2Go RORO -- Iloilo's transport of choice
2Go RORO shipper Antonio T. Roga with his
colleagues at the Fish & Fruit Consolidators
of Pier San Pedro
"RORO is really faster than containerized and because we are the last to load and first to unload, our fish stays fresh for our customers." -- Antonio T. Roga, Iloilo
Antonio T. Roga has been living off the pier for over 21 years. While his wife works as on OFW in Cyprus, he supports their four kids by forwarding fresh and dried fish and fruits to Cebu, Cagayan and Manila. In all his years of experience, Antonio can attest that 2GO RORO is really a better way of transporting his goods.
Antonio explains, "Ang RORO ay ma mabuti talaga para sa amin dahil mas mabilis ito kaysa sa containerized. Sa containerized, lilipat pa sa ibang pier pagdating sa Maynila. Ang RORO diretso na." (RORO is really better for us because it is faster than containerized shipping. In containerized, we would still have to transfer to several piers in Manila. With RORO, we go direct).
2GO RORO allows the loading and unloading of self-driven vehicles onto the vessel which results in better lead time thus increasing speed and efficiency in reaching the market. And because his products are the last to load and first to unload, the fish remains fresh and immediately goes to the market.
"Mas maganda talaga ang RORO kasi less time consuming, mas mabilis ang pagkarga at pagdiskarga at safe pa ang produkto dahil naka-selya yung RORO." (RORO is really more effective because it's less time consuming. We are able to load and unload quickly and our products are secure because the trucks are sealed.), says Antonio.
In fact, RORO has been so popular in Iloilo that forwarders fight over the available trucks to load their products. This will no longer be a problem now that 2GO is converting Iloilo into a full RORO port.
"Mas maganda talaga yan para sa amin. Dahil basta may kargamento sa RORO na naming isasakay. Mas mabilis na at menos pa sa gastos." (It's great news for us, because as long as there are RORO trucks available, we will just keep loading our cargo. It's really safer, faster and cheaper for us), he adds.