OceanJet Fast Ferries, Inc. is a wholly owned Filipino corporation that operates high-speed crafts commonly known as OceanJet, serving destinations in the Visayas, Luzon region in the Philippines.
History
The company started in the late 1990s as Socor Shipping Line, operating one vessel, the M/V Oceanjet 1.[1] The company was not aggressive to expansion until 2001, when the company acquired their second vessel, M/V Oceanjet 2. In the same year, the company changed their name into Ocean Fast Ferries Corporation. They acquired 3 new ships from 2001 to 2003: the sister ships Oceanjet 3, Oceanjet 5 and Oceanjet 6, all built in Hong Kong.[2]
OceanJet 288
Starting 2011, the company continued their expansion, with the arrival of Ocean Jet 8 into service. She was the first among the ships acquired by the company to be designed by Global Marine Design, based in Australia, who manufactured the marine kits of these ships, which were later assembled here in the Philippines by Golden Dragon Shipyard, located in Mandaue, Cebu.
As of September 2024, the company is serving 13 destinations, and has a fleet of 17 vessels.
Destinations
The company serves 13 different destinations, namely:[3]
Oceanjet presently operates in the following routes:
Cebu-Ormoc & Vice Versa
Cebu-Palompon & Vice Versa
Cebu-Tagbilaran-Dumaguete & Vice Versa
Cebu-Loon & Vice Versa
Cebu-Getafe & Vice Versa
Cebu-Jagna-Camiguin & Vice Versa
Cebu-Maasin-Surigao & Vice Versa
Dumaguete-Siquijor & Vice Versa
Bacolod-Iloilo & Vice Versa
Batangas-Calapan & Vice Versa
Matnog-Allen & Vice Versa
Fleet
The company operates a total of 17 vessels, a mix of monohulls and catamarans, making them the largest operator of high-speed crafts in the Visayas region.[4][5]
Oceanjet 388 at the Port of TagbilaranOceanjet 3
OceanJet vessels
Name
IMO
Total Seats
Built
Notes
Oceanjet 1
208
1985
A monohull bought from Japan.
Oceanjet 2
8823197
241
1989
A monohull bought from Japan.
Oceanjet 3
8979398
332
2001
These 3 sister ships were built by Cheoy Lee Shipyards in Hong Kong.
Oceanjet 5
8979403
332
2002
Oceanjet 6
8979415
332
2003
Oceanjet 7
7908990
338
1979
Acquired in 2010, a Westermoen Westamaran (catamaran), and the company's first catamaran.
Ocean Jet 8
8664058
352
2011
These vessels were designed by Global Marine Design in Australia, and were assembled in Mandaue City by Golden Dragon Shipyard.
Ocean Jet 188 was the first to feature an Axe Bow design, followed by Ocean Jet 288. Later on, existing vessels were retrofitted with the bow design that enabled lower fuel consumption and a gain in sprint speed.[6] New vessels would then sport the Axe Bow design.
Formerly Lite Jet 9, a catamaran of the Lite Ferries/Lite Shipping Corporation. She was built by Afai Southern Shipyard in Guangzhou, China, and was previously the Aquan One (until 2001), and First Ferry I (until 2014).
