In BALWHARTECO, Isla Simara dwarfed the competing ROROs of Montenegro Shipping Lines which will be her main competitor (although the ROROs in Dapdap and Jubasan ports of Allen will also be directly competing). Inside the port are establishments that cater to the general public. May I note that in my experience BALWHARTECO port is friendly to the general public and one can reach the ferries without much fuss. Well, one advantage is BALWHARTECO is not an ISPS port because if she is then it will be off-limits to the general public because of fear of terrorists will then be the primary consideration. It was actually an semi-formal event and not so exclusive party and it was actually very rare as in a blue moon for a shipping company to invite the public in.
#Joesfa slipways plus#
The next day, she sailed to BALWHARTECO Port and luckily the stormy weather already ceased and she docked uneventfully in the afternoon.Īnd so last night, the ferry held an open house while docked at the port, in clear weather and invited were town, barangay (barrio) and port officials plus of course the local detachments of MARINA, the PPA and the Coast Guard. The other day, on August 26, 2019, Isla Simara finally arrived in Matnog after an economical-speed sailing in heavy rains spawned by the combination of a habagat (Southwest monsoon)intensified by a tropical depression. However, the ferry lost more than two months. It was the owners of this port which finally swung the owners in the route determination after pledging support to Shogun Shipping. There was a back and forth where she will be fielded, one option being Cebu-Tagbilaran route but finally the owners were firm she would said the Matnog, Sorsogon to Allen, Northern Samar route using the private BALWHARTECO Port. While already capable of sailing the Isla Simara cannot sail as she lacked a Certificate of Public Conveyance (CPC) which will allow her to sail a route legally. Now, I do not know if that was good omen or not. In launching, there there was enough buoyancy from the shallow waters of the Navotas river plus she is large and so her screws hit and she had to be winched back to port for repairs. The Isla Simara’s keel was laid in a Sual, Pangasinan last year and when she was already capable of floating she was towed to Josefa Slipways in Navotas, Metro Manila where she was completed. Why claim things that are simply not true? Now, I did not know if Trump-ism has already taken hold in our land. The owners also claimed that the ship has the longest ramp in the country which is also untrue. The MV Isla Simara of Shogun Shipping was presented to the local media a few days ago in Pier 6 of NorthPort (the old North Harbor) before she departed where the controversial and untrue claim as the first RORO built by Pinoys was issued.
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