The pre-war shipping industry in Cebu (Part II)
Cebu provided shipping routes to the Eastern Visayas and the Mindanao Island. A similar route for Maasin just like MS Baybay of the Fort Set Co. was provided by Naviera Filipina through the ship S/S P. Aboitiz would sail on Tuesdays to the ports of Maasin, Malitbog, San Francisco, Pintuyan, Surigao, Cabadbaran, Butuan, Buenavista, Nasipit, Mambajao and San Francisco.
S/S Escaño would depart on Tuesdays to the ports of Jagna, Mambajao, Kinoguitan, Cagayan, Balingasag, Buenavista, Talisayan, Buenavista, Odiongan, Gingoog, Sagay and Catarman (Northern Samar). M/S Camotes travels to Camotes Islands then proceeds to Palompon, Leyte every two days.
Planters Shipping through its ship, M/S Ramon H., would depart every Wednesday at 7:00 in the evening to the ports of Dumaguete, Bais, Guihulngan, San Carlos and Santa Fe (Bantayan Island). The vessels would arrive in Cebu on Saturday morning. M/S Zambales would depart to Ormoc on Wednesdays at 10:00 in the evening and goes back to Cebu on Friday at 6:00 in the morning.
Cebu links to Eastern Visayas through sea vessels among them was M/S Katipunan that travelled to the ports of Palompon, Villaba, San Isidro, Naval, Calubian, Tacloban, Talalora, Zumarraga, Catbalogan, Merida and Ormoc. The trip was on Thursdays then returns to Cebu on Sundays at 8:00 in the evening.
More vessels to Eastern Visayas adds to our list, M/S Tangob under the Insular Navigation would depart on Thursdays to the ports of Baybay, Bato, Hilongos, Hindang and Inopacan. The vessel would return to Cebu on Saturday at 4:00 in the morning.
Compania Maritima through the vessel S/S Bohol or Basilan to the ports of Maribojoc, Zamboanga, Cotabato, Davao, Talomo, and Daliaon would depart on Friday 2:00 p.m. then return to its port of origin on Saturday at 11:00 in the morning.
M/S Zambales of Naviera Filipina would travel to the ports of Ormoc, Baybay, Maasin, Malitbog, Liloan (Leyte), Himatagon, Cabalian, Hinundayan, Hinunangan, Lagoma and Tacloban. The vessel departs Cebu on Fridays at 10:00 in the evening, then return to its port of call on Wednesdays at 6:00 in the morning.
M/S Manok of Naviera Filipina goes to Dumaguete, Dipolog, Dapitan, Baliangao, Kolambogan, Misamis (present name Ozamiz) and Sindangan (Zamboanga del Norte) would leave every Friday at 9:30 pm. Another vessel travels to the ports of Mindanao Island. The vessel M/S Princesa of Insular Navigation then sail back to the ports of Iligan, Kolambugan, Misamis and Cagayan at Friday in the evening returns to Cebu on Mondays.
M/S Aurora of Insular Navigation sailed on Friday evening to the ports of Surigao, Placer, General Luna, Cantilan, Tandag, Caguait, Marihatag, Oteiza, Santo Nino and Claver, and returned to Cebu on Thursday afternoon.
Cebu Navigation through the vessel M/S Islas Visayas would depart to Tacloban, Catbalogan (Samar), Naval (now part of the province of Biliran), San Isidro (of the Province of Leyte, many of its residents migrated to Cebu either for business venture or to earn diplomas, the late Chief Justice Pedro Yap had a house in Cebu City) and Ormoc.
There were vessels that sailed to Manila. These were the S/S Corregidor of Campania Maritima and S/S Mayon of Dollar Line with the same schedule of trip which was on Fridays. It would arrive back to Cebu a week after.
There was also S/S Panay under Compania Maritima travelling to Dumaguete, Misamis and Iligan on Saturdays and returning on Mondays. M/S Atlas of Naviera Filipina sailed every eight days to the ports of Surigao, Port Lamon, Himatuan, Catzel, Baganga, Caraga and Manay (Davao).
M/S Don Esteban of Dela Rama steamship, who had one of the most modern ship in the Philippines at that time would travel to Manila on Thursdays and Saturdays.
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