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2003 Japanese passenger ferry ship This article is about the passenger ferry. For other uses of 2GO, see 2go (disambiguation).
MV 2GO Masagana
History
Japan
NameTsukushi
OwnerHankyu Ferry
Port of registryKobe, Japan
RouteKobe – Kitakyushu
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries (Shimonoseki, Japan)
Laid downDecember 6, 2002
LaunchedFebruary 20, 2003
Maiden voyage2003
In service2003–2021
Out of serviceMarch 22, 2021
IdentificationIMO number: 9263162
FateSold to 2GO Group Inc.
Philippines
NameMV 2GO Masagana
Owner2GO Group Inc.
Operator2GO Travel
Port of registryManila, Philippines
RouteManila - Cebu - Cagayan De Oro - Cebu - Manila (2024)
Maiden voyageAugust 1, 2021
In service2021–
HomeportManila
General characteristics
Class and typeROPAX ferry
Tonnage29,046 GT
Length195.0 m (639 ft 9 in)
Beam26.4 m (86 ft 7 in)
Draft6.87 m (22 ft 6 in)
Ramps2
Installed power2x Wärtsilä 16V38B diesel engine (20,152 kW (27,024 hp))
PropulsionControllable Pitch Propeller(CPP) 2-shaft
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) max
Capacity800 passengers

2GO Masagana is a passenger ferry and flagship of the Philippine shipping company 2GO Travel that went into service in 2003 as Tsukushi.

She is the sister ship of MV 2GO Maligaya, formerly Yamato. She was acquired by 2GO a few months after 2GO Maligaya.

She and her sister ship are the largest passenger vesels ever to sail in the Philippines, surpassing MV Princess of the Stars of Sulpicio Lines

Service history

MV 2GO Masagana when she was still in Japan.

She is first known as Tsukushi (Japanese: つくし) for the Japanese operator Hankyu Ferry and was assigned between Kobe and Kitakyushu route in 2003. She replaced the New Seto which was sold to Aboitiz Transport System in the Philippines.

In 2020, after the new "Yamato" was launched, it was planned to be fitted with desulfurization equipment and transferred to the Izumi-otsu-Shin-moji route in the fall of the same year, where cargo demand was high, to handle two additional round trips per week. However, due to the decline in passenger demand caused by COVID-19, this plan was abandoned and the ship was used as a reserve ship, and replaces other ships in Hankyu Ferry's fleet during their technical shutdowns until March 2021 When she was sold to 2GO and was renamed to MV 2GO Masagana.

Onboard

Acommodations

  • Business Class for 2
  • Business Class for 4
  • Stateroom for 2
  • Mega Value Class
  • Tourist Class

Amenities

  • Horizon Cafe
  • Island Fiesta
  • Cafe 2GO
  • Front Desk
  • KTV
  • Kultura
  • Main Lobby
  • Miniso
  • Sea breeze
  • Sundeck

Images

  • Main lobby Main lobby
  • Sea breeze Sea breeze
  • Sundeck Sundeck

References

  1. "Schedules". travel.2go.com.ph. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  2. "YouTube". YouTube.
  3. "M/V 2GO Masagana of 2GO Travel is now docked at Pier 4, Manila North Harbor". Facebook. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  4. "M/V 2GO Masagana of 2GO Travel now docked at Pier 4, Manila North Harbor". Youtube. The Philippine Ship Spotters Society - PSSS. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  5. Hankyu Ferry abandons increasing frequency to 5 vessels. Due to the sharp drop in passengers due to the new coronavirus - Nippon Kaiji Shimbun June 25, 2020
  6. Ship News Hankyu Ferry "Tsukushi" to be sold - Ships of the World (July 22, 2020)
  7. "Tsukushi of Hankyu Ferry is now officially renamed as M/V 2GO Masagana of 2GO Travel". Facebook. The Philippine Ship Spotters Society - PSSS. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  8. "Another RoPax Vessel of 2GO (MV 2GO Masagana) to arrive after MV 2GO Maligaya". Youtube. Retrieved 2021-04-25.

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