APAC News

Singapore Power Couple with Bunker Interests in Legal Spat with Siblings

Ong Beng Seng and his wife Christina Ong are being sued for allegedly failing to honour a share swap agreement involving their stake in Kuo International.

6 Jul 2016

Fratelli: Singapore Mass Flow Meters Will Change Everything

"It will rebuild the trust between shipowners and bunkers in Singapore - trust that was lost in the last few years," says Managing Director Guido Cardullo.

5 Jul 2016

Clean Up Operations Underway on Bunker Spill from Grounded Cruise Ship

MV Qing is said to have grounded last week at the Western India Shipyard jetty inside Goa's Mormugao Port.

5 Jul 2016

Sea Trader International Expands Bunker Business With New South Korea Operation

The Hong Kong-based player has opened a new office in Seoul, it tells Ship & Bunker.

4 Jul 2016

Hong Kong to Enforce China's 2019 ECA Regs

Hong Kong will align with China's new ECA regulations in the Pearl River Delta requiring vessels to burn 0.5% sulfur bunkers from 2019.

4 Jul 2016

Brightoil's Singapore Subsidiary Cancels Order for 10 Bunker Barges

Shenzhen Brightoil Shipping has signed a termination agreement, cancelling its order for 10 bunker barges.

1 Jul 2016

MPA Expands Green Incentive Programmes to Encourage Uptake of LNG Bunkers

The Green Ship Programme now includes ships using LNG bunkers, while the sulfur oxide limit of the Green Port Programme has been tightened to 0.5%.

30 Jun 2016

MPA to Address Mass Flow Meter Dispute Resolution

The information will come as part of SIBCON 2016 in October.

30 Jun 2016

Baltic Exchange and SGX Agree to Extended Take Over Talks Exclusivity Period

Exclusive talks over an offer for the Baltic Exchange has been extended to August 31, 2016 from June 30.

29 Jun 2016

Bunker Jobs: Singapore-Based Marine Fuel Quality Manager Wanted

Market related salary offered, which is likely to be in the region of SGD 100 - 140k.

29 Jun 2016

IBIA Asia Announces Singapore Office Relocation

IBIA Asia says the move will double its classroom space, enabling future courses and seminars to be conducted with a larger number of participants.

21 Jun 2016

BIMCO Announces New Singapore Office

BIMCO says its new Singapore office will provide better service to its Southeast Asian members and improve collaborations with regional maritime associations.

20 Jun 2016

Singapore Awarded Title for Best Seaport in Asia for 28th Year in a Row

Andrew Tan, MPA's CEO, said the award will not dampen the Port of Singapore's efforts to plan ahead for future demand.

16 Jun 2016

IEA: Oil Prices Will Stall at $50, But Demand to Increase Followed By Return to Surplus In 2017

The agency views India as a world leader in demand growth.

15 Jun 2016

Petronet LNG to Develop India LNG Bunkering for 2018

IWAI and Petronet LNG will work together to develop the operation of LNG barges on Ganga.

15 Jun 2016

Korean Government Mulls Hanjin-HMM Merger

Such a merger will be decided upon once the two struggling shipping companies' management has been normalised.

15 Jun 2016

Lombok, Makassar Straits Could Replace Malacca Strait as Main Sea Trading Lane, Says Indonesian Government

Rizal Ramli, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Natural Resources, wants to "lobby big players" to use the route.

14 Jun 2016

NOL: Singapore Still Competitive Maritime Hub, Outgrew Need for NOL Years Ago

Ng Yat Chung, CEO of Singapore's NOL, says he remains "bullish" on the future of Singapore.

14 Jun 2016

Singapore Posts Highest Ever Monthly Bunker Sales After Jump in Average Stem Size

An average stem size of 1,203 mt was the highest since the 1,210 mt recorded in April 2014.

14 Jun 2016

Here Are the Results of the Singapore Bunker Trader Salary Survey 2016

In an industry as dynamic and performance driven as Bunker Trading, the salary market is in a constant state of flux.

13 Jun 2016