APAC News

More Biofuel Trials for "K" Line

Second biofuel bunker trial completed, a third planned.

26 Aug 2022

TMF Stems Cosco Box Ship With Biofuel in Singapore

Company will "continue to scale up" its biofuel offer to shipping.

26 Aug 2022

World First Autonomous and Remote-Control Navigation Notation Awarded by ABS

Maju 510 the first Singapore-flagged vessel to receive the Smart (Autonomous) Notation from the Singapore Maritime and Port Authority (MPA).

24 Aug 2022

Singapore: Bunker Surveyor Lands Time in Jail in Shell Fraud Case

Surveyor took bribes to give false information.

22 Aug 2022

Oil Spill Follows Ship Collision Off Japanese Coast

'Some oil' leaked from engine room of one ship, according to report.

22 Aug 2022

China: Bunker Sales Rise in July

As bonded sales of low sulfur bunkers to international shipping mirror uptick in port activity.

22 Aug 2022

INSIGHT: Singapore's MPA Sets Out Further Details of Green and Digital Corridor Scheme With Rotterdam

Singapore's MPA tells Ship & Bunker it is considering a range of alternative fuels as it aims for the first sustainable vessels moving between the two hubs by 2027.

22 Aug 2022

Chinese Firms Position Methanol as Main Clean Fuel for the Future

The chairmen of China Merchants Energy Shipping and COSCO Shipping Bulk met this week to discuss their two firms' cooperation and views on decarbonisation.

19 Aug 2022

NewOcean Energy Receives Winding-Up Order in Hong Kong

In an update on its status in June, the company said it had faced a 'catastrophic credit freeze' from the banking industry in 2020.

16 Aug 2022

GoodFuels Makes First Biofuel Bunker Supply to Major Maritime Client in Singapore

The firm supplied NYK's bulk carrier the M/V Frontier Explorer with a biofuel-VLSFO blend in Singapore on July 5.

16 Aug 2022

Singapore Bunker Barge Operator Hong Lam Works on Ammonia Fuel Delivery Vessel

The company has signed a memorandum of understanding with PaxOcean Engineering and Bureau Veritas to develop the vessel jointly.

16 Aug 2022

S&B ANALYSIS: Singapore July Bunker Sales Jump to Seven-Month High

July's total shows a strong start to the second half of the year in Singapore after persistent weakness early in 2022.

15 Aug 2022

BUNKER JOBS: International Trading Firm Seeks Senior Trader for New Singapore Affiliate

The firm is looking for candidates with at least six years of experience as a bunker trader and with eligibility to live and work in Singapore.

12 Aug 2022

Sri Lankan Refinery Set for Restart on Monday

The 50,000 b/d Sapugaskanda plant is set to restart on August 15 after receiving a crude shipment on August 13.

12 Aug 2022

NYK to Retrofit Tugboat to Ammonia Propulsion

Keihin Dock Co will retrofit the tugboat Sakigake, operated by Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha Corporation, to ammonia propulsion.

9 Aug 2022

Ten Arrested in Singapore Over MGO Transaction

In a joint operation with Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority, officers from the Police Coast Guard arrested six crew members of a Singapore-registered tugboat and four from a foreign-registered tugboat on Thursday.

8 Aug 2022

Vermont UM Bunkering Executive's Court Hearing Moved to Next Month

The case was due to be heard on Thursday, but has now been adjourned to September 7.

5 Aug 2022

Quah Ley Hoon of Singapore's MPA to Step Down Next Month

Teo Eng Dih, currently deputy secretary for policy at the Ministry of Defence, will become chief executive designate from August 8.

5 Aug 2022

Further Charges for Singapore Bunker Executive Over Shell MGO Case

Pai Keng Pheng, founder of Singapore bunkering firm Sentek Marine, was charged with 43 new charges under Singapore's Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes Act on Wednesday.

4 Aug 2022

MPA Suspends Glencore Bunkering Licence for Two Months After HSFO Contamination

Glencore continued to supply contaminated HSFO for a week after discovering it contained abnormally high levels of chlorinated hydrocarbons, according to the MPA.

3 Aug 2022