Starhorse Shipping Lines, Inc. is a domestic shipping company based in Lucena, Quezon, Philippines. It was established in 2008 by entrepreneur and politician Victor Reyes, who was a former board member in Quezon Province. It mainly serves the provinces of Marinduque, Masbate, Quezon, and Romblon and is one of the leading domestic shipping companies operating in the Calabarzon, Bicol, Visayas, and Mimaropa regions.
History Starhorse Shipping Lines, Inc. (SSLI) was established in 2008 by entrepreneur and Quezon Province provincial board member Victor A. Reyes, who was previously the President of the defunct domestic shipping company Viva Shipping Lines, Inc. in the 1990s. SSLI is now being managed by Victor Reyes' wife, Merian Hernandez-Reyes, following Reyes' death in 2016.
The company acquired two RORO ferries leased from the state-owned DBP Leasing Corporation and operated them initially in the Lucena City-Marinduque route. In the succeeding years, the Maritime Industry Authority eventually allowed the company to operate in other routes aside from the Lucena-Marinduque and Lucena-Marinduque-Romblon route. 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.
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.
Involvement in sports In 2025, Starhorse Shipping Lines began its entry into sports. It first backed the return of Basilan's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League franchise, becoming the Basilan Viva Portmasters for the 2025 MPBL season. It also planned to acquire the Terrafirma Dyip Philippine Basketball Association franchise beginning with the 2025–26 PBA season. However the sale was aborted. They would have competed as the "Sea Titans".
Routes As of April 2023, Starhorse Shipping Lines operates on the following routes:
From ToLucena, Quezon Province Mogpog, Marinduque Gasan, Marinduque Banton, Romblon Corcuera, Romblon San Agustin, Romblon Romblon, Romblon Magdiwang, Romblon Masbate City, Masbate San Pascual, Masbate Pasacao, Camarines Sur San Andres, Quezon Batangas City, Batangas Calapan, Oriental Mindoro Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro Real, Quezon Polillo, QuezonSan Andres, QuezonSan Pascual, Masbate
Vessels Starhorse Shipping Lines operates sixteen RORO vessels (Including the vessels from their sister company, Viva Peñafrancia Lines) as of April 2026. Some of these vessels were leased from DBP Leasing Corporation, while four were built by Moon-chang Shipbuilding Dockyard in Mokpo, South Korea:
Virgen de Peñafrancia series
MV Virgen de Peñafrancia I MV Virgen de Peñafrancia II MV Virgen de Peñafrancia Tres Reyes MV Virgen de Peñafrancia V MV Virgen de Peñafrancia VI MV Virgen de Peñafrancia VII MV Virgen de Peñafrancia VIII MV Virgen de Peñafrancia IX MV Virgen de Peñafrancia X MV Virgen de Peñafrancia XI MV Virgen de Peñafrancia XII MV Virgen de Peñafrancia XV MV Virgen de Peñafrancia XVI (New Vessel) Viva series MV Viva Sto. Domingo MV Viva Marian Queen MV Viva San Lorenzo Ruiz
Future vessels MV Virgen de Peñafrancia XVII
Former vessels These are the former vessels of Starhorse Shipping Lines:
MV Virgen de Peñafrancia VII/Reina De Luna MV Virgen de Peñafrancia VIII/Pinoy Roro 1
References
External links Starhorse Shipping Lines on Facebook