APAC News

HHI SCR Unit Provides "Dramatic" NOx Reductions
Hyundai Heavy Industries says it's system "can run on heavy fuel oil that costs half as much as marine gas oil."
5 Feb 2016
Attacks Against Fuel Tankers in SE Asia Dropped in 2015, Says IMB
Fewer attacks against small fuel tankers around SE Asian coasts is said to be a "key factor" in a recent overall global reduction in piracy and armed robbery.
4 Feb 2016
Update: Chevron Confirms Bunker Spill During Loading at Philippine Oil Depot
Amid clean up efforts, the Philippine Coast Guard said it was determining the fines that Chevron will face for the oil spill at its San Pascual oil depot.
4 Feb 2016
Malaysia's Largest Drybulk Owner Issues Profit Warning
The dry bulk carrier says it expected to record "a substantial loss" for the fourth quarter, and 2015 as a whole.
4 Feb 2016
China's Yangtze River Delta ECA to Cut SOx by 18%, Fine Particulate Emissions by 10%
Shanghai's transport commission says that shipping emissions can be credited for 8 to 10 percent of the area's current PM2.5 pollutants.
3 Feb 2016
New Bunker Supplier in Singapore
The world's biggest bunkering port is back up to 60 suppliers.
2 Feb 2016
MOL Expecting 1.4 Billion Loss on Dry Bulk, Box Woes Despite "Tailwind" from Low Bunker Prices
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines revises business outlook, and looks to dispose of vessels in both its dry bulker and containership businesses.
2 Feb 2016
Over 26% of Singapore Bunker Tankers Now Fitted with MPA Approved Mass Flow Metering System
61 bunker tankers now feature the technology, up from 48 in December.
2 Feb 2016
Panamax Bulk Carrier Arrested in Singapore
The 93,300 dwt Ao Hong Ma was arrested on Saturday.
2 Feb 2016
Tax Rule Could "Change the Dynamics of Bunkering" on India's Eastern Coast
Adani Bunkering has welcomed a move to drop the Value Added Tax rate by 14%.
1 Feb 2016
China's Yangtze River Delta ECA to Come into Force This April
Beginning April 1, ships at berth at ports within the Yangtze River Delta ECA must use fuel with a sulfur content of no more than 0.5 percent.
1 Feb 2016
Singapore's New LNG Bunker Players to Help Develop Port into Key Asia LNG Bunkering Hub
Port of Singapore facilitating development of infrastructure now that LNG bunker supplier licensees named.
1 Feb 2016
Singapore's Mercator Lines Sells 5 Bulkers
The vessel sales are expected to generate $32,262,500 in net proceeds, all of which will go toward paying down the company's outstanding debt.
29 Jan 2016
Singapore: MPA Awards First LNG Bunkering Licences
"This is the first step in Singapore's efforts to become LNG bunker ready," says MPA chief executive Mr. Andrew Tan.
28 Jan 2016
Call for Bunker Tax Exception for Indian Flagged Vessels
It has been proposed that the VAT exception on bunker fuel apply to Indian flagged vessels operating along the coast and inland waterways.
26 Jan 2016
Singapore Bunker Sales Growth a Function of Bunker Calls, Not Stem Size, Data Suggests
The average Singapore stem size has remained relatively flat over the last decade.
26 Jan 2016
Singapore Ship Arrest Activity Falls for a 3rd Consecutive Year [GRAPH]
Official data provided to Ship & Bunker by the Supreme Court of Singapore also shows a slight increase in Warrants of Arrest filed last year.
26 Jan 2016
OW Bunker Collapse: Tankoil, Petrotec CEO Dennis Tan Implicated in Separate Alleged Singapore Bunker Scam
In court documents seen by Ship & Bunker, a former bunker supplier alleges Tan's company fraudulently build up a debt of over $13 million.
25 Jan 2016
IBIA Appoints Simon Neo as Asia Regional Manager
Neo, already former IBIA Chairman, is a well known and respected industry figure who has more than 30 years of oil and shipping industry experience.
22 Jan 2016
Essar Shipping Capesize Arrested in Singapore
The arrest was made on Monday January 18, 2016 at 7:45 pm local time following action by Asialegal LLC.
22 Jan 2016