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MPA Cancels Two Singapore Bunker Licences
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said Monday that effective today it has cancelled the licences of two bunker companies in the country.
The licences of Golden Lights HS Bunkering Pte Ltd (Golden Lights), a bunker supplier, and Shing Li Shipping Pte Ltd (Shing Li Shipping), a bunker craft operator, were cancelled as they had contravened the terms and conditions of their bunkering licences, MPA said.
Golden Lights was found to have breached Clause 3 of the terms and conditions of its bunker supplier licence by allowing another company to use its Bunker Delivery Note (BDN) to supply bunkers to the customers of that company.
Shing Li Shipping was found to have breached Clause 31 of the terms and conditions of its bunker craft operator licence for delivering bunkers on behalf of an unlicensed company to customers of that company.
As all bunker suppliers and bunker craft operators operating in the Port of Singapore are required to be licensed by MPA, the companies will no longer be allowed to operate their respective bunker services.
Ship & Bunker notes that Golden Lights has already been removed from MPA's list of accredited bunker suppliers, meaning there are now 70 suppliers in the country.
Prior to today's developments, a total of seven other companies have lost their place on the accredited bunker suppliers list over the last 12 months.
