Gothong Lines
| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Shipping |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Founder | Don Carlos A. Gothong / Don Alfredo Gothong |
| Headquarters | Alfredo Gothong Private Wharf FF Cruz, Pier 7, Reclamation Area,, Mandaue City, Philippines |
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Area served
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Manila, Cebu, Cagayan De Oro, Ozamis, Nasipit, Iligan |
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Key people
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Benjamin Gothong, President & General Manager |
| Services | Container Shipping |
| Website | http://www.cagothonglines.com/ |
Carlos A. Gothong Lines, popularly known as CAGLI and formerly once known as simply Gothong Lines, is a passenger and cargo ferry company based in Cebu, Philippines. CAGLI was formerly a part of WG&A SuperFerry, a company in January 1996 which served 23 major provincial ports throughout the Philippines and was the first domestic shipping company in the country to be certified by the International Safety Management Code standard. CAGLI, William Lines and Aboitiz Shipping (Aboitiz Transport System Corporation) formed was the biggest merger in the Philippine shipping industry.
With a mandate from the patriarch, Don Alfredo D. Gothong, the three siblings Bowen D. Gothong, Ben D. Gothong and Brezilda Gothong Co, lead the rebirth of CAGLI with the launching of its first vessel, Butuan Bay 1, on October 3, 2002.
Positioning the company as a low-cost operator, the CAGLI President, Ben D. Gothong is helped by the fourth generation of their family who are actively involved in the day-to-day operations of the shipping operations and other affiliate businesses. They are Calvin Boniface Lee Gothong, COO of Carlos A. Gothong Lines, Inc., Clark Lee Gothong, COO of Danao Coco Palms Resort, Jade T. Gothong, COO of GT Ferry and PCDC Group.
Its ships call at the ports of Manila, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Ozamis, Iligan and previously Jagna, Bohol for cargo and Butuan (Nasipit) for passengers.
Subic Bay 1
GT Ferry (GTF), a subsidiary of Carlos A. Gothong Lines Inc. provides ship docking services and towing assistance to all types of commercial vessels and barges in the Philippines.
GT Landev, the lines real estate arm, started with port and warehouse developments in Cebu, Cagayan, Nasipit, Iligan, and Ozamis. Currently it is planning three projects: the 30-storey GT TimeSquare in Cebu, and one project each in Cordova and in Compostela.
Danao Coco Palms Resort is a 20,000 square meter property.
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