APAC News

China's Teapot Refineries in Rebate Cut Squeeze: Report

Causing plants to move distillation units offline as production turns costly.

28 Jan 2025

HD Hyundai Marine Solution Taps Weathernews Data to Optimise Operations

HD Hyundai Marine Solution will use weather forecasting data from Weathernews to optimise its maritime operations.

28 Jan 2025

Yanmar Wins Japanese Government Approval for Hydrogen Propulsion Project

The firm has received approval from Japan's Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for its new production plan for hydrogen-fuelled engines and hydrogen fuel cell systems.

28 Jan 2025

SG E-Marine Hires Sales and Procurement Executive in Singapore

The new hire was previously a senior bunker trader for Delta Energy Fuel Supply & Trading in Singapore.

28 Jan 2025

Singapore: Pirate Incident Recorded in Philip Strait

Latest incident follows uptick in number of boardings in the area in recent months.

27 Jan 2025

BUNKER JOBS: Sea Oil Petroleum Seeks Marine Fuel Sales Trader in Singapore

The company is looking for candidates with previous sales and marketing experience in shipping or oil and gas.

27 Jan 2025

MOL Secures Charter Deal for Three Dual-Fuel Ethane Carriers

The company will charter its upcoming three dual-fuel ethane carriers to SCG Chemicals.

27 Jan 2025

DNV and Korean Shipbuilders to Develop Testing Standards for Electric Vessels

They aim to address challenges related to integrating advanced systems for electric propulsion.

27 Jan 2025

MOL Launches LNG-Fuelled Ferry in Japan

The Sunflower Kamuy will be MOL's third LNG-fuelled ferry and will replace conventional-fuelled Sunflower Daisetsu.

24 Jan 2025

BUNKER JOBS: Peninsula Seeks Senior Bunker Trader in Japan

The company is looking for candidates with trading experience, business-level English and ideally experience in the bunker or maritime industries.

23 Jan 2025

COSCO Expanded Scrubber-Fitted Fleet to 30% in 2024

COSCO has moved three positions from eighth to fifth place in the ranking of operators of scrubber tonnage by capacity.

22 Jan 2025

ABS Approves New Tank Design for Safer Liquid Hydrogen Transport

The new tank design ensures the safe and loss-free transport of liquid hydrogen on vessels.

22 Jan 2025

Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia Rose by 6% in 2024: ReCAAP

A total of 107 incidents of piracy and armed robbery incidents were reported in in Asia last year, up from 101 in 2023.

22 Jan 2025

BUNKER JOBS: The Hawks Seeks Bunker Trader in Malaysia

The company is looking for candidates with a strong understanding of the bunker industry and excellent analytical and negotiation skills.

21 Jan 2025

Sentek Marine & Trading Pte Ltd to Lose Singapore Bunkering Licence Next Month

The firm will lose its licence to operate as a bunker supplier or bunker craft operator within Singapore Port as of 4 PM local time on February 3.

21 Jan 2025

Fratelli Cosulich Orders Another Methanol and Biofuel Bunker Tanker

The IMO Type 2 chemical tanker can carry conventional marine fuels, as well as methanol and biofuel bunker blends up to B100.

21 Jan 2025

Towngas and Global Energy Join Forces for Green Methanol in Shipping

The two companies aim to jointly advance the supply and distribution of green methanol as a marine fuel.

20 Jan 2025

Zhoushan's Bunker Sales Rose by 3% in 2024

About 252 foreign ships bunkered with a stem size of more than 3,000 mt, representing 13.5% of the total sales volume in 2024.

20 Jan 2025

BUNKER JOBS: Peninsula Seeks Bunker Trader in Singapore

The company is looking for candidates with previous sales or trading experience, with either an energy or a maritime background.

20 Jan 2025

Singapore Lists Top Ten Suppliers for 2024

Rather than rank all 41 of its licensed suppliers by volume, the authority has published an alphabetical list of its top ten suppliers.

15 Jan 2025