Cebu Ferries was a brand and part of Aboitiz Transport System Corporation (ATSC) and later, Negros Navigation Co. (NENACO), and served the VisMin operations of ATSC. Its hubs were at Pier 4 in

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. In 2012, Cebu Ferries and its sister companies;

SuperFerry SuperFerry Travel & Leisure, or SuperFerry, (formerly known as Aboitiz SuperFerry and later, WG&A SuperFerry) was the passenger travel and leisure brand of the Aboitiz Transport System Corporation (ATSC) and later, Negros Navigation Co. (NENACO ...

and SuperCat merged with

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and rebranded as

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. Formerly the shipping company was a subsidiary of William Gothong & Aboitiz, better known as WG&A. Cebu Ferries was created to serve the VisMin Operations of WG&A. When WG&A split up, Jon Ramon Aboitiz retained Cebu Ferries and its sisters SuperCat Fast Ferry Corporation and

. And Cebu Ferries became part of Aboitiz Transport System which was later purchased by

, which in turn was purchased by the

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through its wholly owned

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firm the China-Asean Investment Cooperation Fund and renamed

Destinations

Before the merger in 2012, Cebu Ferries main port of call was

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. Other destinations are:

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* Jagna, Bohol

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(via Nasipit) *

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* Ozamiz * Surigao

Vessels

During its history, Cebu Ferries operated the following vessels:

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* Cebu Ferry 1 (renamed M/V St. Augustine of Hippo under

. sold in 2024) 2GO Travel MV Saint Anthony De Padua

* Cebu Ferry 2 (renamed M/V St. Anthony de Padua under

. sold to breakers in 2024) 2GO Travel MV Saint Ignatius of Loyola

* Cebu Ferry 3 (renamed as M/V St. Ignatius of Loyola under

.) * Our Lady of Mount Carmel (sold to George and Peter Lines & renamed as M/V GP Ferry 2. Was later sold to Lite Shipping Inc. and was renamed to M/V Lite Ferry Three.) * Our Lady of Lourdes * Our Lady of Montserrat * Our Lady of Good Voyage (sold to Gothong Southern and renamed as M/V Doña Conchita Sr., but was later sold by the company to Trans-Asia Shipping Lines and was renamed as M/V Trans-Asia 9. Was sold to local breakers and was broken up in Cebu) * Our Lady of Manaoag * Our Lady of Banneux * Our Lady of Fatima * Our Lady of Guadalupe * Our Lady of the Rule (broken-up by ship breakers in Alang, India) * Our Lady of Lipa * Our Lady of Akita 2 * Dona Cristina * Dona Lili * Don Calvino * Misamis Occidental

Cargo Vessels

* Our Lady of Charity * Our Lady of Rosary

References

External links

*{{official website, https://web.archive.org/web/20111127195906/http://www.cebuferries.com/ Ferries of the Philippines Ferry companies of the Philippines Passenger ships of the Philippines Shipping companies of the Philippines Transportation in Cebu Companies based in Cebu City Defunct transportation companies of the Philippines