Ever Shipping Lines
{{Short description|Filipino shipping company}}
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| type = Private
| founded = 1975
| founder = Faustino Saavedra
| hq_location = 47, Mutual Building, N.S. Valderroza Street{{Cite web|url=http://www.philippinecompanies.com/companyprofile/354306/ever-lines-inc|title=Ever Lines Inc - Shipping - Philippines Directory|website=www.philippinecompanies.com|access-date=2016-08-29}}
| hq_location_city = Zamboanga City
| hq_location_country = Philippines
| area_served = Zamboanga City, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi
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| industry = Shipping
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Ever Shipping Lines Inc. is a company based in Zamboanga City with four ships, MV Ever Queen of Asia, MV Ever Queen Emilia, MV Ever Sweet and MV Rosalinda. They operate routes from Zamboanga City to Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, and Zamboanga City to Olutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay.
History
Ever Shipping Lines was founded in the early 1970s by entrepreneur Faustino Saavedra founded Ever Trading in Zamboanga. By mid 1970s, the operations of the company expanded with the increase of the volume of products being handled by Ever trading. The management of the company decided to acquire its own transport facility became out of necessity. In 1975, Ever trading acquired its first cargo and passenger vessel. Saavedra, on the same year established Ever Lines, Inc. to augment distribution capabilities.{{cite web|url=http://www.cargomarine.com.ph/affiliate.php|title=Phil National Lines Inc.|publisher=Cargomarine Corporation|access-date=31 August 2016}}
In February 2006, Ever Lines, introduced Phil National Lines, Inc. as their subsidiary. Phil National Lines is a company that is engaged in tanker business to serve Petroleum Companies under the supervision of Cargomarine Corporation.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cargomarine.com.ph/|title=CARGOMARINE Corporation}}
In 2008, Faustino Saavedra was shot dead by two gunmen aboard on a motorcycle.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/105154/news/regions/gunmen-kill-shipping-executive-in-zamboanga-city|title=Gunmen kill shipping executive in Zamboanga City|access-date=2016-08-29}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.philstar.com/nation/71063/shipping-line-owner-shot-dead-zambo|title=Shipping line owner shot dead in Zambo}} He with his wife Floria Saavedra, was cruising Mayor Jaldon street in Canelar, Zamboanga City when this happen. It was believed that the gunmen were looking into extortion as a possible motive in the killing.
After Saavedra's lost, his wife and their family continued this shipping line business so as with the Ever Trading. However, it also resulted to Ever Shipping Lines Inc. to decline their operations by reducing their fleet, routes, and manpower.
Ports of Call
Their ships' port of call is registered at the Port of Zamboanga according to Maritime Industry Authority.
Routes
;Current
Their available routes as of 2016:File:EVER SHIPPING LINES HQ.jpg
;Former
Former routes of Ever Shipping Lines that is now left abandoned after reducing their fleets:{{Cite web|url=http://www.marina.gov.ph/sectoral/RORO_dec2015.pdf|title=Inventory of RoRo Routes - Maritime Industry Authority as of 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916162419/http://www.marina.gov.ph/sectoral/RORO_dec2015.pdf|archive-date=2016-09-16|url-status=dead}}
Fleet
Ever Shipping Lines had 6 ships in 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://marina.gov.ph/infosys/ves2013web.pdf|title=List Of Operating Vessels as of June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042935/http://marina.gov.ph/infosys/ves2013web.pdf|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}} As of 2016, the number of ships operated by the company is down to 4.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ships.lv/en/vessels/owner_manager/3695-ever_shipping_lines_-_zamboanga,_philippines.html|title=EVER SHIPPING LINES - ZAMBOANGA, PHILIPPINES vessel Owner & Manager|website=www.ships.lv|access-date=2016-08-29}}
= Current vessels =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Name !Type ! Built ! Entered service ! Tonnage (tons) ! Length (m) ! Breadth (m) ! Notes ! Image | ||||||||
| MV Ever Queen of Asia | 7034440 | 1970 | 1998 | align="right" |498 | 54.01 | 10.24 | former name: Shiraito | File:MV Ever Queen of Asia.jpg |
| MV Ever Queen Emilia
|Passenger/Ro-ro Cargo ship | 8944824 | 1966 | align="right" |248 | 49.97 | 13.4 | former name: Sea Olympia | File:MV Ever Queen Emilia.jpg | |
| MV Ever Sweet
|Passenger/Cargo Ship |8945165 |1964 | |135 | | | | ||||||||
| MV Rosalinda
|Cargo ship |7724693 |1977 | |586 |65 |11.5 | | |
=Former vessels=
- MV Ever Queen of Hope
- MV Ever Queen of Pacific (also named as MV Ever Queen of Pacific 1)
- MV Ever Transport (until 2010)
Subsidiaries
- Ever Trading
- Phil National Lines, Inc.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cargomarine.com.ph/affiliate.php|title=Phil National Lines Inc. in affiliation to Ever Shipping Lines Inc.|website=www.cargomarine.com.ph|access-date=2016-08-29}}
- Cargormarine Corporation
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.lonelyplanet.com/philippines/zamboanga-around/transport/transportation-travel-services/ever-lines-shipping-inc/ EVER SHIPPING LINES Contact Information - Lonely Planet]
- [http://www.cargomarine.com.ph/affiliate.php/ Ever Shipping Lines Inc. - History]
{{Shipping companies in the Philippines}}
{{Transportation in the Philippines}}
Category:Ferry companies of the Philippines
Category:Shipping companies of the Philippines