Cokaliong Shipping Lines, Inc. (CSLI) is a shipping line based in Cebu City, Philippines. It operates both passenger and cargo ferries on routes in the Visayas and Mindanao regions.

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. Through the years, the company has acquired many RORO passenger and cargo vessels traveling the national waters.

Vessels

Current vessels

+Current Vessels (15 ships) Name IMO Type Launched Maiden Voyage in the Philippines Tonnage Length Breadth Notes ImageFerriesM/V Filipinas CebuFerry19932727She 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.M/V Filipinas DapitanFerry19711056M/V Filipinas Maasin Ferry19802261This vessel is under renovation in Trigon Shipyard After the Typhoon Odette.M/V Filipinas Ozamis Ferry19981560M/V Filipinas Iligan Ferry197820113084She was built in 1978. She was the former Ferry Fukue that was acquired by Cokaliong Shipping Lines from Kyushu Kaiun in 2011. She has a passenger capacity of 850 pax.M/V Filipinas Butuan Ferry198220123086She was built in 1982. She was the former Ferry Nagasaki that was acquired by Cokaliong Shipping Lines from Kyushu Kaiun in 2012. She has a passenger capacity of 850 pax.M/V Filipinas Nasipit Ferry199220141499She 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 M/V Filipinas Jagna Ferry199720162997Built 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.M/V Filipinas Surigao del Norte Ferry199920163011She is the former M/V Avrora Okushiri, the newest acquisition of Cokaliong Shipping, purchased in 2016 and. 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. M/V Filipinas Cagayan de Oro Roll-On Lift-off Ferry200020193122Built in 2000, she is the former M/V Ferry Toshima in Japan. It serves Cebu-Cagayan de Oro and Cagayan de Oro-Jagna (Bohol) route.M/V Filipinas Mindanao Ferry200120203810She is the former M/V Feelease Soya of Heart Land Ferry, the newest acquisition of Cokaliong Shipping, purchased in 2019.M/V Filipinas Agusan Del Norte Ferry20216555A brand new Ropax ferry featuring the first X-Bow/reverse bow on a passenger ferryM/V Filipinas Ubay Ferry20032022979Built in 2003, she is the former Seto II of Shikoku Kisen Co. Ltd. of Japan.M/V Filipinas Bohol Ferry20252283The ship was launched on March 16, 2025 in Linhai Huipu Shipbuilding in Taizhou, Zhejiang, China, the same shipyard that built Cokaliong's M/V Filipinas Agusan del Norte. The design of this vessel is similar to the Wira series in Indonesia. She had her maiden voyage on October 15, 2025.TugboatsM/Tug Cokaliong Tug 1 Tugboat1979192Built in 1979 (44 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Philippines.M/Tug Cokaliong Tug 2 Tugboat1987392Built in 1987 (36 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Philippines.M/Tug Cokaliong Tug 3 Tugboat19972026228Built in 1997 by Kanbara Shipbuilding in Onomichi, Japan, the vessel was originally named Wakata Maru and operated by Naikai Tug Boat Services Co., Ltd. In 2026, the vessel was acquired by Cokaliong and renamed M/T Cokaliong Tug 3. The vessel is larger than the company’s other tugboats and is intended to support and assist its fleet operations.

Upcoming Vessels

Name IMO Type Launched Maiden Voyage in the Philippines Tonnage Length Breadth Notes M/V Filipinas VisayasTBAFerry2027TBATBAShe will be built in China and to be launched in 2027.M/V Filipinas TalibonTBAFerry2029 or 2030TBATBATBAThe fourth brand-new vessel of the company is to be built in China and is scheduled for launch in 2029 or 2030.

Former Vessels M/V Filipinas Dumaguete (Retired in 2020 and was laid up at Ouano Wharf in Cebu City, confirmed sold to Roble Shipping) M/V Filipinas Iloilo () - Currently docked in Pier 4, rusting. 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. Purchased from Mr. Co To on March 11, 1991. She was the third vessel bought domestically by Cokaliong. After 5 months of refurbishing/ renovation, she became operational on August 1991. On July 5, 1997, Cokaliong decided to retire her and sold the ship to Ting Guan Trading Corp. as scrap, to finally dispose of the last conventional vessel in its fleet and upgrade it to a full Roro fleet. 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. She had a collision with Our Lady of Lourdes, one of Gothong Lines' ships. M/V Filipinas Dinagat () - 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 in 1994.

Ports

Cokaliong Shipping Lines' main port of call is Cebu City.Cokaliong Shipping Other ports of call are:

Region Province City/Town Port StatusLuzonMasbateMasbate CityPort of MasbateVisayasCebuCebu CityPier 5 Reclamation AreaHubSamarCalbayogPort of CalbayogNegros OrientalDumaguetePort of DumagueteIloiloIloilo CityFort San PedroBoholUbayPort of UbayJagnaPort of JagnaTalibonPort of TalibonLeyteMaasinPort of MaasinPalomponPort of PalomponMindanaoAgusan del NorteNasipitPort of Nasipit Misamis OrientalCagayan de OroPort of Cagayan de OroZamboanga del NorteDapitanPort of DapitanLanao del NorteIliganPort of IliganMisamis OccidentalOzamizPort of OzamizSurigaoSurigao CityPort of Surigao

Routes As of June 2026:

Incidents and accidents

On November 15, 2011, M/V Filipinas Dapitan ran aground at the Port of Surigao City. 363 passengers was rescued and no injuries. On around November to Early December 2012, M/V Filipinas Iligan ran aground around somewhere in Southern Misamis Occidental at 1am. 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. The fire was placed under control around 10am the next day. 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. On April 21, 2023, M/V Filipinas Cebu ran aground in waters off of the Ozamiz Port at around 6pm. M/V Filipinas Butuan ran aground in the vicinity of Madridejos, Cebu on October 23 2023 before arriving to Iloilo City. The cause of the vessel to ran aground was by drifting to shallow waters. The vessel recently left the port of Cebu, at around 7PM. All 239 passengers safely disembarked and were transported to Kota Park, Madridejos, Cebu. M/V Filipinas Cagayan de Oro recently tilted one side around 11:40pm on November 12 2023. after the departure, all crew and passengers were safe. In October 9, 2023, M/V Filipinas Surigao Del Norte suffered a liquid chlorine leak, which produced Ammonia. The crew reportedly had trouble breathing inside. On the evening of August 24, 2025, M/V Filipinas Surigao Del Norte ran aground off Dimasalang, Masbate. The vessel was enroute to Cebu City from Masbate City. The vessel later managed to depart from the area and continued its voyage at a speed of 9-10 knots, following the owner's instruction. However, the Philippine Coast Guard Masbate Station has directed the vessel to return to Masbate Port. The ship ultimately arrived safely at the Port of Cebu. On November 17, 2025, at around 8:21 PM, MV Star Zamboanga reportedly lost steering control and collided with the outbound MV Filipinas Dapitan near the Ouano Wharf–Opon Wharf area in Cebu City; both vessels sustained minor damage and were confirmed safe, returning to the Cebu Pier 1 area by 9:15 PM.

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