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 response 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 spill response exercises in coordination with the Philippine Coast Guard and the largest petroleum companies in the country.

As parts of its résumé, Harbor Star successfully responded to the largest oil spill in the Philippine marine history when the Company's specialized oil spill tugs were commissioned to disperse the oil coming from the tanker "Solar 1" which sank in Guimaras, Iloilo, Philippines. Harbor Star also deployed 1.2 kilometers of oil booms to barricade and to protect the fish sanctuary in the area.

Harbor Star also responded to the sinking of the passenger and cargo vessel "Princess of the Stars" when it capsized along the coast of Sibuyan Island, Romblon when it sailed during the height of Typhoon Frank. Harbor Star was commissioned to remove the hydrocarbons onboard the vessel using the "hot tap system:, a technology that allows divers to drill into the fuel tanks without causing a spill. More importantly, Harbor Star conducted the successful retrieval of the containers with hazardous and noxious substances that were on board the vessel.

Armed with its oil and chemical spill response expertise, Harbor Star will continue to play a major role as a protector of the Philippine seas.

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