Our Services

Harbor Docking

Harbor Star tugs are stationed all over the major ports of the Philippine archipelago.

With more than 20 tugs, Harbor Star services approximately 5,000 vessels a year calling to various ports in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

Entrusted by its customer to perform docking and undocking operations with safety as the paramount concern. Harbor Star serves the vessels in its case under a strict policy of "Safety First", with zero accidents as its ultimate goal.

In line with port safety, the tugs are compliant to International Ships and Ports Security (ISPS) standard...

Towage

The towage operations of Harbor Star are headed by a team of experts comprising of tug masters, engineers, and seasoned crew.

Equipped with powerful tugs with increased maneuverability, Harbor Star's towage team has the experience and expertise to tow barges and vessels of all sizes during different weather conditions and natural perils.

In every towage, the team lays out well documented towage plans and monitors the tug and tow ensuring safe and timely delivery.

With its modern tugs manned by crews with rich seafaring experience, Harbor Star remains as among the top...

Salvage

Harbor Star is the more experienced salvor in the Philippines, having engaged in a number of significant history marine salvages in Philippine maritime history.

To name a few, Harbor Star successfully performed wreck removal operations of "Super Ferry 14" which was engulfed by fire. The company also re-floated the self-propelled barge "Billy Star", which was loaded with sulfuric acid.

AS each salvage project is unique, the Company's salvage team has the experience to provide different and creative solutions to get the job done.

Harbor Star, together with its internat...

Oil & Chemical Spill Response

Harbor Star is a pioneer in the Philippines maritime oil spill response industry.

The company boasts of having the largest inventory of oil and chemical spill equipment in the Philippines. It also has the most trained personnel in the shipping industry as several of its staff and crew have attended local and international IMO-Model Training Courses for oil spill reponse and Hazardous & Noxious Substances Training Courses for chemical spill response.

Harbor Star ensures that its oil spill response team is always prepared for oil spill disaster. It regularly conducts oil s...

Fire Fighting

Harbor Star tugs are equipped with firefighting equipment and are ready 24/7 to respond to any fire emergency.

The tugs are equipped with firefighting equipment which can spray seawater up to 180 cubic meters per hour which is ideal when extinguishing fires on vessels, barges and even ports and terminals.

The crew of each firefighting tug conducts regular drills and training enabling them to effectively extinguish all types of fires.

Harbor Star's capability was put to a test when it swiftly responded to the SOS of vessel "Boularibank"while its cargo was on fire.

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Other Marine Services

The shipping industry plays a vital role in the country's quest to meet the growing demands of the world market. With the construction of new ports, inter-island shipping and global enterprise became more expeditious. The Philippines is now ready to compete globally.

Harbor Star envisions the continuous progress of the Philippines maritime industry thereby expanding her services and ship repair, bouy construction deployment and maintenance, diving services to include underwater repairs, pipe laying, underwater photography and video and other maritime services.

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