A local shipping company is planning to put up a roll-on, roll-off port in Siaton town, about 60 kilometers from Dumaguete City, in Oriental Negros.

If established, it will be the first of its kind in Southern Oriental Negros. Representatives of Super Shuttle Ferry informed the Philippine Ports Authority district office in Dumaguete of their intention to construct the RORO port in Tambubo, Siaton. Noeme Calderon, port manager, said the PPA has no objection and is encouraging private sector initiatives in support of the President Macapagal-Arroyo's strong Republic nautical highway program.

Calderon had endorsed the proposal to the national office, and said he hoped the port will operate next month.

Tambubo Bay in Siaton is where almost all small crafts and other boats take refuge in times of bad weather.

It is strategically the nearest point for the passenger traffic from Zamboanga to Dipolog then to Cebu via Dumaguete.

Meanwhile, more fastcrafts are expected to ply the Dumaguete route. The Larena Shipping Company is reportedly planning to field a fastcraft via the Dumaguete-Siquijor route and vice versa, to complement the lone vessel of Delta shipping plying the same route.

The Cebu-based Weesam Shipping is also planning to field one fastcraft service direct from Cebu to Dumaguete and back to Cebu via Tagbilaran.

Another shipping company will be fielding additional fastcraft service in the Sibulan-Liloan route aside from the Rovi Navigation.*

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