APAC News

Managing Director of Bomin Singapore Resigns
Mr. Raymond Kong has been with the company for for 6 years.
16 Jul 2013
Chinese Dual-Fuel LNG Carriers to use MAN Diesel Engines
The ships will be the first large LNG carriers with DFDE configurations built in China.
16 Jul 2013
Chinese Shipping Company Goes Bankrupt
Some ships have been turned away or detained at ports after the company failed to pay charges.
16 Jul 2013
Singapore June Bunker Sales Down for a Second Month
Sales of increasingly popular 500 cSt grade bunkers remained over 600,000 mt for the third consecutive month.
16 Jul 2013
KOGAS Gathers International Energy Companies Ahead of Gastech 2014
KOGAS will be bringing together international energy companies to meet in Korea on Tuesday 23 July.
15 Jul 2013
EMP to Launch Bunker Saving Marine Control System
System will also be able to monitor emissions, and the amount of energy being harnessed via solar panels and wind power devices
12 Jul 2013
Cosco Shipping Triples Loss
The company had cited "doldrums" in the global shipping market.
12 Jul 2013
Singapore Bunker Licence Abuse "Common" Say Sources
MPA says the cancellations followed regularly scheduled checks and it is working to "maintain the integrity of the local bunkering industry."
11 Jul 2013
More Triple-E's Ordered at DSME
Market sources say Hong Kong Asset Management placed the order, MSC will take them on long term charter.
11 Jul 2013
Rena Wreck Studies Have Yielded "Huge Amount" of Bunker Information
A researcher says his team has learned about how HFO interacts with the environment.
11 Jul 2013
LR Awarded Singapore LNG Bunkering Contract by MPA
Lloyd's Register to develop operational procedures and technical standards required to develop LNG bunkering capabilities.
10 Jul 2013
New Zealand Storage Facility to Expand After Bunker Demand Grows
Mobil says it will increase the capacity of its storage facility at the Port of Tauranga by more than 8 million litres.
9 Jul 2013
HHI to Raise Prices, Shipping Lines "Willing to Pay a Bit More" for Eco-Ships
The company's plans to raise prices are in contrast to struggling Chinese shipbuilders.
9 Jul 2013
Second OW Bunker Vessel for Singapore
An Hong has a capacity of 6,100 metric tonnes and pumping rates of up to 1,000 cubic meters per hour.
8 Jul 2013
MPA Cancels Palmstone Petroleum's Bunkering Licence Over BDN Misuse
The Singaporean bunker supplier is the fourth bunker company to loose its licence this year after two previous cases of BDN misuse.
8 Jul 2013
MOL to Test NOx Reducing SCR System
The test is scheduled to last about two years to determine if the systems function properly under normal operating conditions.
8 Jul 2013
Brightoil to Expand Bunker Supply Operations in China
Operations at the East China ports of Zhoushan and Qingdao to start this month, says source.
5 Jul 2013
Slow Steaming Claims Rubbished by Thai Shipper
Thai exporters were reported to be angered by rising freight rates while ship operators make huge savings from the practice.
5 Jul 2013
Testing, Pre-Commissioning of Hambantota Bunkering Facilities Begins
The facility will be made available for bunker operations once the testing is complete.
4 Jul 2013
Brightoil Inks $50 Million Loan Facility Agreement
Terms with China Development Bank Corporation include the requirement for Dr. Sit Kwong Lam to remain in control of the company.
4 Jul 2013