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Singapore's New Ocean Maritime Fined $81,000
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) today announced that on January 17, 2017, New Ocean Maritime Pte Ltd (New Ocean Maritime) was convicted and fined SGD$81,000 ($57,000) for providing services in the port of Singapore without a bunker craft operator licence during the period of January 3, 2015, and 28 March 28, 2015.
New Ocean Maritime was also found to have used the bunker craft operator licence that was issued to Seaquest Tanker Pte Ltd for providing services in the port, MPA added.
As previously reported by Ship & Bunker, MPA already revoked Seaquest Tanker's bunker craft operator licence last April saying at the time it had found "discrepancies and wrongful declarations" in its records.
"As the world's largest bunkering port, Singapore seeks to maintain high bunkering standards, covering documentation, equipment standards and verification processes for bunkering operations," said MPA.
"To safeguard Singapore's reputation as a trusted and reliable bunkering hub, all bunker suppliers and bunker craft operators operating in the port of Singapore are required to be licensed by MPA. MPA adopts a zero tolerance approach towards bunkering malpractices and will not hesitate to take action against any unlicensed entity operating in the port of Singapore.
Last April, as part of the same announcement about Seaquest Tanker, MPA said former supplier Vermont UM Bunkering Pte Ltd also had its licence revoked.
