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project of the government. The fleet of APFC was upgraded in 2010, when it partnered with
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for stable buoyancy, and a fire security system and a navigation and control systems. The top speed of the vessel is 16.5 knots. FastCat vessels are designed to carry 275-320 passengers with accommodations for the senior citizens and the disabled as well as 30-40 passenger cars and 6-7 trucks or
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Philippine Ferries Corporation's (APFC) history traces back in the early 1990s, when Christopher S. Pastrana finds the sailing condition when he travels by sea to his father's hometown, in
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650:"FastCat ro-ro operator eyeing ASEAN operations by 2020"
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746:"FastCat planning to expand in SE Asia"
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695:"Local firm gets P2.3-B Jica loan"
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693:Domingo, Ronnel (17 April 2014).
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984:Gothong Southern Shipping Lines
974:Carlos A. Gothong Lines (CAGLI)
571:FastCat M11 in Cebu City Pier 3
111:Christopher “Chet” S. Pastrana
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791:Gapas, Jose R. (2018-03-22).
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242:Batangas International Port
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276:Philippines
260:Philippines
91:Philippines
86:Area served
79:Philippines
1024:Categories
802:2024-06-08
777:2023-07-15
601:References
524:FastCat M9
521:FastCat M8
518:FastCat M7
515:FastCat M6
512:FastCat M5
509:FastCat M3
506:FastCat M2
503:FastCat M1
409:San Carlos
265:Introduced
195:Philtranco
168:Muntinlupa
155:fastcat.ph
98:Key people
75:Muntinlupa
33:Trade name
827:4 January
563:Incidents
467:Dumaguete
427:Dumaguete
368:Bulalacao
333:Singapore
325:Indonesia
176:catamaran
145:transport
136:Passenger
115:President
948:Supercat
923:OceanJet
768:"Routes"
476:Camiguin
458:Caticlan
386:Dumangas
372:Caticlan
359:Batangas
329:Thailand
321:Malaysia
132:Services
106:Chairman
47:Shipping
43:Industry
967:Freight
903:FastCat
772:FastCat
463:Dipolog
431:Dapitan
422:Tubigon
404:Surigao
363:Calapan
310:buses.
281:Tagline
273:Markets
257:Country
220:FastCat
215:FastCat
185:History
150:Website
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53:Founded
38:FastCat
495:Fleets
413:Toledo
400:Liloan
390:Banago
381:Dapdap
377:Matnog
752:3 May
726:3 May
701:3 May
678:3 May
656:3 May
630:3 May
480:Jagna
454:Roxas
249:Owner
143:ferry
140:cargo
829:2021
754:2016
728:2016
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632:2016
472:Opol
418:Cebu
331:and
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