APAC News

MMEA Officer Pleads Not Guilty to Accepting Bunker Supplier Bribes

The alleged bribes were received between April 2019 and November 2020, and totalled 28,000 ringgit ($6,760), according to the prosecution.

24 May 2021

Fire Reported on Container Ship Off Sri Lanka

The ship was reported to be carrying 25 mt of nitric acid, as well as other containerised cargo, and the fire is suspected to have been as a result of a reaction between the cargo and rainwater.

21 May 2021

Tech Firm, Tanker Company Form Monitoring Partnership

To look at how sustainability reporting can be streamlined.

20 May 2021

Indian Navy Rescues 177 People From Cyclone-Hit Accommodation Barge

Cyclone Tauktae made landfall in Gujarat at about 8:30 PM local time on Monday evening.

18 May 2021

No Delays Expected From New Singapore Contactless Rules: Fratelli Cosulich

The MPA published new measures aimed at restricting the transmission of COVID-19 last week.

18 May 2021

NYK Trading Signs Deal to Sell Sterling PlanB Battery Systems in Japan

As part of the deal NYK plans to sell Sterling PlanB's systems to small vessels including tugboats, short-distance ferries and merchant vessels in Japan's domestic market.

18 May 2021

Australia: Remaining Refineries Secure State Backing

Substantial subsidy provides support until end of decade.

17 May 2021

Singapore: Ammonia Bunkers Supply Chain Study Launched

MOL, Pavilion, Total form joint study on alt bunker fuel's potential.

17 May 2021

Scrubber-Fitted Ferry Launches in Japan

The new ship is due to enter service in December and operate between Osaka and Shinmoji.

13 May 2021

Japan to Build Gas-fuelled Icebreaker

Allowing greater survey capability in Arctic waters.

13 May 2021

S&B ANALYSIS: Singapore April Bunker Demand Advances

The city-state's total demand reached 4.3 million mt in April, up by 1.34% from the previous month and by 3.5% from April 2020.

13 May 2021

Sinopec Offering Refineries Sweeteners to Boost VLSFO Output: Report

To increase bunker market share, according to sources cited by Reuters.

13 May 2021

Singapore: Ex-BP Employee Jailed on Graft Charges

Clarence Chang Peng Hong, who was sentenced to four and a half years by Singapore court, is to lodge an appeal.

11 May 2021

MSC LNG Order Highlights Importance of LNG Bunkers: Fratelli Cosulich

Whether a transition or longterm solution, LNG as bunker fuel will be important for curtailing emissions, says Timothy Cosulich.

11 May 2021

Singapore Tightens Anti-Covid Measures in Port Area

Following handful of cases among port workers.

10 May 2021

Gas Supplier FueLNG Targets 30-50 Singapore LNG Bunker Operations in 2021

The firm's target was noted in a statement from the city-state's Maritime and Port Authority on Friday hailing Singapore's first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering of a gas-powered tanker.

7 May 2021

Mobil Oil Adds Bunker Delivery Vessel in New Zealand

Mount Bunkering has contracted out the delivery vessel KORIMAKO to support Mobil's operation in Tauranga.

6 May 2021

Former CFO of Singapore Supplier Coastal Oil Receives Nine-Year Prison Sentence

Last month Ong Ah Huat pleaded guilty to 15 charges related to using forged documents to accessing about $320 million in loans.

5 May 2021

Shell Brings Forward Capacity Cut at Pulau Bukom Refinery Near Singapore

The firm now plans to cut capacity at the 500,000 b/d refinery by 200,000 b/d in July.

5 May 2021

Crew Change Restrictions Widen on Indian COVID-19 Surge

The trend has the potential for significant disruption to the shipping industry, depending on how long these measures last, as large numbers of seafarers come from the Indian subcontinent.

3 May 2021