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MPA Cancels Two Bunker Supplier Licences Over BDN Misuse
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) today said it has cancelled the bunker supplier licences of Excel Petroleum Enterprise Pte Ltd and Lian Hoe Leong & Brothers Pte Ltd with immediate effect over bunker delivery note (BDN) misuse.
Both firms were said to have breached Clause 3 of the Bunkering Supplier Licence's terms and conditions by allowing other companies to use their Bunker Delivery Notes to supply bunkers.
"With the cancellation of their bunker supplier licences, Excel Petroleum Enterprise Pte Ltd and Lian Hoe Leong & Brothers Pte Ltd will no longer be allowed to operate as bunker suppliers in the Port of Singapore," the MPA noted.
All bunker suppliers operating in the Port of Singapore are required to be licensed by MPA.
Excel Petroleum Enterprise Pte Ltd and Lian Hoe Leong & Brothers Pte Ltd were ranked 50th and 53rd respectively on MPA's ranked list of all bunker suppliers by volume for 2013.
They are the first companies to exit the Singapore market in 2014, and their departure brings the total number of accredited bunker suppliers at the port to 66.
In 2013 Golden Lights HS Bunkering Pte Ltd, Coast-Channels Marine Services Pte Ltd, and Palmstone Petroleum Pte Ltd all had their bunker supplier licences cancelled for misusing BDNs.
