2GO

2GO, formally 2GO Travel, is a passenger ferry company which is based in Manila, Philippines and part of 2GO Group, a listed company owned by the Chinese government through the China-Asean Investment Cooperation Fund.[1][2][3] It is the largest ferry company in the Philippines with its main hub located in Pier 4 at the Manila North Harbor.[4]

For its sister airline, see 2GO (cargo airline). For the Central Coast, New South Wales radio station formerly known as 2GO, see Triple M Central Coast.
Not to be confused with its parent company, 2GO Group.
2GO Travel
IndustryShipping
Predecessor
Founded2012 (2012)
HeadquartersPasay, Philippines
Area served
Philippines
Key people
Parent2GO Group
Websitetravel.2go.com.ph
2GO Travel kiosk in an Iloilo City mall

Until 2012, 2GO was known as Negros Navigation. It changed its name following a significant realignment of ferry transportation in the Philippines in which long-standing companies SuperFerry, Cebu Ferries and SuperCat merged into SuperFerry, under the Aboitiz Transport System. SuperFerry was purchased by Negros Navigation, in December 2010, for US$105 million.[4] At the same time, a unit of China-Asean Investment Cooperation Fund, a Netherlands-based, private equity firm wholly owned by the Chinese government, took a controlling stake in Negros Navigation through an equity infusion.[1][3][4] Because Negros Navigation was a privately held firm the exact amount invested by the Fund was not disclosed.[2]

2GO has one of the most modern shipping fleets in the Philippines and operates the largest fleet of inter-island vessels in the country,[5] having a total fleet of 27 operating vessels of which 23 are company-owned.[6] It has a total passenger capacity of 7,450,162 passengers and an aggregate cargo capacity of 338,305 twenty-foot equivalent units.[6]

Dennis A. Uy is the chairman of 2GO Group, replacing Sulficio O. Tagud, Jr.[7]

Destinations

The following ports of call are served by 2GO Travel:

Fleet

2GO acquired vessels from all four known shipping companies/brands: SuperFerry, SuperCat, Negros Navigation and Cebu Ferries. The vessels carry names derived from Roman Catholic saints and carries the 2GO Travel brand.

2GO Travel inter-island ferry, Port of Iloilo, Iloilo Strait, Iloilo City
Fast craft ferries, from 2GO Travel and OceanJet, to Bacolod on Iloilo River in Iloilo City.
2GO Travel catamaran ferry to Bacolod on Iloilo River in Iloilo City

SuperFerry-acquired fleet

Routes: Manila - Cebu - Cagayan de Oro, Manila - Cebu - Nasipit, Manila - Cebu - Iligan - Ozamiz

  • St. Leo the Great[9] (IMO number: 9042764) (formerly SuperFerry 21 and MV Sunflower Nishiki of Kansai Kisen)

Routes: Manila - Cebu - Cagayan de Oro, Manila - Cebu - Iligan - Ozamiz

  • St. Therese of the Child Jesus (IMO number: 8800755) (formerly SuperFerry 16, reacquired in 2015)

Route: Manila - Iloilo - Cagayan de Oro, Manila - Bacolod - Cagayan de Oro

Negros Navigation-acquired fleet
  • St. Michael the Archangel (IMO number: 9000455) (former flagship of Negros Navigation)

Routes: Manila - Iloilo - Bacolod, Manila - Dumaguete - Dipolog - Zamboanga

Cebu Ferries-acquired fleet
M/V St. Augustine of Hippo cruising Romblon Bay

Routes: Batangas - Romblon - Roxas, Batangas - Odiongan - Caticlan

Routes: Batangas - Romblon - Roxas, Batangas - Odiongan - Caticlan

Routes: Batangas - Romblon - Roxas, Batangas - Odiongan - Caticlan

Other vessels of 2GO

Other vessels that were acquired by 2GO:

Routes: Manila - Cebu - Nasipit, Manila - Coron - Puerto Princesa, Manila - Cebu - Iligan - Ozamiz, Manila - Cebu - Cagayan

Cargo vessels

SuperCat-acquired vessels

SuperCat operated the following vessels that are now part of the 2GO fleet:

Route: Batangas - Calapan

  • St. Sealthiel (IMO number: 9227091) (formerly SuperCat 25 and M/V Mt. Samat Ferry 5)

Route: Batangas - Calapan

Route: Bacolod - Iloilo

  • St. Uriel (formerly SuperCat 23)

Route: Bacolod - Iloilo

Route: Cebu - Ormoc

Route: Cebu - Ormoc

Route: Batangas - Calapan

Route: Cebu - Ormoc

Route: Cebu - Tagbilaran

  • St. Micah

Route: Batangas - Calapan

  • Sprint 1

Route: Bacolod - Iloilo

Former Vessels of 2GO

Ship/(s) that was part of 2GO fleets that were retired, sunk, or sold.

Incidents

MV St. Thomas Aquinas
Main article: MV St. Thomas Aquinas

On August 16, 2013, at 9 pm as it approached Cebu City's harbor, the MV St. Thomas Aquinas, formerly SuperFerry 2[18] collided with the cargo ship Sulpicio Express Siete of Sulpicio Lines and sank in 100 feet deep off Talisay, Cebu.[19] The ship was carrying 831 people—715 passengers and 116 crewmembers.[19] 629 people were rescued immediately and as of August 17, 2013, 31 bodies have been recovered leaving 172 unaccounted for.[19] The Sulpicio Express Siete with 36 crew members on board did not sink and returned safely to port.[19] It had a large hole in its bow above the water line, clearly visible in news photos.[19]

See also

References
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  2. "Chinese firm to become top Philippine ferry operator". ABS-CBN News. 5 December 2010. Archived from the original on 26 January 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  3. Gamboa, Rey (August 20, 2013). "Keeping our seas safe". Philippine Star. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  4. Cacho, Katlene O. (December 1, 2010). "Aboitiz sells transport unit". Sun Star Cebu. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  5. Cebu Daily News (2007-02-21). "Ship with 640 people stalls midsea, towed". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  6. "2GO's loss balloons to P1.3B in 2018". PortCalls Asia. April 17, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  7. "Sulficio O. Tagud Jr.: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  8. "Filsec - Filipino Ship Enthusiast Coalition - Timeline | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  9. "Filsec - Filipino Ship Enthusiast Coalition - Timeline | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  10. http://www.philstar.com/business/2014/03/20/1302797/2go-travel-unveils-new-ship
  11. "Filsec - Filipino Ship Enthusiast Coalition - Timeline | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  12. "Filsec - Filipino Ship Enthusiast Coalition - Timeline | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  13. "SUPER FERRY 1". www.wakanatsu.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  14. "Filsec - Filipino Ship Enthusiast Coalition - Timeline | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  15. "SUPER FERRY 2". www.wakanatsu.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  16. "ST.JW". www.wakanatsu.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  17. "ST.PETER.THE.APOSTL". www.wakanatsu.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  18. See photo at http://www.wakanatsu.com/philippine/photo/sf2.html
  19. De Jesus, Julliane (17 August 2013). "40 dead, 172 missing as two ships collide". Philippine Daily Inquirer (Agence France-Presse). Retrieved 17 August 2013.
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