Friday, February 9, 2018

Harbor Star Shipping Services, Inc. (TUGS)

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1. Company Information
Company Name
Harbor Star Shipping Services, Inc. (TUGS)
Sector
Services
Incorporation Date
Jul 05, 1988
Subsector
Transportation Services
Number of employees
490 (Group Total)
Board of Directors
Chairman: Geronimo P. Bella Jr.
Website / E-mail
http://www.harborstar.com.ph
2. Stock Information
Total Assets
3,384,411,000
Market Capitalization
4,357,717,776.00
Total Liabilities
1,775,830,000
Outstanding Shares
907,857,870
Retained Earnings
434,223,000
Listed Shares
907,857,870
Listing Date
Oct 30, 2013
Issued Shares
907,857,870
Board Lot
1,000
Free Float Level (%)
32.13%
Par Value
1.00
Foreign Ownership Limit
40%
3. Major Stock Holders (common shares)
Geronimo P. Bella, Jr.
Ricardo P. Bella
40.34%
26.85%
4. Company Descriptions and Business Development
Notes
1. Mr. Geronimo P. Bella, Jr., Ricardo Rodrigo P. Bella, and Virginia May P. Bella are siblings.
Maria Elizabeth Jean E. Bella is the offspring of Mr. Geronimo P. Bella, Jr.
2. In late 2017, Harbor Star Energy Corporation ("HSEC") acquired  60% of Astronergy Development Gensan Inc., which has licenses to operate 25 MW expandable to 75MW, solar power plant in General Santos.
Overview
Its service lines include harbor assistance, lighterage, towing, ship salvage, marine construction, repair and maintenance works, and other marine services. Other marine services include oil and chemical spill response, diving and underwater work, and ship and crew management. Harbor Star is the only Integrated Management System (“IMS”) certified tugboat-based marine services provider in the Philippines. In 2012, it acquired a Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessel. , Harbor Star has established operations in fifteen (15) base ports all over the
country, providing services to approximately ten thousand five hundred forty nine (10,549) ships as of yearend 2016. The Company maintains and manages a fleet of forty (40) domestically and internationally classed tugboats, five (5) barges, a cargo vessel, an oil spill response vessel, and an Anchor Handling Tug Supply (“AHTS”) vessel.

Business
Revenue contribution in 2016 (in million pesos)
Harbor Assistance
Lighterage
Salvage
Towing
Marine Construction
Other Marine Services
1,000
106
39
64
57
49
76.7%
7.8%
2.9%
4.7%
4.2%
3.6%

Subsidiaries / Associates / Affiliates / Joint Ventures
Peak Flag Sdn. Bhd(45%) operates in Malaysia. It also provides Ship-to-Ship operation in Malacca Strait.
Harbor Star Subic Corp.
Harbor Star Energy Corporation ("HSEC", 100%)

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