Ships and Other Watercraft

[happosai]

[spearhead]

Sad to hear that the Pasig River Ferry services are still suspended.

[boy muscovado]

Originally Posted by spearhead

Sad to hear that the Pasig River Ferry services are still suspended.

Yeah....nalugi daw.....hay...I think all it needed was aressive promotion and putting terminals at strategic places.

the Plaza Mexico Station, Quezon Bridge Station, Lambingan Station, Valenzuela Station should be removed na lang

[happosai]

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Gothong Manila Bay 1

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SMA

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SMA at Pier2

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Putting up the NN Flag

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SMA at Bredco Port, Bacolod City

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Superferry 2 :ahihihi: este

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PSACC (former Sulpicio Lines) MS Princess of the South

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MS St Joseph the Worker

[s_w_stars]

May I ask why are the ships of Sulpicio Lines still running? I thought after the Princess of the Stars they were banned from operating again. This company has the enviable record of having the worst peace time maritime disaster in the world (1987). I think the owners, directors of Suspicious Lines should be in life imprisonment for all the lives they snuffed out.

[boom_box]

They are still running but only limited to cargo shipments.

[s_w_stars]

Originally Posted by boom_box

They are still running but only limited to cargo shipments.

Let's hope so. But does anyone check if they're real cargo? Could be cargo of the human kind. I still think they should banned for life considering the Princess of Stars dumped toxic fertilizer cargo in Sibuyan Sea.

[boom_box]

Originally Posted by happosai

What's the name of this car carrier?


OT:
Still makes me wonder how fast they can load and unload trucks and cars in this carrier. I mean from ship to parking yard or vice versa. Do they need a lot drivers just to unload and load?

[oninBadz]

Originally Posted by boom_box

What's the name of this car carrier?


OT:
Still makes me wonder how fast they can load and unload trucks and cars in this carrier. I mean from ship to parking yard or vice versa. Do they need a lot drivers just to unload and load?

Japan holds the most efficient record in loading car carriers. based on experience,6,800 cars can be loaded and fully lashed in 12hrs. with 6 gangs of stevedores doing the operation.each gang have 6-8drivers. the only thing that would take time are those 2nd hand units because most of them have dead batteries or no engine at all and it has to be towed onboard.

[istambay]

Lite Shipping roro vessel plying Cebu-Tubigon, Bohol route
@Tubigon, Bohol pier

[TheAvenger]

Ferry between Batangas and Mindoro












A ferry in Subic Bay.

[akyat_barko]

Originally Posted by TheAvenger

M.V. Logos Hope, a floating book store which replaced M.V. Doulos.

[Poly Arm]

Mindoro - Batangas
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[hakz2007]

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USS Guardian sits aground on Tubbataha Reef. by Official U.S. Navy Imagery, on Flickr

SULU SEA (Feb. 8, 2013) The mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM 5) sits aground on Tubbataha Reef. Since the Jan. 17 grounding, the U.S. Navy has worked in close cooperation with Philippine authorities to minimize environmental effects while developing a plan to safely remove Guardian from the reef. With the deteriorating integrity of the ship, the weight involved, and where it has grounded on the reef, the determination has been made that dismantling the ship in sections is the only supportable salvage option. The U.S. Navy continues to work closely with the Philippine Coast Guard as the salvage effort moves forward. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelby Sanders/Released) 130208-N-KL617-174

[hakz2007]

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130124-N-ZZ999-001 by Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, on Flickr

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130123-N-ZZ999-019 by Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, on Flickr

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130122-N-ZZ999-061 by Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, on Flickr

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130122-N-ZZ999-001 by Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, on Flickr

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130125-N-KL617-056 by Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, on Flickr

[hakz2007]

SULU SEA, Philippines (Mar. 1, 2013) U.S. Navy contracted salvage crew cut through the exterior wall of the second deck level of the mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM 5), which ran aground on the Tubbataha Reef Jan. 17. The U.S. Navy and contracted salvage teams continue damage assessments and the removal of equipment and parts to prepare the grounded ship to be safely dismantled and removed from Tubbataha Reef. The U.S. Navy continues to work in close cooperation with the Philippine authorities to safely dismantle Guardian from the reef while minimizing environmental effects. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anderson Bomjardim/Released)

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130301-N-VF350-112 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

SULU SEA, Philippines (Mar. 1, 2013) The U.S. Navy contracted vessel M/V Jascon 25 transfers a CONNEX box into the U.S. Navy contracted tugboat Archon Tide. The CONNEX box contains equipment salvaged from the mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM 5), which ran aground on the Tubbataha Reef Jan. 17. The U.S. Navy and contracted salvage teams continue damage assessments and the removal of equipment and parts to prepare the grounded ship to be safely dismantled and removed from Tubbataha Reef. The U.S. Navy continues to work in close cooperation with the Philippine authorities to safely dismantle Guardian from the reef while minimizing environmental effects. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anderson Bomjardim/Released)

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130301-N-VF350-058 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

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130302-N-VF350-078 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

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130302-N-VF350-073 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

[jpdm]

DOTC pushes dev’t of linkages between Ro-Ro ports, highways




By Lawrence Agcaoili
(The Philippine Star) | Updated March 5, 2013 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is pursuing a project that would boost the contribution of the existing roll-on roll-off (RORO) ferry services in the country to help sustain economic activities nationwide.

In a notice to proceed, the DOTC has given Woodfields Consultants Inc. four months to complete the feasibility study for the central “spine” RORO project that would provide the Philippines with an efficient “spine” to facilitate the seamless, safe, expeditious, effective and economical movement of passengers, vehicles, and goods between the Luzon Island-Panay-Negros-Cebu-Bohol-Mindanao.

The areas – considered as the spine of the Philippines – would be connected through a combination of quality superhighway systems as well as modern, fast and safe catamaran RORO ferry services with matching port or terminal facilities.

“The ultimate impact of which will be reflected in economic growth, enhancement in productivity, creation of value, development of under developed areas and creation of employment,” the DOTC said in the project briefing paper.

Woodfields Consultants submitted the lowest bid of P12.336 million, lower compared to the approved budget for contract of P18.265 million.

The company edged other bidders including Transport and Traffic Planners Inc., GHD Pty Ltd., the joint venture of Schema Konsult Inc. and Petroconsult International as well as the consortium of Engineering & Development Corp of the Philippines, Filipinas Dravo Corp., and Phillipp’s Technical Consultants Corp.

The feasibility study would enhance the development and promotion of an effective and efficient intermodal or multimodal transportation network system in the Philippines and help formulate a Master Plan on The Central Spine RORO by 2020 and the Medium Term Plan on The Central Spine RORO by 2016

The DOTC said the expected output of the study would be the identification of road or ferry route options that would link the entire Philippines, and the existing RORO system to the proposed or future Central Spine RORO.

http://www.philstar.com/business/201...ports-highways

[federalist]

Cebu- CDO