APAC News

Simon Neo: A $1 Bunker Price Premium Will Recover Singapore Mass Flow Meter Costs in 6 Months
"All Bunker Tankers in Singapore need to do about 8 to 10 turnarounds a month to be in business," Neo tells Ship & Bunker.
1 Dec 2014
Brightoil to Continue with Acquisition of Singapore Bunker Tankers Despite Setbacks
Hong Kong's Brightoil will add two newbuild bunker tankers to its Singaore fleet despite problems with delivery of vessels.
28 Nov 2014
India's Reliance Begins Singapore Bunker Trading Operation
Indian oil firm Reliance Insustries Ltd. has begun trading fuel oil in Singapore, targeting Southeast Asian and Australian markets.
27 Nov 2014
China COSCO's Xu Minjie Gets 10 Years for Corruption
The investigation began last November, prompting the executive to resign.
25 Nov 2014
New Brightoil Singapore CEO Confirmed
Wang Wei comes from Chinese state-run Sinochem.
25 Nov 2014
Profit Drops 39% at Singapore's Marco Polo Marine Despite Revenue Growth
Profit after interest, but before tax, dropped 39 percent year-on-year to S$13.7 million for FY2014.
25 Nov 2014
Singapore's Universal Terminal Eyes $770M IPO
Petroleum storage joint venture Universal Terminal is testing investor appetite for a Business Trust IPO which could fetch over $770 million.
21 Nov 2014
BMS United Bunkers Appoints Managing Director in Asia
Effective December 8, George Kounalakis will responsible the offices in the People's Republic of China (PRC), Hong-Kong, Indonesia, and Singapore.
20 Nov 2014
Malaysian Bunker Player to Ease Bottlenecked Bunker Supply in Labuan
TMD Bunker Labuan Sdn Bhd will offer five vessels to provide at-sea fueling.
20 Nov 2014
Singapore Sees Rise in Bunker Tanker Arrests
Seven bunker tankers have been arrested in Singapore over the last week as companies seek recovery of unpaid bills following OW Bunker collapse.
20 Nov 2014
Asian Bunker Volumes Remain Steady, Despite Earlier Reports of Demand Spikes Away from Singapore
"Hong Kong cannot compete with Singapore, so the vessels taking bunker fuel in Hong Kong are the ones that won't call at Singapore," says one trader.
20 Nov 2014
Kosori Developing a 25,000 TEU Container Ship
Korea Ship and Offshore Research Institute is aiming to create the largest containership in the world.
19 Nov 2014
"Only the Big Boys Will Survive" in Singapore's Tight Credit Environment
Tightened credit following the collapse of OW Bunker is hurting small players the most.
18 Nov 2014
Q3 Revenues More than Double at Andatee China Marine Fuel Services, as Bunker Volumes Rise 53%
Andatee changed its business strategy early this year to focus on wholesale fuel sales.
18 Nov 2014
CNOOC Senior Official Detained for Bribery
Luo Weizhong is the general manager of international trading at CNOOC Gas & Power Group.
18 Nov 2014
Petronas and Partner to Develop LNG Project in Malaysia
The regasification facility will be located in Southern Malaysia.
17 Nov 2014
Dan-Bunkering Adds Trader in Singapore
Desmond Yap joined Dan-Bunkering's Singapore trading team as of October 1 this year.
17 Nov 2014
Hong Kong Sees Bunker Enquiries Rise up to 20%
Some bunker buyers are turning to the Hong Kong market amid higher prices and reported supply difficulties in Singapore.
17 Nov 2014
Singapore Shipping Association Tells Industry to "Remain Calm" Over OW Bunker Bankruptcy
SSA says "it was established that there had been no report of disruption to bunker supply and bunkering operations in Singapore."
17 Nov 2014
ClassNK Gives Approval to First H2/CO2 FPSO
It will be the world's first FPSO for hydrogen and carbon dioxide and the first to receive approval.
17 Nov 2014