APAC News

Detained Bulk Carriers Leaving Indonesia
The Chinese Embassy intervened to allow more than 20 vessels to leave ports where they had been held.
16 Jan 2014
GTT Seeks Singapore Maritime Business
The LNG membrane system company signs a deal with shipbuilder Keppel Singmarine.
16 Jan 2014
MPA Cancels Two Bunker Supplier Licences Over BDN Misuse
Excel Petroleum Enterprise Pte Ltd and Lian Hoe Leong & Brothers Pte Ltd are the first players to exit the market in 2014.
15 Jan 2014
New Hong Kong Sulfur Rules to Start April 1
The sulfur cap for locally supplied marine light diesel will drop to 0.05 percent.
15 Jan 2014
BP is Singapore's Top Bunker Supplier By Volume for a 10th Consecutive Year
Brightoil Petroleum drops out of the top 20, while Tankoil Marine Services jumps into top 10.
14 Jan 2014
Singapore Seeks Energy, Chemical Industry Growth
ExxonMobil: two-thirds of growth in chemical demand will come from Asia-Pacific.
10 Jan 2014
China Building New LNG Import Terminal
The first phase of the project Fujian will have an annual capacity of 3 million tonnes.
10 Jan 2014
NGO: "There Must Be No Delay" in Hong Kong Sulfur Rules
Clean Air Network leader also calls for quick installation of shore power facilities at Kai Tai Cruise Terminal.
9 Jan 2014
Partnership for Eco-Shipping in Korea
An agreement between the Korean Register of Shipping and the Busan Port Authority also covers polar shipping.
9 Jan 2014
Slight Decline for Singapore's 2013 Annual Bunker Sales
However vessel traffic and cargo throughput rose compared with the previous year.
8 Jan 2014
Evergreen to Replace Older, Less Fuel Efficient Vessels
The Taiwanese operator will replace older, smaller vessels with fuel-efficient charters.
7 Jan 2014
Fuel Efficiency Helped NYK Line Succeed in 2013
Efficient vessel movements, individual ship improvements keep industry troubles at bay.
7 Jan 2014
Indian Bunker Quality, Services are Underestimated, Says Supplier
The Indian bunker market has the potential to experience substantial growth, says Matrix Bharat COO Ashok Sharma.
7 Jan 2014
Singapore Firm Gets New Funding for Fuel Monitoring, Bunkering Systems
Singapore's Ascenz makes remote monitoring systems to help operators manage fuel costs.
31 Dec 2013
Fuel-Saving Vessels Boost Korean Shipbuilding Industry
Eco-ships are a "global trend" and "critical" to reducing shippers' costs, analyst says.
30 Dec 2013
South Korean Refiner Buys 1 Million Tonnes of 380 cSt Bunker Fuel
The deal represents up to an 80 percent increase over the 30,000-50,000 mt/month it imported in 2013.
30 Dec 2013
Chemoil Adani Starting Chennai Supply in January
The company will serve three ports in the city with three barges.
24 Dec 2013
Singapore Firm Adds Fuel-Saving Ice-Class Vessel
The Pacific Dispatch is the fifth in a series of six vessels built for fuel efficiency.
24 Dec 2013
NYK Plans First Japan-Built LNG-Powered Tug
The vessel will be the first vessel, other than LNG carriers, built in the country to operate on the fuel.
24 Dec 2013
GDMA Vessel Arrested in Singapore
Three of the embattled contractor's vessels are under arrest in Singapore.
24 Dec 2013