APAC News

DNV GL Grants AiP for Shanghai Bluesoul Scrubber
Bluesoul says it is "confident" the company will be able to gain a large share in the scrubber market.
23 Jan 2017
Malaysian Port City Project "Complementary," Not Competition to Singapore: Port Klang Chairman
Malaysian plans to develop a $45 billion industrial port city at Carey Island could be completed as early as 2025.
20 Jan 2017
Suezmax Tanker Arrested in Singapore
The 1997-built Ambassador was arrested Thursday following action by Gurbani & Co LLC.
20 Jan 2017
MPA Clarifies Drop in Licensed Mass Flow Meter Equipped Bunkering Vessels
"Four bunker tankers are currently undergoing a change in ownership and do not have any bunker craft operator licensee appointed," an MPA spokesperson tells Ship & Bunker.
19 Jan 2017
Hanjin Granted Leave to Withdraw Singapore Court Proceedings
The Supreme Court has also discharged Hanjin's interim stay order, which was previously granted on September 9, 2016.
16 Jan 2017
Bunker Supplier Arrests Cruise Ship in Singapore
At least one other bunker supplier has also made a claim.
13 Jan 2017
Chemoil Named as Singapore's Biggest Supplier By Volume for a Second Year
BP Singapore Pte Ltd, who last year fell to second after holding the number one spot for the previous 11 years, for 2016 slipped to fifth.
12 Jan 2017
Bunkers Being Traded as Part of New Tokyo Commodity Exchange Physical Oil Market
TOCOM Wednesday launched a physical market for oil products, including gas oil, bunker A, and LSA for delivery via maritime shipments or at refineries.
12 Jan 2017
MPA Grants MFM Approval to Another Bunker Vessel
Hong Lam Marine's 2,673 GT tanker Sea Swift received MPA's MFM approval for bunkering on January 3, 2017.
12 Jan 2017
Singapore Smashes Annual Bunker Sales Record with 48.6 Million MT Sold in 2016
The total for 2016 marks a near tripling of volumes over the last 20 years for the world's biggest bunkering port.
11 Jan 2017
Potential Economic Impacts on Singapore from Malacca Port Expansion Still Unknown, Says Minister
Josephine Teo, Singapore's Senior Minister of State for Transport, says the KLIP expansion is a "timely reminder" to ensure Singapore's competitiveness.
10 Jan 2017
Owners Set to Pay RM1 Million as Spill Clean Up Continues Following Container Ship Collision
MPA says clean up efforts have made "good progress" so far.
6 Jan 2017
Sri Lanka to Renegotiate Framework Agreement with Chinese Company for Hambantota Port
The agreement outlines the management of the Port of Hambantota under the joint venture, which includes bunkering.
6 Jan 2017
Singapore's MPA Issues Bunker Survey Licences to 51 Companies
The licenses are valid from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017.
4 Jan 2017
Clean up of Bunker Spill from Sydney Harbour Terminal "Advancing"
NSW EPA says it was alerted on December 30 of a HFO leak from the Viva Energy oil terminal at Gore Bay, Greenwich.
4 Jan 2017
Singapore MPA Reports 300 Tonne Bunker Spill off Malaysia
While oil patches are noted to have been observed in Singapore, the spill is said to have since been contained off the western side of Pulau Ubin.
4 Jan 2017
MPA Issues Reminder Circular as Singapore Enters Era of Mandatory Mass Flow Meter Use for MFO Bunkering
MPA reminds suppliers it "will take firm action against any licensee who has acted in contravention of their licences."
3 Jan 2017
China LNG Announces New LOI to Support LNG Bunkering in Pearl River Delta
The LOI addresses investments for the construction of LNG refuelling docks, LNG refuelling stations, and LNG storage at Chu Kong Shipping terminals.
30 Dec 2016
ReCAAP: No Tanker Hijackings for Oil Cargo Theft in November, Total of Three Since January
Instances of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia saw a 60 percent decrease in November 2016 compared to the same month of 2015.
28 Dec 2016
Japanese Government Outlines Development Plan for Yokohama LNG Bunkering Hub
The plan was outlined in the results of a feasibility study for LNG bunkering at the Port of Yokohama, which was released by MLIT on Monday.
27 Dec 2016