Cokaliong’s newest passenger ship launched

October 9, 2016October 10, 2016 admin 0 Comments

By Deneb R. Batucan

NEARING three decades in the shipping industry, Cokaliong Shipping Lines Inc. launched the newest addition to its growing line of vessels: the M/V Filipinas Jagna.

M/V FILIPINAS JAGNA. During the ceremonial ribbon cutting, from left: Leslie Cokaliong; RINA’s Marine Manager-Hong Kong, Philippines, Guam and Taiwan, Leander Aarons; Commander of the Coast Guard District Central Visayas Commodore George V. Ursabia, Jr., PCG; Anna Lynne Cokaliong; Gregoria Cokaliong; North District Cebu City Congressman Raul V. Del Mar; Chester Cokaliong; and Kunimori Engineering Works Co., Ltd. President Yoshiki Ishihara.

The state-of-the-art roll-on/roll-off passenger vessel was blessed and inaugurated last month, and starting November this year will be serving the Cebu, Cagayan de Oro and Jagna routes.

Following the ribbon cutting during the inauguration of M/V Filipinas Jagna, guests were given the chance to tour the enormous top-notch ship.

At the engine room. Presidential assistant for the Visayas, Michael Dino; Cebu City Vice Mayor Edgar Labella; and CEO/COO Chester Cokaliong of CSLI.

First district-City of Cebu Congressman Raul V. Del Mar, GMA 7 Cebu Anchorman Pablito “Bobby” Nalzaro, Chester Cokaliong, Sun.Star Cebu's Nelia Neri, and Atty. Julius Neri. — First district-City of Cebu Congressman Raul V. Del Mar, GMA 7 Cebu Anchorman Pablito “Bobby” Nalzaro, Chester Cokaliong, Sun.Star Cebu’s Nelia Neri, and Atty. Julius Neri.

Standing from left: Anthony Riyan Co, Atty. Stevenson Uy, and Bernard Yao. Seated from left: Henry Yu, Richard Yu, Stephen Tan, Christopher Cokaliong, Zotico Tan, Esteban Ku, and Gilbert Woo.

The M/V Filipinas Jagna features ultramodern navigational equipment and is the second ship to have a computerized engine monitoring system in the Cokaliong fleet. What’s more, it is classed with international classification society Registro Italiano Navale of Italy, making half of CSLI fleet internationally classed.

Chester Cokaliong's bachmates, from left: Ma. Ellen Aspacio, Grace Yap Ho, Chester Cokaliong, Winifreda Villareal Tiu, Arlene Tan, and Salome Lee Young. — Chester Cokaliong’s bachmates, from left: Ma. Ellen Aspacio, Grace Yap Ho, Chester Cokaliong, Winifreda Villareal Tiu, Arlene Tan, and Salome Lee Young.

It is something that its chief executive officer and chief operating officer, Chester C. Cokaliong, is particularly proud of. CSLI is a local shipping lines but has internationally classed ships, making it truly the country’s ideal shipping line.

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