APAC News

Japan's Orix Corporation Launches Biofuel Trial

The company is set to try out a blend that reduces CO2 emissions by about 15-20% on board a vessel on charter to Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S.

18 Nov 2024

Japan: LNG Bunker Tanker Chalks up 100 Operations

Vessel deployed in Chubu region under joint-venture of K Line, Jera and NYK.

18 Nov 2024

Hin Leong's OK Lim Jailed for 17.5 Years

Lim had been convicted of two cheating charges over forged documents persuading HSBC to disburse at least $111.7 million in loans to Hin Leong.

18 Nov 2024

China Seeks to Develop 1 Million Mt/Year Alternative Bunker Market in Shanghai

China is targeting low-carbon bunker supply of at least 1 million mt/year in Shanghai by 2030.

15 Nov 2024

BUNKER JOBS: Kpler Seeks Fuel Oil Analyst in Singapore

The company is looking for candidates with one to two years of experience as a refined products analyst or with a background in bunker, shipping or trading operations.

15 Nov 2024

Sinopec Fuel Oil Lanka Hires Chief Sales Officer

The new hire had previously worked for Lanka Marine Services since February 2017.

14 Nov 2024

ANALYSIS: Singapore October Bunker Sales Jump to Nine-Month High

If the year-to-date total were replicated over the rest of 2024, this year's total for Singapore would reach 54.36 million mt, up by 4.9% from 2023's record high.

14 Nov 2024

Singapore: Comparing Response Times to Recent Bunker Spills Not Useful, Says Minister

Every oil spill incident is different as there are a variety of external factors, says the country's Minister of State for Transport, Murali Pillai.

13 Nov 2024

Japan's Daito Corporation to Build Battery-Powered Tugboat

The tug will be equipped with a 3.2 MWh battery, and will come with a hull design and automated systems designed to maximise energy efficiency.

13 Nov 2024

Singapore Firms Sign MOU to Promote Methanol

Focus of agreement includes FuelEU Maritime compliance pooling, green methanol storage and distribution, and exploration of advanced alternative marine fuels.

8 Nov 2024

Four Seafarers From Dutch Dredging Vessel Charged Over Singapore Bunker Spill

The dredger Vox Maxima ran into the stationary bunker vessel Marine Honour at the Pasir Panjang Terminal on June 14, resulting in a spill of about 400 mt of VLSFO.

7 Nov 2024

GoodFuels to Halt Singapore Biofuel Deliveries 'With Immediate Effect'

Move is part of a consolidation in its global operations.

6 Nov 2024

VPS to Open New Fuel Testing Laboratory in Lingang

The company has signed a deal with the Lingang New Area Administrative Committee setting out plans to establish fuel testing laboratory and a digital platform focused on maritime decarbonisation.

6 Nov 2024

Chimbusco Pan Nation Arranges First Biofuel Delivery in Singapore

The company arranged the delivery of 1,000 mt of a B24 blend to Yang Ming's boxship the YM Witness in Singapore on October 16.

6 Nov 2024

TFG Marine Completes First Delivery With e-BDN in Singapore

The firm delivered VLSFO to Pacific Basin Shipping Limited's bulker the Illovo River in Singapore, accompanied by an e-BDN, in early November.

6 Nov 2024

Singapore includes Biofuels in New Bunker Mass Flow Metering Standard for 2025

MPA will mandate the use of SS 648: 2024 from April 1, 2025.

5 Nov 2024

BUNKER JOBS: Uni-Fuels Seeks Senior Bunker Trader in Singapore

The company is looking for candidates with experience as a bunker trader and a performance-driven track record.

31 Oct 2024

SINGAPORE: MPA Unveils Raft fo New Incentives for Uptake of Low and Zero Carbon Bunker Fuels, Tech

New incentives effective for a period of two years from January 1, 2025 until December 31, 2027.

30 Oct 2024

South Korea Plans to Position Itself as World Leader for Eco-Bunker Fuels

Comments follow news it has successfully conducted its first simultaneous operations (SIMOPs) of ship-to-ship methanol bunkering at Busan New Port.

30 Oct 2024

Sinopec Completes China's Largest Ever Methanol Bunkering

The stem took place on October 13, 2024 and saw the Maersk Halifax lift almost 938 tonnes of methanol at Zhoushan Xinya Shipyard.

29 Oct 2024