Trans-Asia Shipping Lines, Inc. is a Cebu-based shipping company with unsurpassed experience in the Visayas-Mindanao area. We are recognized as one of the leaders in the field of cargo handling, passage and route development.

With its complement of ROPAX vessels, Trans-Asia Shipping Lines, Inc. is uniquely positioned as a Cebu-based company with unsurpassed experience in the Visayas-Mindanao area. Our operation, which employs more than 300 people, is one of the leaders in the field of cargo handling, passage and route development. Our strategy is to build operations into market leaders in every route we ply, each with the support of our extensive knowledge of the Vis-Min area and our long-standing relationship with our customers. Through a balance of cash producing activities, investment in fleet modernization and route development, we aim to produce sustained growth.

The company was incorporated on March 25, 1974 as Solar Shipping Lines, Inc. However, on October 16, 1974, the company decided to change its corporate name to TRANS-ASIA SHIPPING LINES, INC. with Julian G. Sy Sr. as its President and Chairman of the Board of Directors. The company was then a key in the development of trade between Cebu and Cagayan and Cebu and Butuan. We haven’t stopped since. We have developed several ports in the Visayas and Mindanao which are now centers of economic activities hence, our synonymity with route development. Currently, we serve the ports of Cebu, Iloilo, Cagayan de Oro, Ozamiz, Iligan, Masbate, Tagbilaran, Tacloban, Zamboanga and Manila.

A home away from home! Passage service has been continuously innovated and enhanced. With passenger convenience always in mind, we make our passenger accommodations spacious which surpass MARINA standard. We pioneered the compartmentalization of the conventional general Tourist accommodation. Turning it into cubicles, we offer group privacy between four to twelve guests each cubicle. For individual convenience, each bunk is provided with a dividing curtain, headlight and charger. Our Private Rooms come with its own 32" LCD TV.

Experience luxurious and convenient RORO travel in the Vis-Min area with our Ropax vessels. Work with a cargo shipping company in Cebu that can ensure safe and on-time delivery of goods. Trans-Asia takes care of your cargo vessel requirements in some key cities of the Philippines, including Cebu, Cagayan, Ozamiz, Iligan, Iloilo, Masbate, and Tagbilaran. Book with us now!