APAC News

S&B ANALYSIS: Singapore's 2020 Bunker Sales Make Biggest Gain in 4 Years

The city-state posted just short of 50 million mt in sales despite fewer ships seeking to refuel there, and in a year when global demand was down overall.

13 Jan 2021

Singapore: 2nd Shell Employee Admits Theft Role

In scam running over ten years.

12 Jan 2021

Malaysian Bunker Market Heats Up

The Malaysian bunker market is likely to benefit from growing demand in Southeast Asia this year as Singapore becomes more congested.

12 Jan 2021

Zhoushan Annual Bunker Sales at Main Anchorages Jump 37%

The port's total annual bunker sales for 2020 rise 15% y-o-y.

11 Jan 2021

General Cargo Ship Arrested in Singapore

General cargo ship held in southeast Asian port.

11 Jan 2021

Malaysian Manufacturing Firm Seeks to Hire Five as it Diversifies Into Bunkering

Techfast Holdings is proposing to take a 35% stake in Malaysian fuel supplier CCK Petroleum

7 Jan 2021

Pakistan LSMGO Specs Improved

Following government directive.

7 Jan 2021

Singapore Bunker Barge Quarantined 'Until Further Notice'

The NewOcean 6, operated by Palmstone Tankers & Trading, will need to review all its procedures before it can resume operations.

6 Jan 2021

Singapore Drafts FueLNG Manager to Develop Gas Bunkering Standards

The role will include developing LNG bunkering standards for the city-state, as well as drawing up plans and new initiatives for the technical committee.

6 Jan 2021

Brightoil Appoints New CEO as Focus Shifts to Upstream

The firm appointed Xie Wenyan as CEO as of the start of 2021.

5 Jan 2021

Hin Leong Creditors to Meet Judicial Managers

The meeting will be held online on January 13 at 3 PM local time.

5 Jan 2021

Singapore's First LNG Bunker Barge Arrives

The FueLNG Bellina was built at Keppel Offshore & Marine's Nantong shipyard.

4 Jan 2021

K Line Aims to Finish Building First Gas-Powered Ship in 2021

The company is also conducting research on 'next-generation fuels'.

4 Jan 2021

Tanker Arrested for Unauthorized Docking in Malaysia

The Suezmax was arrested about five miles south of Pulau Upeh on Wednesday afternoon.

4 Jan 2021

China: First Bunker Fuel Export Quotas Issued

10 million mt bonded bunker exports were issued in 2020.

31 Dec 2020

South Korea Develops Green Shipping Initiative

The government announced funding of as much as 960 billion won ($878 million) for marine decarbonisation projects.

29 Dec 2020

Brightoil Singapore Restructuring Set for January

Operations for the one-time Top 20 Singapore bunker supplier have been at a virtual standstill since the end of 2018.

24 Dec 2020

New Singapore Hire for Bunker Trader IME

"We will continue with our focus both on this region and global expansion," IME says.

24 Dec 2020

Creditors' Meeting Confirms Decision to Wind Up Ocean Bunkering

The meeting was held on December 15.

24 Dec 2020

Singapore Adds Sustainability to Biennial Maritime Awards

Showcasing maritime excellence in the southeast Asian city state.

21 Dec 2020