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2GO Travel
2GO Sea Solutions
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTransport
PredecessorSuperFerry
Negros Navigation
Cebu Ferries
FoundedJanuary 1, 2012; 12 years ago (January 1, 2012) in Manila, Philippines
Headquarters8F Tower 1 Double Dragon Plaza, Macapagal Blvd. cor. EDSA Ext., Pasay 1302 Philippines
Area served
Philippines
Key people
Parent2GO Group
Websitetravel.2go.com.ph
www.2go.com.ph/sea-solutions/
Transit typeInter-Island Ferry
No. of vessels10
Hubs
No. of terminals17

2GO Travel or 2GO Sea Solutions, also known simply as 2GO, is a ferry company based in Manila, Philippines, the shipping arm of 2GO Group, and the only remaining Manila-based major interisland ferry company, with its hubs located in Pier 4 at the Manila North Harbor and Batangas International Port.

2GO was formed in 2012 after the merger of Aboitiz Transport System (which includes the brands of: SuperFerry, Cebu Ferries, and SuperCat) and Negros Navigation which made it the second largest merger in Philippine ship history after the William Gothong and Aboitiz merger in 1996.

2GO, previously as a logistics arm of Aboitiz Transport System, is one of the major operator of inter-island vessels in the country,[2] which as of August 2024 has a total of 10 operating vessels.[3][4] It has a total passenger capacity of 7,450,162 passengers and an aggregate cargo capacity of 338,305 twenty-foot equivalent units.[4]

Destinations and routes

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Destinations

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2GO Travel is located in Philippines
Manila
Manila
Cebu
Cebu
Iloilo
Iloilo
Davao
Davao
Cagayan
Cagayan
Bacolod
Bacolod
General Santos
General Santos
Puerto Princesa
Puerto Princesa
Butuan
Butuan
Batangas
Batangas
Zamboanga
Zamboanga
Coron
Coron
Dipolog
Dipolog
Dumaguete
Dumaguete
Caticlan
Caticlan
Tagbilaran
Tagbilaran
Roxas
Roxas
Odiongan
Odiongan
Ozamiz
Ozamiz
Map of destinations served by 2GO. Blue: 2GO Travel Hubs, Red: Destinations

As of October 2024, 2GO currently has 17 ports of call:

2GO's Main Hub at Pier 4, Manila North Harbor.

Routes (as of December 2024)

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The routes shown below are the ships' usual route assignments. The ships may be assigned to other routes when needed (such as when the original assigned vessel was on a drydock).[7]

Manila - Cebu - Manila

Served by:

  • 2GO Maligaya (Until 2025)
  • 2GO Masikap (2025)
  • 2GO Masinag (2025)

Manila - Cebu - Cagayan de Oro - Cebu - Manila

Served by:

  • 2GO Masagana

Manila - Cebu - Ozamis - Butuan (Nasipit) - Manila (until 2025)

Served by:

  • St. Francis Xavier (until 2025)

Manila - Ozamis - Butuan (Nasipit) - Manila (2025)

Served by:

  • St. Francis Xavier(2025)

Manila - Iloilo - Bacolod - Manila

Served by:

  • 2GO Masigla (Until 2025)
  • 2GO Maligaya (2025)

Manila - Batangas - Cagayan de Oro - Butuan (Nasipit) - Manila

Served by:

  • 2GO Masikap

Manila - Bacolod - Iloilo - Cagayan de Oro - Iloilo - Manila

Served by:

  • 2GO Masigla
  • 2GO Maligaya (2025)

Manila - Cagayan de Oro - Bacolod - Manila (Until 2025)

Served by:

  • 2GO Masikap (until 2025)

Manila - Bacolod - Cagayan de Oro - Bacolod - Manila (2025)

Served by:

  • 2GO Masigla (2025)

Manila - Batangas - Iloilo - Bacolod - Manila

Served by:

  • St. Michael the Archangel

Manila - Davao - General Santos - Iloilo - Manila

Served by:

  • 2GO Maligaya (until 2025)
  • 2GO Masikap (2025)
  • 2GO Masinag (2025)

Manila - Dumaguete - Dipolog (Dapitan) - Zamboanga - Manila

Served by

  • St. Michael the Archangel

Manila - Coron - Puerto Princesa - Coron - Manila

Served by:

  • St. Francis Xavier

Manila - Batangas - Cebu - Tagbilaran - Manila (until 2025)

Served by:

  • 2GO Masinag (until 2025)

Manila - Cebu - Tagbilaran - Manila (2025)

Served by:

  • 2GO Masigla (2025)

Manila - Iloilo - Zamboanga - Manila

Served by

  • 2GO Masinag

Batangas - Caticlan - Roxas - Caticlan - Batangas

Served by:

  • St. Ignatius of Loyola

Batangas - Odiongan - Caticlan - Odiongan - Batangas

Served by:

  • St. Ignatius of Loyola

Current fleet

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2GO Travel has a total of: 8 passenger ships (7 liners, 1 midsized ferry), and 1 cargo ship. All of their ships are registered in Manila.

2GO Travel has a series of ships namely: The M Series (e.g. 2GO Maligaya, 2GO Masagana, etc.), named from certain "Ma" words with 2GO prefix that describes the positive attitudes of being a Filipino. And the S Series (e.g. St. Michael The Archangel, St. Francis Xavier etc.), named after Roman Catholic saints. The S Series are currently being phased out due to 2GO's Fleet Modernization program. And will be finished by the second quarter of 2025.

Upcoming fleet

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According to internal sources, 2GO intends to acquire a number of new vessels (a mix of liners, midsized ferries and cargo vessels) to complete its vessel modernization program which aims to replace its older vessels (S Series) with newer vessels that can service the company's current needs.

Former fleet

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Ships that was once part of the fleet of 2GO that were either scrapped, sunk, or sold for various reasons.

2GO fleet under Aboitiz Transport System

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2GO was once a logistics arm of Aboitiz Transport System (ATS) before the merger and restructuring in 2012, and operated a fleet that included chartered vessels to compensate for the loss of container capacity following the sale of MV SuperFerry 15, 16, 17, and 18 in 2007. These ships were chartered by Aboitiz Transport System (ATS) to address the gap in both passenger and cargo transport.

SuperCat fleet

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SuperCat was a former part of 2GO Group until it was transferred to Chelsea Logistics Corporation in 2019.[43] SuperCat operates the following vessels when it was still part of 2GO Group:

Branding

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Logo History

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2012-2018

2012-2018 logo with stylized "TRAVEL" wording

The first logo consists of bold, stylized text. The letter "G" is stylized to resemble an arrow. The large "2GO" is written in magenta, while the word "TRAVEL" appears in a smaller, handwritten-style font below it, also in magenta.

2018–present

Present logo

2GO revised its logo to a much simple and cleaner design. The word "TRAVEL" is placed below the "2GO" portion in all capital letters, in a slightly smaller font but still bold and magenta.

2018–present (secondary logo)

2018 secondary logo

This secondary 2GO Travel logo is still identical to the primary logo but the "TRAVEL" text seen in the primary version is removed.

Livery history

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2GO's livery has undergone many changes throughout its history. Despite the differences in the design, all of their ships were predominantly painted with their company colors: white and magenta.

2012–2019

M/V "St. Leo The Great" painted on 2012-era livery

Their first livery is composed of an all-white color dominating the ship with the funnel and the waterline painted with magenta. The sides of the hull featured the "2GO Travel" branding as well as the then company's signature logo, a large stylized letter "G" painted near the bow and to the funnel. The decks were painted light blue.

M/V "St Ignatius of Loyola" painted on the Boracay Funship livery

A special version of this livery was briefly used on one of their vessel, MV "St. Ignatius of Loyola". This special livery features a wave-like shape on the bow and on the stern, with several shapes of birds, ball, star, and maskara and is added to the bow, also with the stern section featuring the phrase "Sarap Maglakbay! (traveling is fun!)". It was called the Boracay Funship Livery

2019–present (S Series)

M/V St. "Therese of the Child Jesus" painted on the 2019 livery.

2GO revised its livery during this time to a much cleaner and simpler design. Although similar to its previous livery with the ships featuring an all-white livery dominating the hull and the superstructure, this time the funnel which is previously painted with magenta, is now painted in white. The "2GO Travel" branding which is previously seen on the hull was revised to feature only the word "2GO" and is now painted also to the funnel. The large letter "G" at the bow was removed making the livery much simpler. The waterline and the deck retained their original colors.

In 2023, a new version of this livery was unveiled, it is still identical with the old livery except for the addition of a large wave-like figure in the bow and stern mimicking the 2021 livery used by the newer 2GO ships. It was applied on the S Series vessels of 2GO.

This livery is currently used on all of The S Series vessels.

2021–present (M Series)

M/V "2GO Maligaya" painted on the current 2021 livery.

A new livery was unveiled in 2021 with the introduction of 2GO Maligaya, and later, 2GO Masagana. The livery was overhauled giving the ships a much modern and festive appearance. Although still dominated with white and magenta colors, the livery features several colorful shapes scattered around the vessel representing 2GO's brand identity, core pillars, and values. The bow features a large wave-like figure painted in magenta with white stripes, with vessels' names in a new font, painted in different colors akin to a rainbow. The future vessels will be painted with this version of livery.

Incidents and accidents

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MV St. Gregory the Great

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On June 15, 2013, MV St. Gregory the Great, bound from Iloilo to Bacolod and Cagayan de Oro allegedly took a wrong shortcut and was involved in a grounding incident off Siete Pecados Islands near Iloilo and Guimaras Damaging its hull and flooding its engine room with seawater. All 364 passengers onboard safely disembarked.

MV St. Thomas Aquinas

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On August 16, 2013, at 9 pm as it approached Cebu City's harbor, MV St. Thomas Aquinas,[49] collided with the cargo ship MV Sulpicio Express Siete of Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation and sank in 100 feet deep off Talisay, Cebu.[50] The ship was carrying 831 people—715 passengers and 116 crewmembers.[50] 629 people were rescued immediately and as of August 17, 2013, 31 bodies have been recovered leaving 172 unaccounted for.[50] MV Sulpicio Express Siete with 36 crew members on board did not sink and returned safely to port.[50] It had a large hole in its bow above the water line, clearly visible in news photos.[50]

MV St. Anthony de Padua

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On August 7, 2021, MV St. Anthony de Padua was undergoing quarantine in Bauan, Batangas after 28 of the 82 crew members aboard tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019. There were no known passengers on board the said vessel.[51] The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) in Calabarzon suspended the vessel's passenger safety certificate, and Transport Secretary Arthur Tugade tasked MARINA, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to investigate possible lapses leading to the incident.[52]

MV St. Francis Xavier

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On June 8, 2024, MV St Francis Xavier experienced engine trouble while departing Coron and bound to Puerto Princesa. During its undocking maneuver, the vessel lost all power and was left dead in the water so the crew anchored the ship to prevent it from drifting. While engineers worked on restoring power, the vessel's stern ran aground in a shallow area near the pier due to low tide. The power was restored at 10PM, but the ship remained immobilized as the stern was still grounded. All passengers were safely disembarked. There are no signs of leakage or oil spills around the vessel. On June 9, MV St. Francis Xavier returned to the port of Coron for a thorough assessment and later continued its voyage. MV St. Francis Xavier later resumed normal operations. 2GO ascertained the seaworthiness of the ship to transport the passengers safely from Coron to Puerto Princesa.

Trivia

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  • 2GO Maligaya, Masagana, Masigla, and Masinag, are the only Philippine ships that have an escalator.
  • 2GO Maligaya, Masagana, Masikap, and Masinag are the only Philippine ships that have an elevator.
  • 2GO Travel operates 7 of the largest passenger ferry vessels in the country, including 2GO Maligaya, and Masagana, the largest ships ever to sail in the Philippines with a length of 195 meters and a gross tonnage of 29,046 tons, surpassing the previous record holder, M/V Princess of the Stars of Sulpicio Lines which has a length of 193 meters and a gross tonnage of 23,824 tons
  • 2GO Travel is the only remaining Manila-based major interisland passenger ferry company. its last competitor, Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation (Formerly Sulpicio Lines), exited the industry and focused on its cargo and container division.
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See also

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