Roble Shipping

Roble Shipping Inc. is a Cebu-based shipping line located in Cebu City, Philippines. The company was founded by Jose Roble, a native of Danao City, Cebu.

Roble Shipping
TypePrivate
IndustryShipping
FoundedFebruary 20, 1985 (1985-02-20)
FounderJose L. Roble
Headquarters
North Reclamation Area, Cebu City
,
Philippines
Area served
Philippines
Key people
Jose Emery F. Roble
(President and CEO)
ServicesPassenger and cargo transport
Total assets₱100 Million
Websitehttp://www.robleshipping.com/

History

Established on February 20, 1985, it started with a small cargo vessel called MV Marao plying from Cebu to Iloilo containing rice and mixed cargo materials. Roble Shipping Inc. is now one of the major players in the Leyte and Samar routes. The shipping line has seven-passenger vessels of which five are roll-on/roll-off vessels, ten cargo vessels and four barges and tugboats.[1]

The founder and owner of Roble Shipping Inc., Jose L. Roble, died on September 11, 2009 at the Cebu Doctors' University Hospital at the age of 62. All of his sons and daughters now play important roles in steering the company.

The Duranos also helped in the early years in establishing the company.

In 2010, Roble Shipping Inc. will move all its operations to their new headquarters in Pier 7.

Passenger fleet
Current

Roble Shipping's fleet consists of 7 Roll-On Roll-Off vessels and 1 High-speed craft

  • MV Theresian Stars[2] (ex-Cagayan Princess)
  • MV Joyful Stars[3] (ex-Cebu Princess)
  • MV Beautiful Stars
  • MV Ocean Stars
  • MV Graceful Stars
  • MV Oroquieta Stars
  • MV Superjoy (Fastcraft)
Former
  • MV Heaven Star
  • MV Ormoc Star
  • MV Wonderful Stars
  • MV Sacred Stars
  • MV Blessed Stars
  • MV Hilongos Diamond
New
  • MV Immaculate Stars

Ports of call

Roble Shipping Inc. main port of call is Cebu City.

Other ports of call:

Routes

Incidents
  • M/V Hilongos Diamond sunk within the Bato, Leyte Port
  • January 3, 2008 - The MV Heaven Star of the Roble Shipping Lines left Ormoc City about 11 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Cebu City port at 3 p.m. The vessel stopped off Isabel town in Leyte at noon. The vessel suffered a mechanical problem after seawater got into its bunker fuel. The company's other vessel M/V Wonderful Stars followed up to M/V Heaven Star's location to tow it.[4]
  • MV Wonderful Star collided with a foreign-owned cargo vessel MCC Sulo at 1:20 a.m. Saturday around 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km) from Liloan town, some 19 kilometers north of Cebu City. The MV Wonderful Star's port side (left side) catwalk railings were slightly damaged while MCC Sulo's starboard (right) bow had a slight scratch.[5]
  • Last December 2, 2009 - M/V Wonderful Stars had a collision with a passenger-cargo vessel M/V Subic Bay 1 of Carlos A. Gothong Lines. The said vessel had gone sideways and sustained damages estimated to be within P600,000 to P700,000.[6]

See also

References
  1. Garcia-Yap, Aileen (30 November 2009). "Roble kids help make pa's ship business grow". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 6 December 2009.
  2. "Wakanatsu - Photo of MV Cagayan Princess".
  3. "Wakanatsu - Photo of MV Cebu Princess".
  4. Napallacan, Jhnunnex (3 January 2008). "Cebu-bound vessel stalled off Leyte; all passengers rescued". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012.
  5. "Passenger vessel runs aground in Cebu; all passengers safe — PCG". balita.ph. 2 December 2009. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
  6. Mosqueda, Mars Jr. W. (2 December 2009). "Vessel sideswipes cargo ship in Cebu; 519 passengers rescued". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011.
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