Being an archipelagic country it is but natural
for us to be a maritime nation.
Pre Hispanic Filipinos have been a people of the
sea, they would barter, trade, or go to war with their boats “balangay” as
their main equipment.
So it is a proud moment when the made its first roll-on/roll-off
(RoRo) vessel
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| M/V Isla Simira of the Shogun Ships Corp. (photo credit to owner) |
This feat is
seen as a big boost to the local ship-building industry.
The 468-seater M/V Isla Simara passenger ship with a 12-meter
long vehicle ramp is the brainchild of Shogun Ships Corp. Inc. and Josefa
Slipways Inc.
It also has the distinction to be the first RoRo
ship in the Philippines with a modern Automation and Control System that can be
monitored real-time in the company’s head office.
M/V Isla Simara is also the first local RoRo ship
with a” Marine Evacuation System, a lifesaving device that is similar to an
airplane’s evacuation chute through which passengers can slide directly to a
lifeboat without getting wet.”
The maiden
commercial trip would be from Matnog to Allen towns in Northern Samar.
“This will boost the local ship-building industry in the
Philippines,” said Thadedeus Jovelanos, president of Philippine Register of
Shipping.
“It shows that we can build better, better, and
better because we continuously learn,” he added.
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