Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation


Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation , formerly Sulpicio Lines, is a shipping line in the Philippines. PSACC is one of the largest domestic shipping companies in the Philippines in terms of the number of vessels and gross tonnage. The company provides interisland cargo services throughout the major ports and cities in the Philippines. The company has a history of marine disasters, including the 1987 sinking of the Doña Paz, the sinking of the Doña Marilyn in 1988, the sinking of the Princess of the Orient in 1998, and the 2008 sinking of the Princess of The Stars during Typhoon Fengshen. In January 2015, almost 7 years after the sinking of MV Princess of the Stars, the Maritime Industry Authority decided to revoke the company's certificate of public convenience.

Ports of call

Philippine Span Asia Carrier's main ports of call are the cities of Manila and Cebu. Other ports of call are the cities of Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cotabato, Davao, Dipolog, Dumaguete, General Santos, Iloilo, Ozamis, Surigao, Tagbilaran and Zamboanga. It also include the towns of Estancia, Jagna and Nasipit

Fleet

PSACC once had passenger RoRo vessels. But because of their bad reputation after series of ferry disasters, PSACC had to focus on cargo shipping.

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