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SRNH signage in Dumaguete, showing directions and distances to major cities and ports. The Philippine Nautical Highway System, also the Road Roll-on/Roll-off Terminal System (RRTS) [1] or simply the RoRo System, is an integrated network of highway and vehicular ferry routes which forms the backbone of a nationwide vehicle transport system in the Philippines.
In 1994, Rodolfo G. Valencia, then Governor of Oriental Mindoro, invited the Aboitiz Group to ply the route. His intention was to bring a more convenient and faster alternative to Mindoro. Under the management of Universal Aboitiz Inc., M/V SuperCat 1, their pioneer vessel, traveled between Batangas and Calapan in only 45 minutes. [citation needed]
In 2004, the Philippine government invited the firm to be part of the Road-RoRo Terminal System-Strong Republic Nautical Highway project of the government. The fleet of APFC was upgraded in 2010, when it partnered with Australia-based Sea Transport Solutions to acquire 10 Ro-Ro vessels.
The first route that the company served is from Batangas City to Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro using the boat MV Malaya. [1] Over the past 40 years, MSLI provided passenger and commercial marine transportation services (cargo or vehicles) with a fleet of fast ferries and RORO vessels to 13 ports in the Philippines
The journey from Batangas to Romblon needs the whole night. Calapan (Oriental Mindoro province) by fast catamaran Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) ferries. [12] The route is very much saturated. [citation needed] Abra de Ilog (Occidental Mindoro province) by regular RoRo. Caticlan (Boracay) in Aklan by fast catamaran Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) ferries. [13]
It began at a time when trade and commerce in Mindoro started to flourish. MV Starlite Ferry served the Calapan to Batangas route which then had daily average passenger traffic of 10,000 people and an average vehicle count of 1,500 to 2,000 units. There was an increasing demand for sea transportation of the people of Mindoro and Starlite was ...
2GO Travel or 2GO Sea Solutions, also known simply as 2GO, is a ferry company based in Manila, Philippines, the shipping arm of 2GO Group, and the only remaining Long distance inter-island ferry operator, with its hubs located in Pier 4 at the Manila North Harbor and Batangas International Port.
The tugboat was towing MV Super Shuttle RORO 9, which suffered an engine problem while en route from General Santos to Zamboanga City, when the incident happened. [17] [18] On 23 October 2018, MV Super Shuttle Ferry 18 suffered engine problems while en route from Roxas, Capiz to Caticlan Jetty Port in Malay, Aklan. The Philippine Coast Guard ...