Montenegro Shipping Lines, Inc. (MSLI) is a Philippine domestic shipping line based at Batangas City, Philippines. The office is located at Montenegro Corporate office, along Bolbok Diversion Road, Bolbok Batangas City. It operates passenger, cargo and RORO vessels to various destinations in the Philippines under the brands Montenegro Lines and Marina Ferries.
Company type | Private |
---|---|
Industry | Shipping |
Founded | 1978 |
Founder | Vicente L. Montenegro Sr. |
Headquarters | Montenegro Corporate Center, Diversion Road, Barangay Bolbok, Batangas City , |
Area served | Philippines |
Key people | Vicente C. Montenegro Jr. (General manager) |
Services | Roll-on/roll-off (RORO) |
Website | montenegrolines |
Montenegro Shipping Lines, Inc. was established on 16 September 1978 by entrepreneur Vicente Leyco Montenegro, Sr., a pioneer in commercial and public transportation in the Philippines. The first route was that the company served was from Batangas City to Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro using the boat MV Malaya.[1] Over the past 40 years, MSLI provided passenger and commercial marine transportation services (cargo or vehicles) with a fleet of fast ferries and RORO vessels to 13 ports in the Philippines. In 2010, the company acquired eight additional RORO vessels worth PH₱1 billion from the Development Bank of the Philippines' Maritime Leasing Corporation and other lenders.[2] By 2012, the company operated over 30 vessels on its fleet of passenger, cargo, and RORO vessels throughout Luzon and Visayas.[3] As of 2020, the company has 59 vessels calling on 34 ports across the Philippines.[1] Moreover, the company has a controlling stake over RORO Bus Transport Services Inc., a Philippine bus company that transports passengers to different destinations in the Philippines via the Strong Republic Nautical Highway.[4]
In 2019, MSLI became a member of the Philippine Coastwise Shipping Association (PCSA), the biggest shipping group in the Philippines.[5][6]
As of 2023, Montenegro Shipping Lines served the following destinations:[7][8]
Montenegro Lines operates the following vessels:
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
{{cite news}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)