APAC News

Bonded Bunker Sales in Japan Rise 8% Month-On-Month

On seasonal factors

16 Nov 2017

Singapore's New Concurrent Bunkering Service Saving Tankers Time and Money: BW Group

"Whether more terminals will jump on this bandwagon in allowing more tankers to bunker at terminals, only time will tell," Sean Warr, Bunker procurement, BW Group, tells Ship & Bunker.

16 Nov 2017

Vessel Hailed as World's First Battery-Powered, Fully Electric Cargo Ship Launched in China

The 2,000 tonne ship, which is a zero-emission vessel in itself, is set to transport coal for the generation of electric power.

15 Nov 2017

Stem Limits in Place at Taiwan's Port Suao

CPC's bunker barge is in maintenance.

15 Nov 2017

CPC Advises of Tight Fuel Oil Avails at Keelung Port

CPC says it is unable to receive any new fuel oil orders at Keelung Port with a delivery date on or before November 18.

13 Nov 2017

Singapore Sees Fewer Calls for Bunkers in October, but Overall Volume Remains Flat at 4 Million mt

October also saw the lowest sales volume of 500 cSt material since February 2016.

13 Nov 2017

New Physical Bunker Supplier in Singapore

There are currently 55 licenced bunker suppliers in Singapore.

13 Nov 2017

New Malaysian Player Commences First Bunker Operation, Eyes Worldwide Expansion

There is much potential for the physical supplier in a "very fragmented and unregulated" Malaysian bunker market, Director Richard Ho tells Ship & Bunker.

10 Nov 2017

Transocean's Exit from Singapore to Have Limited Market Impact: Report

Company not commenting on situation it tells Ship & Bunker

7 Nov 2017

Singapore: MPA Revokes Bunker Supply Licence of Top 10 Supplier Transocean Oil

MPA checks in March and April this year showed "falsifications of records and discrepancies in the stock movement logbooks" on Transocean's bunker tankers.

6 Nov 2017

New Tuas Plant to Boost Shell's Marine Lube Business in Singapore, Says Company

The new integrated lubricants and grease production facility in Tuas is capable of producing 430 million litres of lubricants and greases annually.

2 Nov 2017

South Korea's SK innovation to Develop New Desulfurisation Unit Ahead of 2020

The development will see the addition of 40,000 bpd Vacuum Residue Desulfurisation to an 840,000-bpd refinery in Ulsan.

1 Nov 2017

China Implements Ban on Domestic Sales of Higher-Sulfur Diesel

The ban on the sale of diesel fuel with a sulfur content higher than 10ppm will affect trucks and ships.

1 Nov 2017

Aegean to Exit Singapore Bunker Market as a Physical Supplier

"All deliveries and contracts that we have booked with clients' vessels, cargo providers and barge contractors will be fulfilled," says Aegean President Jonathan Mcilroy.

31 Oct 2017

MPA and Shell Ink MoU to Advance Alternative Fuels and Port Tech

The MoU was signed by MPA's Andrew Tan and Shell's Nick Potter at the Singapore Maritime Institute Forum 2017.

31 Oct 2017

Panoil Petroleum and Associated Companies Placed Under Judicial Management: Report

Allowing trading to continue and protection from creditors

31 Oct 2017

Sinanju Marine Services Makes First Concurrent Bunkering Operation at Singapore

"Safety is of utmost importance to us," SMS's Desmond Chong told Ship & Bunker.

25 Oct 2017

IBIA's Annual Convention Puts Ethics Centre Stage

Takes place in Singapore November 8/9

25 Oct 2017

Vopak Launches Concurrent Bunkering Services at Singapore's Sebarok Terminal

Concurrent bunkering is set to be expanded to Vopak's other Singapore terminals as well.

24 Oct 2017

OceanConnect Marine Launches New Hong Kong Office with Former Bomin Traders

"We are excited to broaden the company's horizons in the Asia region, and we look forward to rocking the world!," says OCM's Susanna Lai.

23 Oct 2017