Aleson Shipping Lines, Inc. is a shipping company based in Zamboanga, Philippines. Their services include routes to Sandakan, Malaysia and over Dapitan City to Dumaguete City. They also ship cargo from Zamboanga City to Manila with twelve of their container carriers.
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History
The company was founded on October 1, 1976, and its first vessel MV Estrella del Mar transported passengers and cargo, mainly rice, to the neighboring islands. In 1980, the company acquired its first cargo vessel, thus the debut of MV Aleson.
The company expanded in the 1980s with more cargo ships, along with voyages to Singapore for trade and commerce purposes.
During the 1990s the company concentrated on the passenger and roll-on/roll-off ferry sector. Additional vessels were added to carry more passengers and travel on more routes. In 1994, a new route between Zamboanga Port and Sandakan Port, Malaysia was opened in response to the development of BIMP-EAGA routes. Aleson's MV Danica Joy was one of the first vessels that sailed on this route.
In 1999, the company expanded into containerizing cargo, with the addition of new container carriers. The first fast craft of the corporation was bought on 2004 and was named MV Seajet.
At present, Aleson operates a fleet of 25 vessels and is the largest shipping operator in Western Mindanao.
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Ports of call
Aleson Shipping Lines Inc. main port of call is Zamboanga City, but some of their ships are actively in service for Tubigon, Bohol, Cebu, Manila, Dapitan, Dumaguete, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Isabela City, Basilan, Lamitan City, Basilan, and Bongao, Tawi-Tawi
Routes
- Zamboanga City - Isabela, Basilan
- Zamboanga City - Lamitan, Basilan
- Zamboanga City - Jolo, Sulu
- Zamboanga City - Bongao, Tawi-Tawi
- Zamboanga City - Sandakan, Malaysia
- Dapitan - Dumaguete, Negros Oriental
- Cebu City - Tubigon, Bohol
- Manila - Bacolod - Zamboanga City*
*for cargoes only
Fleet
Current (as of June 2013)
- MV Danica Joy 1
- MV Lady Mary Joy 1
- MV Lady Mary Joy 3
- MV Kristel Jane
- MV Kristel Jane 2
- MV Anika Gayle
- MV Anika Gayle 2
- MV Stephanie Marie
- MV Stephanie Marie 2
- MV Ciara Joie
- MV Ciara Joie 2
- MV Ciara Joie 3
- MV Ciara Joie 5
- MV Trisha Kerstin 1
- MV Trisha Kerstin 2
- MV Trisha Kerstin 3
- MV SeaJet
- MV Nico Bryan
- MV Aleson Con-Carrier 1
- MV Aleson Con-Carrier 2
- MV Aleson Con-Carrier 3
- MV Aleson Con-Carrier 5
- MV Aleson Con-Carrier 6
- MV Aleson Con-Carrier 7
- MV Aleson Con-Carrier 8
- MV Aleson Con-Carrier 9
- MV Aleson Con-Carrier 10
- MV Aleson Con-Carrier 11
- MV Aleson Con-Carrier 12
Former
- MV Danica Joy
- MV Lady Mary Joy 2
- MV Estrella Del Mar
- MV Aleson
Future
- MV Asaka 2*
*Japanese namesake. Will e renamed once Christened in the Philippine seas.
Notable Incidents
- February 18, 2016 when MV Lady Mary Joy 1 with 308 passengers and 38 crew members grounded off Pampat Point at Bongao island, Philippines. The ship was en route from Zamboanga City to Bongao, but due to human mistake and strong winds grounded in a rocky shallow. The ship hardly stuck and was unable to refloat by own power, requesting assistance from the local authorities. At the scene of the accident were dispatched several rescue boats, which evacuated all the passengers to the shore. According to preliminary information there are no injured people from the crew and guests on board. The authorities started investigation for the root cause of the accident.
- September 21, 2016, MV Danica Joy arrived at 4 p.m. coming from Sandakan. But by around 9:30 p.m., she went off-balanced while moored at the Zamboanga International Seaport. The ship was carrying 799 passengers of which 11 Malaysians and one Australian -- and 603 deportees. Luckily, all passengers were unloaded earlier on, resulting to no casualties.
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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