This is a list of current and former shipping companies authorized by the Maritime Industry Authority of the Philippines.
Shipping Lines | Commenced Operations | No. of Vessels | Remarks | ||
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Phil National Lines | 2008 | 28 | |||
Fastguys Logistic Corporation | 2012 | 5 | |||
Cargomarine Corporation | 2012 | 10 | Acquired by Phil National Lines in 2012 | ||
2GO | 2012 | 10 | |||
Aleson Shipping Lines | 1976 | 25 | |||
Archipelago Philippine Ferries Corporation (FastCat) | 2002 | 18 | |||
Asian Marine Transport Corporation (Super Shuttle Ferry) | 1999 | 10 | Operates shipping brands Super Shuttle RORO, Super Shuttle Ferry and Shuttle Fast Ferries. [1] [2] | ||
Cokaliong Shipping Lines, Inc. | 1989 | 15 | |||
Carlos A. Gothong Lines (CAGLI) | 1946 | 2 | |||
Gothong Southern Shipping Lines | 2005 | 9 | |||
Ever Shipping Lines | 1975 | 3 | |||
Jomalia Shipping Corporation | 2004 [3] | 10 | |||
Lite Shipping Corporation | 1990 | 19 | |||
Montenegro Shipping Lines | 1978 | 65 | |||
AFGM Shipping Corp. | 2001 | 23 | |||
Ocean Fast Ferries, Inc. (OceanJet) | 1995 | 16 | |||
Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation | 1973 | 142 | Formerly Sulpicio Lines from 1973 to 2012; changed name and stopped passenger services following the tragic sinking of its passenger ship MV Princess of the Stars in 2008. [4] | ||
Roble Shipping Inc. | 1985 | 24 | |||
Supercat Fast Ferry Corporation | 1994 | 7 | Acquired by Chelsea Logistics Holdings Inc. in 2019. [5] [6] | ||
SRN Fast Seacrafts, Inc. (Weesam Express) | 1997 | 7 | |||
Starhorse Shipping Lines | 2008 | 8 | |||
Starlite Ferries Inc. | 1995 | 15 | Acquired by Chelsea Logistics Holdings Inc. [7] [8] | ||
Trans-Asia Shipping Lines | 1974 | 14 | Acquired by Chelsea Logistics Holdings Inc. [9] [10] | ||
Evaristo Shipping Lines | 2012 | 4 | |||
Evaristo & Sons Sea Transport Corp. | 2017 | 5 |
Shipping Lines | Commenced Operations | Ceased Operations | Remarks | |
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Sulpicio Lines | 1973 | 2008 | Renamed to Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation | |
Cebu Ferries | 1996 | 2012 | Merged with Negros Navigation to form 2GO Travel | |
SuperFerry | 1989 | 2012 | Merged with Negros Navigation to form 2GO Travel | |
Negros Navigation | 1935 | 2012 | Merged with Aboitiz Transport System (SuperFerry, SuperCat, Cebu Ferries) to form 2GO Travel | |
William Lines Inc | 1945 | 1996 | Merged with Gothong and Aboitiz to form WG&A. | |
Sweet Lines Inc. | 1993 | |||
Compania Maritima | 1980 | |||
Escaño Lines |
Ayala Corporation is the publicly listed holding company for the diversified interests of the Ayala Group. Founded in the Philippines by Domingo Róxas and Antonio de Ayala during Spanish colonial rule, it is the country's oldest and largest conglomerate. The company has a portfolio of diverse business interests, including investments in retail, education, real estate, banking, telecommunications, water infrastructure, renewable energy, electronics, information technology, automotive, healthcare, management, and business process outsourcing. As of November 2015, it is the country's largest corporation in terms of assets ($48.7B).
The Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, commonly known as RCBC, is one of the largest universal banks in the Philippines with total consolidated resources of Ph₱ 1.2 trillion. It was established in 1960 as a development bank and is licensed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for both commercial and investment banking. It is currently headquartered at RCBC Plaza in Makati, Metro Manila.
SuperFerry was one of the largest ferry companies in the Philippines before it was purchased by Negros Navigation, which simultaneously was purchased by the Chinese government through its private equity fund the China-Asean Investment Cooperation Fund, and became 2GO Travel, part of the 2GO Group.
Cebu Ferries was a shipping company based in Batangas City and Cebu City, Philippines. Its hubs were Batangas Port in Batangas and Pier 4 in Cebu City. It is now part of 2GO Travel.
Negros Navigation Co., Inc. (NENACO) was one of the oldest domestic shipping companies in the Philippines. It was also one of the largest companies in the passenger transport business in the Philippines. Its main hub was the renowned Pier 2 in Manila North Harbor. NENACO later merged with SuperCat, SuperFerry and Cebu Ferries to form 2GO Travel, the second largest Philippine shipping merger next to the William Lines-Gothong Lines-Aboitiz Shipping merger (WG&A) in 1996. At the same time, the China-Asean Investment Cooperation Fund, a private equity fund wholly owned by the government of the People's Republic of China through an equity infusion, gained a controlling interest in Negros Navigation and subsequently changed the company into the 2GO Group with 2GO Travel, its shipping-company subsidiary.
The Port of Iloilo in Iloilo City, Philippines, serves the province and city of Iloilo and the entire Panay Island, in Western Visayas of the Philippines. It is located away from the older port facilities on the Southern coast of Panay Island, in Panay Gulf, and one of the country’s safest and most natural harbors. Guimaras Island shields the port from violent storms and makes it ideal for harboring ships and vessels.
Carlos A. Gothong Lines, popularly known as CAGLI and formerly once known as simply Gothong Lines, is a passenger and cargo ferry company based in Cebu, Philippines. CAGLI was formerly a part of WG&A SuperFerry, a company in January 1996 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. CAGLI, William Lines and Aboitiz Shipping formed was the biggest merger in the Philippine shipping industry.
The SuperCat Fast Ferry Corporation, commonly known as SuperCat, is a shipping company that operates a fleet of high-speed catamarans (HSC) in the Philippines.
Trans-Asia Shipping Lines, Incorporated (TASLI) is a shipping company based in Cebu City, Philippines. It was incorporated on March 25, 1974, under the name of Solar Shipping Lines, Inc. The Chairman of the company is Dennis A. Uy. Trans-Asia Shipping Lines is now managed by the Chelsea Logistics, Corp.
2GO or 2GO Sea Solutions, also known as 2GO Travel, is a passenger ferry company based in Manila, Philippines, the shipping and passenger ferry arm of 2GO Group, and the only remaining Manila-based major interisland passenger ferry company, with its main hub located in Pier 4 at the Manila North Harbor.
2GO also known as 2GO Group Inc. is a Philippines-based company engaged in transporting people and cargo using the fleet of inter-island ferries and cargo ships of the former Aboitiz Transport System, which owned the brands SuperFerry, Cebu Ferries and SuperCat—and Negros Navigation. The top two principal shareholders of the 2GO Group are SM Investments Corp, and Trident Investments. The company has the largest infrastructure in the Philippines with over 400,000 TEU capacity, 16 passage and freight vessels, 15,000 containers, 35 warehouses nationwide, 550 trucks, and 7,000 employees.
Jollibee Foods Corporation is a Filipino multinational company based in Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines. JFC is the owner of the fast food brand Jollibee.
The Petron Blaze Spikers were a professional women's volleyball team that played in the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) from 2013 to 2020. After the cancellation of the 2020 season of the PSL due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the team took a leave of absence from the league and released all its players. The team was owned by Petron Corporation. The company's involvement in volleyball began in 2002 when it established the Petron Ladies Beach Volleyball Tournament.
San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc. is a Philippine food and beverage company headquartered in Pasig, Metro Manila. It is the largest food and beverage company in the Philippines, with nearly 3,000 employees deployed in a nationwide network of offices, farms, manufacturing, processing and distribution facilities. The company is a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation (SMC).
Starlite Ferries is a passenger ferry company based in Batangas City, Batangas, Philippines owned and operated by Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corp., a Manila-based logistics company. It mainly serves the provinces of Batangas, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Aklan, Cebu and Surigao del Norte and is one of the leading ferry companies operating in the Mimaropa and Western Visayas regions.
Archipelago Philippine Ferries Corporation (APFC) is a ferry company based in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines. It serves passenger and cargo routes serving select seaports in the Philippines with its fleet of catamaran Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) ferries. It also operates ports and terminals.
Alfonso "Al" Gaba Cusi is a Filipino businessman from Naujan, Oriental Mindoro who served as the 14th Secretary of Energy under the Duterte administration from 2016 to 2022. He is also the president of PDP–Laban and served in the Arroyo Administration as head of government air and sea transportation agencies from 2001 to 2010. He was the vice chair of PDP–Laban until July 2021, before being elected as its president amid the dispute within the ruling party with the rival faction led by Senators Koko Pimentel and Manny Pacquiao.
Udenna Corporation operates as a holding company. The Company distributes and retails petroleum products and lubricants, engages in shipping and logistics services, operates in property development, education, food, gaming, tourism, infrastructure and telecommunications sectors in Philippines.
Dennis Ang Uy is a Filipino businessman and diplomat. Uy is the founder of Udenna Corporation, which has stakes in various businesses including Phoenix Petroleum.
Asian Marine Transport Corporation (AMTC) is a Filipino passenger and freight shipping company established in 1999 in Cebu City, Philippines. It owns and operates the Super Shuttle RORO, Super Shuttle Ferry and Shuttle Fast Ferry brand of RORO and ROPAX ferries.