Shipping company in the Philippines
Negros Navigation Co., Inc.
(
NENACO
) was one of the oldest domestic shipping companies in the Philippines.
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It was also one of the largest companies in the passenger transport business in the Philippines.
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Its main hub was the renowned Pier 2 in Manila North Harbor. NENACO later merged with
SuperCat
,
SuperFerry
and
Cebu Ferries
to form
2GO Travel
, the second largest Philippine shipping merger next to the William Lines-Gothong Lines-Aboitiz Shipping merger (WG&A) in 1996. At the same time, the
China-Asean Investment Cooperation Fund
, a
private equity
fund wholly owned by the
government of the People's Republic of China
through an
equity
infusion, gained a controlling interest in Negros Navigation and subsequently changed the company into the
2GO Group
with
2GO Travel
, its shipping-company subsidiary.
History
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It was organized and registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) on July 26, 1932, for the purpose of transporting passengers and cargo at ports of call in the Philippines.
In the 1960s Nenaco was the first among the domestic shipping companies to operate brand new, fast and luxurious air conditioned passenger ships. In the 70s, it was first to construct and operate a modern passenger terminal in Manila's North Harbor and likewise pioneered in offering special cruises to the Philippine tourist spots using its coastwise vessels. In the 1980s Nenaco launched its containerization program and ushered a new industry trend on the use of
roll-on roll-off
(“RORO”) vessels. It also deploys shuttle buses in
Baclaran
,
Cubao
and
Alabang
which takes passengers to the pier terminal.
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In the 1990s, Nenaco became the first Philippine shipping company to be listed in the stock exchange. Proceeds amounting to P916.86 million from the
initial public offering
(IPO) were used to support the “Globalization Program” of the company that involved fleet expansion and service modernization.
Legacy
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Some of Negros Navigation's vessels were transferred to
2GO Travel
.
St. Michael of the Archangel
is the last Negros Navigation vessel that is still operating but it will retire soon because of 2GO's Fleet Modernization Program. The sinking of the
M/V Don Juan
serves as an inspiration for the grandiose
Masskara Festival
in
Bacolod City
. Banago Port, Bacolod City built by Negros Navigation during the 1940's is still operating and is used by
FastCat
for its Bacolod-Dumangas operations.
Destinations
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Negros Navigation served the following destinations in their final year, 2012. its main port of call was
Manila
Other destinations are:
Vessels
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This list includes the vesssels that were operated by Negros Navigation. It also includes the vessels of its former subsidiary,
NN Sea Angels.
- M/V St. Michael the Archangel
- The former flagship of
Negros Navigation
and was considered the largest among its fleet; was acquired and is
currently active
under 2GO Travel
- M/V St. Joseph the Worker
- Former fleet of
Negros Navigation
acquired by 2GO Travel; was retired and sold to breakers
- M/V St. Peter the Apostle
- Former fleet of
Negros Navigation
acquired by 2GO Travel; was retired and sold to breakers
- M/V St. Ezekiel Moreno
(Retired and sold to breakers)
- M/V St. Francis of Assisi
(Caught fire in 1999; later sold to breakers)
- M/V Mary, Queen of Peace
(Retired and sold to Indian breakers, 2008)
- M/V San Lorenzo Ruiz
(Retired and sold to Indian breakers, 2008)
- M/V San Paolo
(Sold to breakers)
- M/S Santa Florentina
(Retired and sold to breakers)
- M/S Santa Maria
(Sold to George and Peter Lines Renamed to M/V GP Ferry 2, Later sold to Lite Ferries and renamed to Lite Ferry 3)
Cruisers
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- M/S Princess of Panay
(Sold to breakers)
- M/S Princess of Negros
(Retired and sold to breakers)
- M/V Don Julio
(Retired and sold to breakers)
- M/V Don Claudio
(Retired and sold to breakers)
- M/V Don Juan
(Former
Negros Navigation
fleet; sank in 1980)
- M/V Don Vicente
(Retired and sold to breakers)
- M/V Dona Florentina
(Retired and sold to breakers)
- M/V Dona Monserrat
(Retired and sold to breakers)
- M/V San Agustin Uno
(acquired by 2GO in 2012, sold overseas)
- M/V San Rafael Uno
(acquired by 2GO in 2012, sold overseas)
- M/V San Rafael Dos
(currently active under 2GO)
- M/V Nossa Senhora De Fatima
(Retired and sold)
- M/V Connie I
(Retired and sold to breakers)
- M/V Connie II
(Retired and sold to breakers)
- M/V San Sebastian
(Retired and sold to breakers)
- St. Raphael
(Became SuperCat 11 and was later sold overseas)
- St. Gabriel
(Became SuperCat 12 and was sold overseas)
- St. Michael
- Angel of Hope
- Angel of Freedom
Incidents
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On April 22, 1980, MV
Don Juan
, which was bound for Bacolod City, sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Maestre de Campo Island, Romblon after colliding with the oil tanker M/T
Tacloban City
. Reported casualties were 18 dead and 115 missing, with 745 survivors.
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This incident later served as an inspiration for the grandiose
MassKara Festival
of
Bacolod
.
See also
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References
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- ^
"SEC Form 17-A Annual Report 2013"
(PDF)
.
Securities and Exchange Commission
. May 16, 2014. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on July 31, 2019
. Retrieved
July 31,
2019
.
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Austria, Myrna S. (2003).
"Philippine Domestic Shipping Transport Industry: State of Competition and Market Structure"
(PDF)
. Philippine Institute for development Studies. p. 38
. Retrieved
June 6,
2008
.
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Lopez, Edu (August 6, 2007).
"Nenaco aims to become logistics partner for SMEs"
.
Manila Bulletin
. Retrieved
June 6,
2008
.
[
dead link
]
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Robert Reyes (September 10, 2008),
Floating coffins
, Philippine Online Chronicles
[
dead link
]
.
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Major marine mishaps in the Philippines
, GMA News, June 23, 2008
.
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Sea Tragadies
, Tinig ng Marino, July?August 2003, archived from
the original
on September 15, 2008
.
External links
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