Roble Shipping
Introduction '''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, Cebu.
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.Roble Shipping VesselsThe founder and owner of Roble Shipping Inc., Jose L. Roble, Passed away 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. moved all its operations to their new headquarters in Pier 7.
Passenger fleet ;CurrentRoble Shipping's fleet consists of 6 Roll-On Roll-Off vessels and 3 LCT and 4 Cargo Ships *MV ''Immaculate Stars''*MV ''Theresian Stars'' (ex-''Cagayan Princess'')*MV ''Joyful Stars'' (ex-''Cebu Princess'')*MV ''Ocean Stars'' *formerly Blessed Stars* (On renovation)*MV ''Beautiful Stars'' (soon returned trip Cebu City - Baybay City, Leyte)*MV ''Graceful Stars''Roble Shipping Graceful StarsLCT (Landing Craft Tank):;*MV ''LCT Stars''*MV ''LCT Stars II''Cargo Ships;*MV ''Star Zamboanga''*MV ''Star Ormoc''*MV ''Star Hilongos''*MV ''Star Ozamis''*MV ''Star Danao''*MV ''Star Davao''*MV ''Star Iligan''*MV ''Star Dinagat''Former Vessels:;*MV ''Marao''*MV Heaven Star*MV ''Ormoc Star'' (still at FF Cruz Wharf)*MV ''Guada Cristy''*MV ''Cebu Diamond''*MV ''Wonderful Stars''*MV ''Sacred Stars''*MV ''Blessed Stars''*MV ''Hilongos Diamond''*MV ''Oroquieta Stars'' Destroyed during the onslaught of Typhoon Odette *MV ''Superjoy'' (Fastcraft) (Can only be used during Fluvial Procession of Sto. Nino De Cebu Sinulog Festival) ;*MV ''Claudine Stars'' (Sold to StarPhil Shipping Sister company of Roble Shipping)*MV ''Almighty Stars''*M/V Gracious Stars *formerly Sacred Stars* (Sold to StarPhil Shipping) *MV Glorious Stars *formerly Wonderful Stars* (Under renovation)
Ports of call Roble Shipping Inc. main port of call is Cebu City.Other ports of call:* Ormoc City* Hilongos, LeyteFormer Ports* Oroquieta * Naval, Biliran* Tacloban* Catbalogan
Routes *Cebu-Ormoc: MV ''Theresian Stars''*Cebu-Hilongos: MV ''Joyful Stars'' / MV Immaculate Stars''
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 pm. 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. * MV Wonderful Star collided with a foreign-owned cargo vessel MCC Sulo at 1:20 am. Saturday around  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. * Last December 2, 2009 - M/V Wonderful Stars had a collision with a passenger-cargo vessel M/V Subic Bay 1 of the late Carlos A. Gothong Lines. The said vessel had gone sideways and sustained damages estimated to be within P600,000 to P700,000. * MV Wonderful Stars caught fire in the port of Ormoc City, Leyte last August 15, 2015.No casualties was reported *LCT Jacqueline Star half-submerged due to onslaught of Trpoical Storm Dante on June 2, 2021 in Albuera, Leyte. No casualties reported *MV Oroquieta Stars capsized near Liloan, Cebu during the onslaught of Typhoon Odette on December 16, 2021*MV ''Star Sabang'' capsized in Bayangan Island, Labason, Zamboanga del Norte on January 15, 2024 while sailing from Cebu City bound to Zamboanga City onboard 13 crews and loaded 20,000 sacks of cement.
See also * List of shipping companies in the Philippines* 2GO Travel* Montenegro Lines* Aleson Shipping Lines* Weesam Express* Supercat Fast Ferry Corporation* Trans-Asia Shipping Lines
References
External links * http://www.cebuboattrips.com/slow_ferries.htm*  Official Website