APAC News

Chinese AIS Outages Prompt Compliance Headaches in Bunker Industry

There has been a sharp reduction in terrestrial positions tracking AIS signals in China this month.

30 Nov 2021

LNG-Fuelled Bulkers Complete First Bunkering in China

The 3,000 DWT Dafeng 3001 and the 2,000 DWT Zhongshe 2001 were delivered on November 2.

26 Nov 2021

Malaysia's Straits Energy Sees Q3 Bunkering Profit Quadruple on Year

The company saw 743,000 ringgit ($175,235) of pre-tax profit from its oil trading and bunkering services segment in the third quarter.

26 Nov 2021

Coastal Oil Singapore Creditors to Receive Dividend

Creditors have until December 6 to notify liquidators of their claim.

23 Nov 2021

NYK Line Completes Third Biofuel Trial

The company tested the biofuel on board the bulker Frontier Sky.

22 Nov 2021

Sri Lanka's Advantis Highlights Widening HSFO Discount to Indian Ports

High sulfur fuel oil was available at Colombo at a $99/mt discount to Mumbai's level on Wednesday.

18 Nov 2021

ENN Natural Gas Wins China's First LNG Bunkering Licence

The firm will be licensed to supply LNG bunkers at Zhoushan.

12 Nov 2021

Three More Ships Arrested in Malaysia

The three ships were arrested on Tuesday.

11 Nov 2021

China Adds to 2021 VLSFO Export Quotas

Another 1 million mt of VLSFO can now be exported by CNPC, Sinopec and CNOOC for the remainder of 2021.

11 Nov 2021

Japan's MOL to Develop Hydrogen-Powered Engine

The company is working with Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Yanmar Power Technology on the project.

10 Nov 2021

EU ETS for Shipping Will Impede Decarbonisation: Asian Shipowners

The industry body set out its opposition to the plans in a press release on Tuesday.

10 Nov 2021

TFG Marine Seeks to Become Top Five Bunker Supplier in Singapore

The firm is set to sell almost 3 million mt of bunker fuel in the city-state's waters in total this year.

10 Nov 2021

Oil Tanker Arrested in Malaysia

The tanker was arrested at 10:30 am local time 8.3 nautical miles to the east of Tanjung Siang.

9 Nov 2021

Sing Fuels Reports 20% Bunker Volumes Growth in 2020-21

The company saw revenues climb by 45% and its marine fuel sales volumes jump by 20% in the 12 months to September 30.

5 Nov 2021

FOBAS Alert: High Acid Number Shale Oil Blended Fuels From Singapore

Lloyd's Register's Fuel Oil Bunker Analysis Service (FOBAS) warns of a rise in acid number of fuels bunkered in Singapore.

3 Nov 2021

Singapore Appoints New Port Master

Chong Jia Chyuan has been appointed as port master as of November 1.

1 Nov 2021

Singapore Fuel Oil Stocks Jump to Seven-Week High

Onshore fuel oil stocks climbed by 109,000 bl to 21.8 million bl in the week to Wednesday.

29 Oct 2021

Japan Backs 2050 Net Zero Target for Shipping

Japan's delegation plans to back the 2050 target at the next IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting.

26 Oct 2021

Malaysia Arrests Bulker for Alleged Illegal Anchoring

The bulker was arrested at 11:03 AM on October 24.

26 Oct 2021

Further Charges in Singapore Over Shell MGO Theft

Pai Keng Pheng is alleged to have made three bunker clerks leave Singapore to make them unavailable for police investigations.

25 Oct 2021