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Montenegro Shipping Lines, Inc. (MSLI) is a Philippine domestic
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based at
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. The office is located at Montenegro Corporate office, along Bolbok Diversion Road, Bolbok Batangas City. It operates passenger, cargo and
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vessels to various destinations in the
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under the brands Montenegro Lines and Marina Ferries.


History

Montenegro Shipping Lines, Inc. was established on 16 September 1978 by entrepreneur Vicente Leyco Montenegro, Sr., a pioneer in commercial and public transportation in the Philippines. The first route that the company served is from
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using the boat MV ''Malaya''. Over the past 40 years, MSLI provided passenger and commercial marine transportation services (
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or
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) with a fleet of fast ferries and
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vessels to 13 ports in the Philippines. In 2010, the company acquired eight additional RORO vessels worth PH₱1 billion from the
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' Maritime Leasing Corporation and other lenders. By 2012, the company operated over 30 vessels on its fleet of passenger, cargo, and RORO vessels throughout
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and
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. As of 2020, the company has 59 vessels calling on 34 ports across the Philippines. Moreover, the company has a controlling stake over RORO Bus Transport Services Inc., a Philippine bus company that transports passengers to different destinations in the Philippines via the
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. In 2019, MSLI became a member of the Philippine Coastwise Shipping Association (PCSA), the biggest shipping group in the Philippines.


Destinations

As of 2024, Montenegro Shipping Lines has 65 destinations. Montenegro Lines serves the following destinations:


Vessels

Montenegro Lines has a total of 82 operating vessels and 1 under construction. Montenegro Lines operates the following vessels as of June 2025:


Tugboats

*MT ''Montenegro Tugboat'' *MT ''Montenegro Tugboat 2''


Maria Series

*MV ''Maria Angela'' *MV ''Maria Beatriz'' *MV ''Maria Diana'' *MV ''Maria Erlinda'' *MV ''Maria Felisa'' *MV ''Maria Gloria'' *MV ''Maria Helena'' *MV ''Maria Isabel'' *MV ''Maria Josefa'' *MV ''Marie Kristina'' *MV ''Maria Lolita'' *MV ''Maria Matilde'' *MV ''Maria Natasha'' *MV ''Maria Oliva'' *MV ''Maria Querubin'' *MV ''Maria Rebecca'' *MV ''Maria Sophia'' *MV ''Marie Teresa'' *MV ''Maria Ursula'' *MV ''Maria Vanessa'' *MV ''Maria Wynona'' *MV ''Maria Xenia'' *MV ''Maria Yasmina'' *MV ''Maria Zenaida''


Fast-crafts

*MV ''City of Angeles'' *MV ''City of Bacolod'' *MV ''City of Calapan'' *MV ''City of Dapitan'' *MV ''City of Escalante'' *MV ''City of General Santos'' *MV ''City of Himamaylan'' *Mv ''City Of Iloilo'' *MV ''City of Kabankalan'' *MV ''City of Lucena'' *MV ''City of Masbate'' *MV ''City of Naga'' *MV ''City of Ozamiz'' *MV ''City of Roxas'' *MV ''City of Sorsogon'' *MV ''City of Tabaco'' *MV ''City of Zamboanga''


Reina Series

*MV ''Reina Delos Angeles'' *MV ''Reina Banderada'' *MV ''Reina Divina Gracia'' *MV ''Reina Del Cielo'' *MV ''Reina Delos Flores'' *MV ''Reina Emperatriz'' *MV ''Reina Genoveva'' *MV ''Reina Justisya'' *MV ''Reina Hosanna'' *MV ''Reina Immaculada'' *MV ''Reina Kleopatra'' *MV ''Reina De Luna'' *MV ''Reina Magdalena'' *MV ''Reina Neptuna'' *MV ''Reina Olympia'' *MV ''Reina Quelita'' *MV ''Reina Del Rosario'' *MV ''Reina Sentenciada'' *MV ''Reina Timotea'' *MV ''Reina Urduja'' *MV ''Reina Veronica'' *MV ''Reina Wilhelmina'' *MV ''Reina Xaviera'' *MV ''Reina Yvonne'' *MV ''Reina Zadia''


Santa Series

*MV ''Santa Alberta'' *MV ''Santa Brigida'' *MV ''Santa Carmerlita'' *MV ''Santa Editha'' *MV ''Santa Soledad'' *MV ''Santa Margarita (New Vessel)'' *MV ''Santa Faustina (New Vessel)''


Binibini Series

*MV ''Binibining Abra De Ilog'' *MV ''Binibining Batangas'' *MV ''Binibining Coron '' *MV ''Binibining Dumaguete'' *MV ''Binibining Surigao'' *MV ''Binibining Matnog (New Vessel)'' *MV ''Binibining Romblon (New Vessel)''


Future Vessels

*MV ''Santa Juliana''


Incidents and accidents

* On 11 April 2002, a fire broke out on the cargo hold of MV ''Maria Carmela'' as it sailed from
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, causing it to sink. The incident, which happened of the coast of Pagbilao,
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, killed 39 people, while 371 individuals survived. * On 17 March 2017, 88 passengers and 26 crew members onboard MV ''Reina Hossana'' were rescued by the
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after a fire broke out onboard. The vessel was traveling from
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to
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when the incident happened. The fire was eventually put out and the vessel was towed to Batangas City. Another MSLI vessel, MV ''Reina Divinagracia'', which was sent from Calapan to help rescue the passengers and crew of MV ''Reina Hossana'', ran aground in the vicinity of Balahibong Manok Island in
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. All of its 104 passengers and 20 crew were rescued, while the vessel was freed from its location and towed to port. * On 1 April 2017, MV ''Maria Oliva'' suffered loss of power to its engines while en route from
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Surigao City Surigao City, officially the City of Surigao ( Surigaonon: ''Siyudad nan Surigao''; ; ), is a component city and capital of the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. It is the most populous in the province with a population of 171,107 peop ...
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. The vessel floated without power for 10 hours until a Philippine Coast Guard vessel arrived and rescued the 264 individuals onboard. Another civilian vessel arrived and towed the vessel to Lipata Port in Surigao City. * On 26 September 2017, 87 people were injured when MV ''Maria Matilde'' rammed into a rock formation in the vicinity of Calatrava,
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due to a steering problem. The vessel was traveling from Odiongan to
Romblon Romblon (, , ), officially the Province of Romblon, is an archipelagic province of the Philippines located in the Mimaropa region. Its main components include Romblon, an archipelagic municipality of the same name that also serves as the provi ...
, Romblon when the incident happened. The vessel safely reached its destination but sustained severe damage to its bow. * On May 27, 2023, MV ''Reina Xaviera'' was aground incident in Dapa, Surigao del Norte due to strong winds result to aground in the low tide area effects of Typhoon Betty are enter in the Philippine Area of Responsibility and on June 5, 2023 was aground again for second times due to Low Tide depart 5:00 pm from Port of Dapa bound to Surigao City MARINA suspend the Cargo Ship Safety Certificate of said vessel. * On July 16, 2023, MV Maria Helena ran aground and tilted to its portside off the coast of Banton Island while en route from Lucena, Quezon to San Agustin, Romblon. The ferry ran aground as a result of the rough seas which caused the ferry to wobble quite slowly. The momentum of the wobbling caused a heavy truck to fall down towards the left, causing the ferry to run aground and tilt toward its left. * On February 11, 2024, MV Reina Hosanna ran aground incident in Capul, Northern Samar due to Engine failure resulted to aground due to strong wind and currents in the shoreline in Barangay 1 on the said Municipality. The distressed vessel also carried 16 light cars, two small trucks, a trailer, and eight 10-wheel trucks from Matnog, Sorsogon. There was no reported water ingress into the vessel and all crew members were in good condition, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). Personnel from PCG, local police, fire officers and local emergency responders safely rescued all the passengers using water rafts. * *


See also

* List of shipping companies in the Philippines *
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References

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