CSLI was organized in 1989 by Chester Enterprises, Inc., a textile and ready-to-wear enterprise started in 1969 that diversified into the shipping business with the purchase a vessel from Japan in 1998, christened the M/V Filipinas Ozamis. In May 2012, the company acquired its ninth vessel, a 3,000-ton, 850-passenger vessel from Japan.[2] On March 9, 2013, the line opened its 13th port of call with the opening of Cebu-Nasipit route.[3] Through the years, the company has acquired fifteen (15) RORO passenger and cargo vessels traveling the national waters.
Vessels
House flagCokaliong RORO Ship at Ozamiz port, Philippines
She was built in 1993 by Naikai Zosen in Setoda, Japan. CSLI acquired her in 2007 from Ise Bay Ferry or Isewan (Ise-wan) Ferry in Japan, where she was known as the Mikawa Maru. She is the first ship with a computerized engine monitoring system of Cokaliong Shipping. She is able to carry up to 686 passengers.
She was built in 1978. She was the former Ferry Fukue [4] that was acquired by Cokaliong Shipping Lines from Kyushu Kaiun in 2011. She has a passenger capacity of 850 pax.
She was built in 1982. She was the former Ferry Nagasaki [5] that was acquired by Cokaliong Shipping Lines from Kyushu Kaiun in 2012. She has a passenger capacity of 850 pax.
She was built in 1992. She was the former M/V Taiko that was acquired by Cokaliong Shipping Lines from Nomo Shosen Company Ltd in 2014. She has a passenger capacity of 685 pax [6]
Built in 1997, she is the former M/V Eins Soya in Japan, before being purchased by CSLI from Japan in 2016. She can accommodate as much as 625 passengers as well as cargo.[9]
She is the former M/V Avrora Okushiri, the newest acquisition of Cokaliong Shipping, purchased in 2016 and.[10][11] She was built in 1999, and is the sister ship of the M/V Filipinas Jagna. She is the third vessel to have the third ship in the Cokaliong fleet to have a computerized engine monitoring system. She plies the Cebu-Surigao route.
Built in 1987 (36 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Philippines.
New Vessel/s
Soon
Former Vessels
M/V Filipinas Surigao (sold to Roble Shipping Inc. and was renamed M/V Sacred Stars).
M/V Filipinas Siargao - formerly the M/V Gingoog City, originally a fishing vessel converted into a passenger ferry; sold to breakers in 1997.
M/V Filipinas Tandag - the company's first ship acquired from Trans-Asia Shipping Lines where she was formerly known as the M/V Asia Philippines.
M/V Filipinas Dinagat[13] (IMO number: 7227487) - Destroyed by fire while en route from Cebu City to Palompon, Leyte with no casualties on July 23, 2020. The vessel is former Soya Maru No. 2 of Higashi Nihon Ferry of Japan and was acquired by Cokaliong Shipping Lines in 1994.[14]
Ports
Cokaliong Shipping Lines' main port of call is Cebu City.[15]
On July 23, 2020, M/V Filipinas Dinagat caught fire off the coast of Northern Cebu en route to Palompon. As reported, there were no passengers aboard and all 47 crew members were rescued.[16] The fire was placed under control around 10am the next day.[17][18]
M/V Filipinas Cebu ran aground at 12:08am on August 9, 2022 in Iloilo. The captain was reportedly asleep. All crew members and passengers were safe.[19]
M/V Filipinas Butuan ran aground in the vicinity of Madridejos Cebu on October 23 2023 before arriving Iloilo City the cause of the vessel to ran aground by drifting to shallow waters the vessel recently left the port of Cebu around 7PM all 239 passengers safely disembarked and transported to Kota Park Madridejos Cebu.[20]
M/V Filipinas Cagayan de Oro recently tilted one side around 11:40pm on November 12 2023 after the departure all crew and passengers safe
