The new routes include those from Misamis Oriental towns to seven ports in Bohol, Maasin in Southern Leyte, and Camiguin Island.
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Three newly established sea routes linking Misamis Oriental to seven seaports in Bohol, Camiguin, and Southern Leyte provinces are now available for shipping firms, the Maritime Industry Authority announced.
The pier in Balingoan, which serves as the primary sea passage to Camiguin island, has experienced congestion at its passenger terminal and a queue of tourists and motor vehicles even before the pre-COVID-19 pandemic times and again in 2022, particularly during the month-long Lanzones Festival in October.
The Jasaan port is less than an hour’s ride from downtown Cagayan de Oro, the regional capital city of Northern Mindanao. Misamis Oriental Governor Peter Unabia has proposed five new sea routes, but only three were approved because the other two lacked roll-on-roll-off seaport facilities. RoRo vessels provide one or more direct connections between ports that do not have existing shipping services due to geographic limitations or lack of market viability.
The vessels should not exceed 20 years. Marina records show that the average age of the 4,491 registered passenger vessels operating on various domestic routes nationwide last year was slightly over nine years.
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