2GO Masagana

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MV 2GO Masagana
MV 2GO Masagana, North Harbor Pier 4 (Tondo, Manila; 01-28-2023).jpg
History
Flag of Japan.svgJapan
NameTsukushi
Owner Hankyu Ferry
Port of registry Kobe, Japan
Route Kobe – Kitakyushu
Builder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Shimonoseki, Japan)
Laid downDecember 6, 2002
LaunchedFebruary 20, 2003
Maiden voyage2003
In service2003–2021
Out of serviceMarch 22, 2021
Identification
FateSold to 2GO Group
Flag of the Philippines.svgPhilippines
NameMV 2GO Masagana
Owner 2GO Group
Operator 2GO Travel
Port of registry Manila, Philippines
Route Manila - Cebu - Cagayan De Oro - Cebu - Manila (2024)
Acquired2021
Maiden voyageAugust 1, 2021
In service2021–present
Home port Manila, Philippines
FateIn active service
General characteristics
Class & type ROPAX ferry
Tonnage29,046  GT
Length195.0 m (639 ft 9 in)
Beam26.4 m (86 ft 7 in)
Draft6.87 m (22 ft 6 in)
Ramps2
Installed power2x Wärtsilä 16V38B diesel engine (20,152 kW (27,024 hp))
Propulsion Controllable Pitch Propeller(CPP) 2-shaft
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) max
Capacity667 passengers
Crew33

2GO Masagana is a passenger ferry and flagship of the Philippine shipping company 2GO Travel that went into service in 2003. She was originally known as Tsukushi of Hankyu Ferry .

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She is the sister ship of MV 2GO Maligaya, formerly Yamato, also from Hankyu Ferry. She was acquired by 2GO a few months after 2GO Maligaya. The difference between the two sister ships is on livery design which has a few modifications and tweaks, and after 2023, MV 2GO Maligaya's third passenger deck was expanded making it longer than her sister.

She and her sister ship are the largest passenger vesels ever to sail in the Philippines, surpassing MV Princess of the Stars of Sulpicio Lines.

Service history

MV 2GO Masagana as Tsukushi when she was still in Japan. Tsukushihan9.jpg
MV 2GO Masagana as Tsukushi when she was still in Japan.

Tsukushi completed its final crossing for Hankyu Ferry on March 22, 2021, on the Kobe–Kitakyushu route. In April 2021, the vessel was sold to the Philippine shipping company 2GO Group, which had already acquired her sister ship Yamato several months earlier. [1] [2] The ship was renamed as MV 2GO Masagana. [2] [3]

In 2023, during her drydock, an escalator was added to make boarding much easier and efficient.

Onboard

2GO Masagana has a total of eight accessible decks, although the vessel structurally spans ten decks. Decks 1 to 4 serve as car decks for rolling cargo. Passenger accommodations are located on Decks 5, 6, and 7, while crew quarters are situated forward on Deck 7 and aft on Deck 5.

Accommodations

Amenities

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Ship News Hankyu Ferry "Tsukushi" to be sold - Ships of the World (July 22, 2020)
  2. 1 2 Boonzaier, Jonathan (2023-12-29). "2GO Travel shops in South Korea for Japanese-built ropaxes". tradewindsnews.com. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
  3. ↑ "2GO optimizes route network". PhilStar Global. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
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