Starhorse Shipping Lines
Starhorse Shipping Lines is a passenger ferry company based in Lucena, Quezon, Philippines. It was established in 2008 by entrepreneur and politician Victor Reyes, who is also a board member in Quezon Province. It mainly serves the provinces of Marinduque, Masbate, Quezon and Romblon and is one of the leading ferry companies operating in the Mimaropa region.
| Type | Private Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Shipping |
| Founded | 2008 in Lucena, Quezon Province |
| Founder | Victor Reyes |
| Headquarters | No. 20, San Antonio Street, Lourdes Subdivision, Brgy. Isabang, Lucena, Quezon , |
Area served | Marinduque, Masbate, Quezon Province and, Romblon in the Philippines |
Key people | Merian Reyes Dominic Reyes |
History
Starhorse Shipping Lines was established in 2008 by entrepreneur and Quezon Province provincial board member Victor Reyes, who previously founded the defunct passenger ferry company Viva Shipping Lines in the 1990s. The company went bankrupt in 2005 following the loss of one of its ships, the MV Viva Antipolo VII, to a fire in Lucena, Quezon in on 16 May 1995.[1][2] The company is now being managed by Reyes' wife, Merian Reyes and son Dominic Reyes, following Reyes' death in 2016.[3]
The company acquired two RORO ferries leased from the state-owned DBP Leasing Corporation and operated them initially in the San Juan, Batangas-Gasan, Marinduque route. In the succeeding years, the Maritime Industry Authority eventually allowed the company to operate in the more profitable Lucena-Marinduque[4][5] and Lucena-Marinduque-Romblon route.[6] In 2018, the company commissioned the construction of two new vessels in Mokpo, South Korea, allowing it to operate additional routes such as the San Andres, Quezon-Pasacao, Camarines Sur-San Pascual, Masbate route.[3][7]
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, the company was one of several ferry companies that assisted the Philippine government in helping locally stranded individuals return to their provinces.[8]
Routes
As of January 2021, Starhorse Shipping Lines operates in the following routes:
Fleet
Starhorse Shipping Lines operates seven RORO vessels as of January 2020. Most of these vessels were leased from DBP Leasing Corporation, while two were built by Moon-chang Shipbuilding Dockyard in Mokpo, South Korea:[9]
- MV Virgen de Peñafrancia II (IMO number: 9233715)
- MV Virgen de Peñafrancia V (IMO number: 9183659)
- MV Virgen de Peñafrancia VII (IMO number: 9216327)
- MV Virgen de Peñafrancia VIII (IMO number: 9880908)
- MV Virgen de Peñafrancia IX (IMO number: 9380659)
- MV Virgen de Peñafrancia X (IMO number: 8798512)
- MV Virgen de Peñafrancia XI (IMO number: 9898591)
References
- Supreme Court of the Philippines. "G.R. No. 177382, February 17, 2016". www.chanrobles.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- Guidaben, Agatha (3 July 2008). "Negligence killed hundreds in past sea mishaps - BMI". GMA News. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- Samonte, Mauro (15 February 2020). "Extortion on the waterfront". The Manila Times. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- "Mga Biyahe ng Barko sa Marinduque, Tingnan". marinduquenews.com. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- Sto. Domingo, Adrian (29 November 2018). "Tagalog News: Starhorse Shipping Lines, magtataas ng pasahe simula Disyembre 10". Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- Fos, Paul Jaysent (19 April 2017). "Bagong barko ikokonekta na ang Romblon, Sibuyan, San Agustin, Banton, Marinduque, Lucena". romblonnews.net. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- Estacio, Danny (12 February 2020). "No one hurt after an IED exploded after being hurled at RORO vessel in Masbate town". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- Maritime Industry Authority (11 July 2020). "MARINA facilitates sea transport of LSIs back to their hometowns". marina.gov.ph. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- "Annyeonghaseyo! Quezon Board Member Dominic Reyes flies to Korea to see two new ferries for Southern Luzon". southluzon.politics.com.ph. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2021.