APAC News

Japan's Idemitsu Kosan Completes Biofuel Trial on Bunker Delivery Vessel

The trial tested a B24 blend on board the 497 GT ship continuously from September 2023 to June of this year.

12 Sep 2024

Tanker Arrested in Singapore

The arrest was made on behalf of law firm Incisive Law LLC, and the ship is being held at the Western Petroleum Anchorage B.

12 Sep 2024

Dan-Bunkering Appoints APAC Business Development Manager

The new hire has worked in a range of roles for the company since August 2014.

12 Sep 2024

BUNKER JOBS: Trading Firm Seeks Senior Bunker Trader in Singapore

The company is looking for candidates with bunker sales experience and an outstanding network of clients in Asia.

10 Sep 2024

Singapore's First Fully Electric Cargo Vessel Starts Commercial Trials

The vessel is equipped with swappable battery solutions that will reduce operational and maintenance costs significantly compared to conventional vessels.

9 Sep 2024

Clean Products Tanker Arrested in Singapore

The ship's registered owner is Mekong Petroleum Transport JSC, and it came to Singapore from Vietnam last week.

9 Sep 2024

Peninsula, Minerva and KPI OceanConnect Executives Join SIBCON Agenda

Peninsula's Kenny MacLean, Minerva's Tyler Baron and Jesper Sorensen of KPI OceanConnect will all speak at SIBCON 2024 in October.

5 Sep 2024

Sentek Marine to Lose MPA Singapore Bunker Licence From September 18

Sentek was listed as Singapore's 15th-largest bunker supplier by volume in 2023, down from 10th place the previous year.

5 Sep 2024

Green Methanol Plant to be Built in South Korea

At former mining town Taebaek in the east of the country.

4 Sep 2024

AuctionConnect Appoints Sales Manager in Singapore

The new manager was previously a bunker trader for KPI OceanConnect in Singapore from August 2022 to this month.

4 Sep 2024

Singapore Extends Box Barge Night Movements

To ease pressure on port facilities and increase operational efficiency.

4 Sep 2024

Barge Deliveries to Resume at Pakistani Ports After End of Monsoon Season Next Week

OSRFSS will resume outer anchorage bunker barge deliveries at Port Karachi and Port Bin Qasim from September 15, the firm tells Ship & Bunker.

4 Sep 2024

BUNKER JOBS: Marine Fuel Technology Firm Seeks Bunker Programmer

The company is looking for candidates with an educational background in computer science and at least two years of experience in software development.

2 Sep 2024

BUNKER JOBS: Marine Fuels Firm Seeks China-Focused Trader in Singapore

The firm is looking for candidates with more than five years of experience in back-to-back trading, with fluent Mandarin and a focus on the Chinese markets.

30 Aug 2024

Large LNG Carrier Order Takes Silverstream Past 200 Air Lubrication System Sales

The company has signed a deal to equip the systems on 18 new LNG carriers to be chartered by a global energy company and operated by shipping majors.

28 Aug 2024

NYK Ammonia-Fuelled Tugboat Commences Operations

The Sakigake will now be used in Tokyo Bay in tugboat operations over a three-month demonstration period.

27 Aug 2024

BUNKER JOBS: Marine Fuels Firm Seeks Bunker Trader in Singapore

The company is looking for candidates with two to four years of experience in bunker trading and a proven ability to negotiate contracts, pricing and terms.

27 Aug 2024

Malaysian-Flagged Tug Arrested in Singapore

The Marianas Envoy, formerly known as KST 34, was arrested at 6.15 PM local time on August 19.

26 Aug 2024

Singapore Implements Monkeypox Screenings for Seafarers

The authorities will implement temperature and visual screening at sea checkpoints for crew and passengers arriving on ships from monkeypox-affected areas.

23 Aug 2024

Data Falsification Found at Third Japanese Engine Firm

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has found that data had been falsified during shop trials for 673 of its two-stroke diesel engines, with the potential to affect NOx emissions performance.

23 Aug 2024