SRN Fast Seacrafts

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SRN Fast Seacrafts
Weesam Express
Company type Private
IndustryShipping
FoundedApril 17, 1997;27 years ago (1997-04-17) in Zamboanga City, Philippines
FoundersHadji Wahab A. Amil
Hadji Ahmad W. Sakaluran
HeadquartersAmil's Tower, Pilar St.,,
Zamboanga City
,
Philippines
Area served
 Mindanao and Visayas
Key people
Hadji Wahab A. Amil (President)
Hadji Shabree M.Amil (Vice President)
Services Passenger transportation
Website www.weesam.ph

SRN Fast Seacrafts, Inc. which operates the Weesam Express ferry line, is a company based in Zamboanga City, Philippines that operates ferries throughout the country.

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The company was founded and headed by Hadji Ahmad W. Sakaluran and Hadji Wahab A. Amil his nephew in Zamboanga City. Established on April 17, 1997, it started with a vessel plying from Zamboanga City to Sandakan, Malaysia, making Weesam one of the initial shipping companies plying the BIMP-EAGA route directly from Zamboanga City to Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.

Weesam Express now actively services the ports of Bacolod City, Cebu City, Iloilo City, Bacolod, Ormoc City, Tagbilaran City, Isabela City, and Jolo, Sulu.

History

It was during the inaugural voyage of MS Express (a passenger ferry boat of A. Sakaluran Shipping Corporation) headed by Hadji Ahmad W. Sakaluran as their President, last February 19, 1997 and Hadji Wahab A. Amil, a nephew of Hadji Ahmad W. Sakaluran was a guest, that when they were able to conferred later, Hadji Ahmad W. Sakaluran suggested to Hadji Wahab A. Amil that he can also partake in this type of business as the sea is a big area for all of them. It was during this talk that my name was suggested by Hadji Ahmad W. Sakaluran to prepare all the documents necessary for an entity to operate a passenger ferry boat within Zamboanga City.

The Weesam Express was started April 17, 1997, when the main proponent, Hadji Wahab A. Amil helped create a company to operate a passenger ferry boats in the southern Philippines. On May 13, 1997 the SRN Fast Seacrafts, Inc. was formally organized with the Securities and Exchange Commission. SRN Fast Seacrafts was then working with the MV Lady Mary Joy 1 of Aleson Shipping Lines as its "Hepe De Viaje" (Chief of the cruise). It was the only ship then plying the BIMP-EAGA route [1] [2] directly from Zamboanga City to Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia and vice versa route. [3] A few days later, the undersigned arrived from Sandakan which prompted the beginning of organizing a company to manage a passenger ferry boat.

Passenger ferry boats were acquired the Yong Choo Kui Shipyard in Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia. The first passenger steel hull boat was acquired from the operator of the Bullet Express. Upon acquisition, it was renamed as MV Weesam Express, named after the youngest son of Hadji Wahab A. Amil, Weesam. The inaugural voyage of the seacraft was on September 21, 1997, from Zamboanga City to Jolo, Sulu.

They soon expanded to Visayan waters with the acquisition of their succeeding Weesam ships. New routes included Cebu City to Ormoc and Cebu City to Dumaguete to Dapitan. However, their Zamboanga City - Sandakan, Malaysia route was later abandoned due to Aleson Shipping Lines cheaper rates. Later on, they introduced new routes for Basilan through Zamboanga City - Isabela City route.

SRN Weesam Express 7 SRN Weesam Express 7.jpg
SRN Weesam Express 7

Ports of call

All of Weesam Express's are registered for the Port of Zamboanga and their ships are actively servicing the ports of Bacolod City, Cebu City, Iloilo City, Bacolod, Ormoc City, Tagbilaran City, Isabela City, and Jolo, Sulu.

Routes

Current

These are their routes as of December 2017: [4]

Former

Fleet

Weesam Express 7 at the Zamboanga International Seaport. Weesam Express 7.jpg
Weesam Express 7 at the Zamboanga International Seaport.

The shipping line has seven passenger vessels: [5]

Subsidiary

Notable incidents

See also

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