418 May 2007
Commuter Ferries for Manila's Pasig River
photo provided by Nautical Transport Services, Inc.
Long considered a polluted ditch through the city, Manila's Pasig River is being rehabilitated. Central to this endeavor is a ferry service that will include 15 terminals along a 17-kilometer route stretching from Intramuros near Manila Bay to Pasig City. The bid to operate the system was awarded in 2005 to a joint venture of Filipino groups led by Penta Captial Investment and the Australian Robert Cole of Sydneyside Cruises Ltd.
The first of four vessels are now in operation with several more under construction.
photo provided by Nautical Transport Services, Inc.
Vessel Name: Pasig Ferry (1,2,3,4…)
Boat Owner: scc NAUTICAL TRANSPORT SERVICES Inc
Contact & phone: Robert S. Cole 63915 990 4284
Boat Builder: scc NAUTICAL TRANSPORT SERVICES Inc
Address & phone: FCI Compound, Road 12, Anonas St, Sta Mesa,
Metro Manila, Philippines, 632-715-409
Boat Designer: Robert S. Cole
Address & Phone: FCI Compound, Road 12, Anonas St, Sta Mesa,
Metro Manila, Philippines, 632-715-4096
Vessel: (length X Beam X molded depth) L-23m B-7m D-1.8m draft-1.1m
Deck dimension: Passenger area inside 104m 2 and outer decks is 22m 2
Hull material: FRP
Main engines: Cummins QSM-11, 355 horsepower each
Marine gear & shafting(model and ratio): ZF 325-1A, 2.037 to 1 Ratio,
2 -inch 316ss shaft
Propellers, dimension: 4 blade 30-inch propellers
Capacities: 150 Passengers
Crew: four
Tankage:
Fuel: 2 x 1500 litters
Water: 2 x 1000 liters
Vessel's assignment: Passenger ferries, River and bay operations
Design speeds: 19 Knots, operational speed 12 Knots
Delivery date: construction of over 10 vessels ongoing with 4 operational at present
Noteworthy aspects: at operational speed the vessel fuel consumption per hour
is less than 30 litters total for both engines.
525-501, 500-476, 475-451, 450-426, 425-401, 400-376
375-351, 375-351, 350-326, 325-301, 300-276, 275-251, 250-226, 225-201
200-176, 175-151, 150-126, 125-101, 100-76, 75-51, 50-26, 25-0
