APAC News

Sea-Intelligence Sees COVID-19 Impact on Container Freight 'Subsiding Rapidly'

The past two weeks have seen a "tapering off" in new boxship blank sailing announcements, according to the marine analysis firm.

10 Mar 2020

Liberian-Flagged Dry Bulk Carrier Under Arrest in Singapore

The arrest is the first of 2020 in Singapore.

6 Mar 2020

Singapore's MPA Toughens Measures to Control Spread of COVID-19 Virus

As of Thursday the MPA's precautionary measures list now includes all arriving vessels, passengers and crew which have visited ports in mainland China, Iran, northern Italy or South Korea in the past 14 days.

5 Mar 2020

Integr8 Fuels Carries Out First LNG Bunker Purchase

Integr8 arranged the supply of LNG from FueLNG to Solstad Offshore ASA in Singapore on February 5.

2 Mar 2020

MPA to Allow Ship Certificate Extensions

In light of Covid-19 pressures on operators of Singapore-registered ships.

27 Feb 2020

Alphaliner Sees Boxship Scrubber Retrofits at Record High

Offline capacity reached 1.02 million TEU by 21 February, the highest level since Alphaliner started measuring the data at the start of last year.

26 Feb 2020

Singapore's MPA to Announce Bunker Licence Application Results in Q2

The MPA has received "several applications" and will inform applicants of the outcome in the second quarter, S&P Global Platts reported Tuesday.

25 Feb 2020

Chinese Shipowners Move to Suspend IMO2020 Rule

Over economic fallout from the coronavirus.

24 Feb 2020

Golden Ocean: Chinese Scrubber Retrofits Delayed

Outstanding work caught up in coronavirus downturn

18 Feb 2020

Singapore: Uptick in Floating Storage

As global demand deflates on pandemic fears.

18 Feb 2020

Singapore Slashes Port Fees for Cruise Ships

In wake of coronavirus impact on passenger shipping.

18 Feb 2020

IndianOil Starts Haldia VLSFO Production

The grade is produced from sweat crude oils and meets ISO 8217:2017 RMG180 standard.

17 Feb 2020

Singapore Bunker Demand Reaches Two-Year High at Start of IMO 2020

High-sulfur fuel oil sales dropped to 16.9% of total demand.

14 Feb 2020

Pakistan: 0.2%S MGO Available Ahead of LSFO Avails

IMO 2020 compliant fuel oil expected soon.

13 Feb 2020

Brightoil Poised to Sell its Bunker Business

Firm says a sale and purchase agreement has been signed.

13 Feb 2020

Australian Start-Up Partners With Singapore University to Take on Illegal Bunkering

Data science students will be working on computer models based on AIS data.

12 Feb 2020

Pirate Attacks Reported in Singapore Strait

Number of attacks in waterway this year is six.

10 Feb 2020

India's BPCL Exports VLSFO Cargo to Singapore

In a first for an Indian company.

10 Feb 2020

Coronavirus Demand Impact May be Keeping Singapore VLSFO Supply Deficit at Bay

Singapore is currently receiving just 2-2.5 million mt/month of VLSFO, price reporting agency S&P Global Platts reported Thursday.

6 Feb 2020

Singapore Bunker Supplier Count Falls to 44 on Brightoil Exit

Some 55 suppliers were licensed at the port at the start of 2019.

5 Feb 2020