Trans-Asia Shipping Lines

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.

The company took steps towards cargo modernization in 2013, by acquiring almost 8,000 square meters of property within Cebu Pier area, and upgrading operations to include 10-footer container vans while maintaining loose and palletized / break bulk operations to cater to clients' varying needs. By 2015, the company started offering 20-foot container van service for Cebu to Cagayan and Cagayan to Cebu route.

In 2016, the company expanded cargo operations to Manila, with a freighter vessel offering Less Container Cargo (LCL) and Full Container Load (FCL) cargo service. Barely 6 months of serving Cebu to Manila and Manila to Cebu route, we now include 40-footer container service.

In December 2016, Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corporation purchased the entire outstanding shares of stocks of Trans-Asia Shipping Lines, Inc. including its four subsidiaries.

Current Fleet

TASLI operates 9 passenger-cargo vessels and 6 cargo vessels.

Former Fleet

M/V Trans-Asia 20 ( IMO number: 9858369)

A 98 meter RORO/ Passenger ferry built at Kegoya Dock in Japan, she was designed to carry 690 passengers and was assigned on Cebu to Cagayan de Oro route. In 2021, she left Trans-Asia fleet and was transferred to its sister company, Starlite Ferries and renamed as MV ''Starlite Phoenix''.

M/V Trans-Asia 5 (Former Flagship)

M/V Trans-Asia 5, former Butuan Bay 1 of Carlos A. Gothong Lines Inc. (CAGLI). Trans-Asia acquired this ship in the early 2010 and completed reconfiguring the vessel in December 2010 and she serves Cebu to Masbate route as a cargo vessel. Her passenger decks were removed due to Permit Cancellation.

She was built by Iwagi Zosen in the Iwagi shipyard for the shipping company Keiyo Kisen and she was completed in February 1989.

M/V Trans-Asia 9

Trans-Asia acquired this ship in early 2012. This ship was the Ferry Kikai of A" Line in Japan, Mabuhay 6 of WG&A Shipping Lines, Our Lady of Good Voyage of Cebu Ferries (later 2Go Travel) and Doña Conchita Sr. of Gothong Southern. She was scrapped in TASLI Wharf at FF.Cruz Mandaue City.

M/V Asia China

The vessel ended its service last February 2013 and sold to Breakers and was scrapped in Cebu shipyard.

M/V Trans-Asia

M/V Trans-Asia was owned by the ''Sado Kisen Car Ferry of Japan'', and was acquired by Trans-Asia/Solar in 1993. M/V Trans-Asia's sister ship is M/V Asia China. The vessel was broken down in Navotas

M/V Asia Malaysia

M/V Asia Malaysia was acquired by Trans-Asia in 1997 and used to serve Cebu City to Iloilo City route. She sank off the coast of Ajuy, Iloilo in 2011.
134 passengers and 44 crewmembers on board was bound for Iloilo from Cebu when it sank.

All 178 people on board were rescued by fishermen and other passing vessels like the MV Filipinas Cebu and MV Phil Visayas, assisted by the PCG.

M/V Asia Japan

M/V Asia Japan sold to Santa Clara Shipping and renamed as M/V Nathan Matthew

M/V Asia South Korea

M/V Asia South Korea was acquired by the company in 1972 and also was used to serve Cebu City to Iloilo City route. She ran aground and sank off Bantayan Island in Cebu on December 22, 1999, due to stormy weather and high seas, killing 56 of its passengers.

M/V Asia Hongkong

This vessel was sold to Montenegro Lines and renamed as M/V Reina del Rosario

M/V Asia Brunei

Asia Brunei was sold to Navios Lines as M/V Grand Unity.

M/V Asia Singapore

Asia Singapore was sold to FJ Palacio Lines and renamed as M/V Calbayog. M/V Calbayog was sold to Starlite Ferries Inc. and renamed as M/V Starlite Neptune.

M/V Asia Thailand

This vessel was destroyed by fire while docked at the Port of Cebu.

M/V Asia Taiwan

The vessel was sold to Asian Marine Transport System and renamed as M/V Super Shuttle Ferry 7 then capsized in Manila Bay.

M/V Asia Indonesia

The vessel was sold to Navios Lines as M/V Grand Venture.

Ports of call and Routes

Ports of call

Trans-Asia Shipping Lines has 14 ports of call: (7 passenger/cargo 7 cargo only), with Cebu as the company's home port, it serves destinations such as:

Routes

Passenger/cargo routes
*Cebu – Cagayan de Oro – Trans Asia 10/Trans-Asia 21
*Cagayan de Oro – Cebu – Trans-Asia 10/Trans Asia 21
*Cebu – Ozamiz – Trans-Asia 18
* Ozamiz – Cebu – Trans-Asia 18
*Cebu – Iligan – Trans-Asia 18
*Iligan – Cebu – Trans Asia 18
*Cebu – Iloilo – Trans-Asia 8/Trans-Asia 19
*Iloilo – Cebu – Trans-Asia 8/Trans-Asia 19
*Cebu – Masbate – Trans Asia 3/Trans-Asia 10
*Masbate – Cebu – Trans Asia 3/Trans-Asia 10
*Cebu – Tagbilaran – Trans-Asia 3/Trans-Asia 18
*Tagbilaran – Cebu – Trans-Asia 3/Trans-Asia 18
*Tagbilaran – Cagayan de Oro – Trans-Asia 3/Trans-Asia 18
*Cagayan de Oro – Tagbilaran – Trans-Asia 3/Trans-Asia 18

Cargo-only routes
* Zamboanga – Cebu – Asia Pacific
*Cebu – Zamboanga – Asia Pacific
*Tacloban – Cebu – Asia Pacific
*Cebu – Tacloban – Asia Pacific
*Cebu – Manila – Trans-Asia 12

Subsidiaries

* Quality Metal & Shipworks, Inc. – engaged in machining and mechanical works on ship machineries and industrial plants.
* Oceanstar Shipping, Inc. – engaged in the business of domestic shipping for the transportation of passengers and cargoes within territorial waters and/or on the high seas.
* Dynamic Cuisine, Inc. – engaged in operating restaurants, coffee shops, refreshment parlors, cocktail lounges, bars, and in cooking and catering foods, drinks, refreshments and other foods or commodities.
* Starsy Shoppe, Inc. – engaged in the purchase of all kinds of food and beverage products and merchandise, except rice and corn, locally and/or through importation for purposes of selling the same on retail or wholesale, either local and/or through importation.

See also

* 2GO Travel
* Montenegro Lines
* Cokaliong Shipping Lines
* Supercat Fast Ferry Corporation
* Roble Shipping Inc.
* List of shipping companies in the Philippines

References

{{Transportation in the Philippines

Shipping companies of the Philippines
Companies based in Cebu City
Ferry companies of the Philippines
Transport companies established in 1974
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Philippine companies established in 1974
Privately held companies of the Philippines