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Industry | Shipping |
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Founded | 1946 |
Founder | Don Carlos A. Gothong Don Alfredo Gothong |
Headquarters | Alfredo Gothong Private Wharf FF Cruz, Pier 7, Reclamation Area, , |
Area served | Manila, Batangas, Cebu, Dumaguete, Cagayan de Oro, Nasipit |
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Services | Container Shipping |
Website | www |
Carlos A. Gothong Lines, popularly known as CAGLI and formerly once known simply as Gothong Lines, is a cargo shipping company based in Cebu, Philippines. CAGLI was formerly a part of WG&A (William, Gothong, & Aboitiz), which served 23 major provincial ports throughout the Philippines and was the first domestic shipping company in the country to be certified by the International Safety Management Code standard.[ citation needed ] CAGLI, William Lines and Aboitiz Shipping formed the biggest merger in the Philippine shipping industry. [1]
With a mandate from the patriarch, Don Alfredo D. Gothong, the three siblings Bowen D. Gothong, Ben D. Gothong and Brezilda Gothong Co, lead the rebirth of CAGLI with the launching of its first vessel, Butuan Bay 1, on October 3, 2002.
Positioning the company as a low-cost operator, the CAGLI President, Ben D. Gothong is helped by the fourth generation of their family who are actively involved in the day-to-day operations of the shipping operations and other affiliate businesses. They are Calvin Boniface Lee Gothong, COO of Carlos A. Gothong Lines, Inc., Clark Lee Gothong, COO of Danao Coco Palms Resort, Jade T. Gothong, COO of GT Ferry and PCDC Group.
Name | IMO | Built | Entry of service to the Philippines | Route(s) | Tonnage | Length | Breadth | Notes | Image |
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Panglao Bay 1 [2] | IMO number : 9104275 | 1995 | 2017 | I. Manila - Cebu - Cagayan de Oro | 5930 | 134.66 m (441.8 ft) | 22.4 m (73 ft) |
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