Chelsea launches new Ro-Ro Passenger Ferry – M/V ‘Starlite Venus’

Chelsea Logistics and Infrastructure Holdings Corp. kicked off 2020 with the launch of a brand-new RoRo passenger vessel (Hull No. S-1191) at Kegoya Dock Co., Ltd.’s Japan shipyard on January 15, 2020.

Measuring 97.78-meter in length, and with a carrying capacity of 740 passengers, 22 buses, and 6 trucks, M/V Starlite Venus is scheduled to be delivered in April 2020. This marksChelsea Group’s 11th brand new RoPax made in Japan.

Present at the launching ceremony were Chelsea Logistics President & CEO Chryss Alfonsus V. Damuy, Chelsea Logistics Chief Finance Officer Ignacia S. Braga IV, Chelsea Logistics Board Consultant Arsenio Benjamin Santos, and Kegoya Dock Co. Ltd.’s President Masayoshi Kurushima.

“We are thrilled to start the year with the launch of M/V Starlite Venus. Every time we launch a brand-new vessel, we feel a sense of confidence on our business model and our commitment to provide better maritime transport for all Filipinos. We thank our longtime partner, Kegoya Dock, for this
launching ceremony and for making our modernization program possible. We are certain that our close working relations with them will help Chelsea
fulfill its domestic commitments and regional aspirations,” said Chelsea President & CEO Chryss Alfonsus V. Damuy.

This newest passenger ferry ship brings Chelsea’s fleet to a total of 74 vessels, consisting of 22 roll-on/rolloff passenger vessels, 11 fastcrafts, 9
cargo ships, 16 tankers, 13 tugboats, and 2 floating docks through its subsidiaries Chelsea Shipping Corp., Starlite Ferries, Inc., Trans-Asia Shipping Lines, Incorporated, and Supercat Fast Ferry Corporation.