Hossana ran aground in the vicinity of Balahibong Manok Island in Tingloy Batangas All of its 104 passengers and 20 crew were rescued while the vessel was freed from its location and towed to port 16 18 On 1 April 2017 MV Maria Oliva suffered loss of power to its engines while en route from San Ricardo Southern Leyte to Surigao City Surigao del Norte The vessel floated without power for 10 hours until a Philippine Coast Guard vessel arrived and rescued the 264 individuals onboard Another civilian vessel arrived and towed the vessel to Lipata Port in Surigao City 19 20 On 26 September 2017 87 people were injured when MV Matilde rammed into a rock formation in the vicinity of Calatrava Romblon due to a steering problem The vessel was traveling from Odiongan to Romblon Romblon when the incident happened The vessel safely reached its destination but sustained severe damage to its bow 21 22 See also Edit Philippines portal Companies portal Transport portalList of shipping companies in the Philippines SuperFerry Negros Navigation Cebu Ferries Supercat Roble Shipping Inc References Edit a b About Us Montenegro Shipping Lines Inc Montenegro Lines Retrieved 4 February 2021 Montenegro Shipping buying 8 ro ro vessels for P1 billion Portcalls Asia 25 August 2010 Retrieved 4 February 2021 Montenegro Shipping Acquires Ro Ro Vessel Manila Bulletin via Yahoo News 25 February 2012 Retrieved 4 February 2021 Cabuag V G 23 April 2012 Inter island ships losing steam vs budget carriers ABS CBN News Retrieved 4 February 2021 Cebu based shipping group installs first set of officers Portcalls Asia 28 August 2019 Retrieved 4 February 2021 Biggest shipping group formed in Cebu Manila Bulletin 15 August 2019 Retrieved 4 February 2021 Where would you like to go March 21 2021 a b 2021 Lipata and San Ricardo Ports Ferry Schedule and Fare Rates March 21 2021 Underwent repair following a 2017 ramming incident Returned to service See Incidents and accidents ๐ ๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฐ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ Facebook The Philippine Ship Spotters Society PSSS 2022 01 09 Retrieved 2022 01 09 formerly MV Asia Hong Kong of Trans Asia Shipping Lines Under repair after running aground in 2017 See Incidents and accidents Under repair after a 2017 fire onboard See Incidents and accidents Aravilla Jose Crisostomo Sheila 11 May 2002 MV Carmela Ferry Tragedy Heads roll at Coast Guard BFP The Philippine Star Retrieved 4 February 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Philippine ferry fire kills 23 CNN 11 April 2002 Retrieved 4 February 2021 a b Aurelio Julie 18 March 2017 Ro Ro vessel bound for Batangas catches fire Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved 4 February 2021 Datu Dennis Ferrer Paulo 17 March 2017 Ro Ro nasunog habang papunta sa Batangas ABS CBN News Retrieved 4 February 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link UPDATE Coast Guard rescues a total of 104 passengers from two distressed ships Manila STV 17 March 2017 Retrieved 4 February 2021 PCG assists 264 passengers and 20 crew members onboard distressed passenger cargo vessel in Agusan Del Norte Philippine Coast Guard 3 April 2017 Retrieved 4 February 2021 Cultura Rodge 2 April 2017 264 pasahero crew nailigtas mula sa nasirang barko ABS CBN News Retrieved 4 February 2021 Virola Madonna Cinco Maricar 26 September 2017 87 hurt as ship rams rock in Romblon Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved 4 February 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link 87 injured as ship crashes into cliff in Romblon CNN Philippines 26 September 2017 Retrieved 4 February 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Montenegro Lines amp oldid 1116540842, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
