APAC News

Twenty-four Vessels Deployed in Singapore Bunker Spill Cleanup
MPA reports that most of the oil from two bunker spills this week has been removed.
31 Jan 2014
MPA to Demand Mass Flow Meters for Barge Approvals in 2014
The port authority has not yet set a timeframe for a universal mandate for all barges.
30 Jan 2014
Second Collision Causes Another Bunker Spill in Singapore
Some bunker fuel spilled from a damaged tank on one of the ships in the Thursday-morning incident.
30 Jan 2014
MPA Reports Collision, Bunker Spill in Singapore
Chemical tanker Lime Galaxy said to have collided with the China-flagged containership Feihe 2.7 km south of Jurong Island.
29 Jan 2014
Sri Lankan Player Expands Bunker Supply Operations
Supplier says having a barge permanently placed in Galle will reduce the time and the cost of bunkering at the port.
29 Jan 2014
Malaysian Bunker Supplier Plans Expansion
TMD says the demand for fuel service from the offshore sector is big and growing.
29 Jan 2014
Chemoil Adani Makes Maiden Bunkering at Chennai
300 metric tonnes of IFO380 were delivered to m/v Nikolaos A on January 22, 2014.
27 Jan 2014
Thai Carrier Buys Secondhand Bulker for $19.5M
Thoresen Shipping says the Supramax vessel is part of a plan to improve the efficiency of its fleet.
23 Jan 2014
Sulfur Rules Mean Greater Focus on Fuel Management
Insurer Skuld says members should be aware of new rules in Hong Kong around fuel sulfur content.
22 Jan 2014
Bunker Spill Hits Philippine Island
A cargo ship sank Sunday after rough seas pushed it into another moored vessel.
22 Jan 2014
Singapore Refinery Starts ULSD Production
ExxonMobil has begun use of its sixth hydrotreater worldwide at the Asian refinery.
22 Jan 2014
Indian Yards In Line to Build Four LNG Tankers
"Once we get the technology to build LNG ships, we are in the game."
21 Jan 2014
Asia to Drive LNG Bunker Adoption
Movement in Singapore and China shows interest in the fuel.
21 Jan 2014
South Korea Set to Introduce Electric Ships
The government backed 1.2 billion won ($1.13 million) project could see the introduction of up to 40 electric vessels.
20 Jan 2014
Alliance Oil Trading Exits Singapore Bunker Market
Supplier is the third player to leave the market this month.
20 Jan 2014
Bunker Saving Rigid Sail Technology Being Readied for Sea Trials
Completion of lab tests a "significant milestone" that clears the way for the commercial production of the company's EnergySail.
20 Jan 2014
Singapore's 2013 Bunker Sales Volume Better Than Initial Estimate
2013's total was just 3,100 tonnes less than in 2012, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has confirmed.
20 Jan 2014
Chemoil Adani Starts Physical Bunker Supply at Chennai
The supplier is offering 380 cSt product at berth in Chennai, Chennai OPL, and Ennore.
20 Jan 2014
Total's True Singapore Bunker Sales Ranking Was 10th, not 26th
Total's sales were under-represented because a change of bunkering licence meant they were allocated against two different legal entities.
17 Jan 2014
New Bunker Trader for Singapore's Dynamic Oil Trading
Jacky Yen previously worked for two years at another Singapore marine fuel firm.
16 Jan 2014