Philippine Fisheries Development Authority – Lucena Fish Port Complex (PFDA-LFPC) attended the blessing and grand launching of Batangas-based shipping company Montenegro Shipping Lines Incorporated’s newest roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) passenger vessel, M/V Santa Alberta, held at San Pedro Shipyard Corporation in PFDA-LFPC on March 27, 2023.

The San Pedro Shipyard Corporation, a subsidiary of Montenegro Shipping Lines, Inc., is the present lessee of the PFDA-LFPC’s shipyard and workshop facilities. The M/V Santa Alberta is the fifth ro-ro vessel to be built entirely at the shipyard since they started the lease and operation in CY 2016.

PFDA-LFPC Port Manager Mr. Custodio L. Balaoing Jr. and other staff of PFDA-LFPC attended the launching ceremony of the new passenger vessel that can accommodate almost 500 passengers and 22 freight vehicles.

Aside from the construction of vessels, the shipyard also caters to the repair and maintenance of fishing boats and other passenger and cargo vessels.

The grand launching of M/V Santa Alberta, which was named after their beloved grandmother, coincides with the celebration of National Women’s Month 2023. The new vessel will be deployed in Calapan, Mindoro-Batangas (and vice-versa), and is set to contribute to tourism and business activities in the area.

(Mark Angelo N. Perez – Public Information Division with report and photos from Genesis L. Bernaldez – PFDA-LFPC)