APAC News

BUNKER JOBS: Oilmar Seeks Bunker Trader in Seoul

The company prefers candidates with knowledge of Korean ports and Northeast Asia markets.

3 Sep 2026

Malaysia Detains Two Vessels Over Suspected Unauthorised Ship-to-Ship Transfer

The dredger and tugboat were detained at around 3:20 AM yesterday.

3 Sep 2026

Wah Kwong NatPower Extends China Electrification Push to Jiangsu

An MOU with Jiangsu Port Group's investment arm takes the venture into China's largest inland waterway network.

3 Sep 2026

Yang Ming Finalises Order for Six LNG Dual-Fuel Boxships

The ships will be constructed by Hanwha Ocean, with deliveries scheduled for between 2028 and 2029.

2 Sep 2026

Environment Group Backs LNG Exclusion From Korea Green Shipping Corridor Rules

The environmental group says funding and infrastructure plans are needed to turn South Korea's corridor ambitions into action.

2 Sep 2026

Karachi Anchorage to Reopen for Bunker-Only Calls From Mid-September: Orion

Monsoon season's end restores anchorage stems, with buyers needing to appoint a local agent.

2 Sep 2026

Cosco Orders 12 LNG Dual-Fuel Boxships in $2.7 Billion Deal

The shipbuilding contracts were signed on Monday, with the 12 vessels scheduled to enter the fleet between 2028 and 2030.

1 Sep 2026

CPC to Offer Marine Biofuel in Taiwan

The company plans to offer B24-VLSFO at Kaohsiung from next month.

1 Sep 2026

OOCL Names Second Methanol Dual-Fuel Boxship

The 24,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel ship was named at Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co on Friday.

31 Aug 2026

BUNKER JOBS: Arte Bunkering Seeks Senior Bunker Trader in Hong Kong or Shanghai

The company is looking to hire a Mandarin-fluent senior bunker trader in Shanghai or Hong Kong.

31 Aug 2026

MPA Urges Maritime Companies to Prepare for Haze

The MPA has urged maritime companies to maintain business continuity plans for haze.

31 Aug 2026

Itochu Invests in Ammonia Storage Terminal at Port Pipavav in India

The ammonia storage terminal with a capacity of 36,000 mt came online earlier this month.

31 Aug 2026

Weather Disruptions Cost Zhoushan Around 200 Bunker Operations in August: Spotbarge

Spotbarge founder Sebastiaan Kosman tells Ship & Bunker that deliveries to oil tankers and bulk carriers were among the hardest hit by the weather disruptions.

31 Aug 2026

Australia Maritime Emissions Plan Puts Green Fuel Bunkering on Agenda

The plan brings bunkering, fuel storage and port infrastructure into Australia's maritime decarbonisation effort.

27 Aug 2026

EcoMethanol to Supply Green Methanol to Wallenius Wilhelmsen and EUKOR Ships

EcoMethanol tells Ship & Bunker that South Korea currently produces no green methanol as it moves ahead with a 15,000 mt/year plant in Taebaek.

27 Aug 2026

Ningbo-Zhoushan Port Sets Zhejiang Green Methanol Bunkering Record

A Cosco methanol dual-fuel boxship was bunkered with 5,500 mt of green methanol on Monday.

27 Aug 2026

Tsuneishi Delivers Fourth Methanol Dual-Fuel 5,900-TEU Boxship

The shipbuilder expects demand for alternative-fuelled ships to grow further.

26 Aug 2026

Tugboat Arrested in Singapore

The Kim Heng 3203 was arrested on August 24 at 4:50 PM local time.

26 Aug 2026

Ultramax Bulk Carrier Fitted with OceanWings Wind Propulsion System

The system was retrofitted on the bulker at Tsuneishi Shipbuilding in Japan.

25 Aug 2026

Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore Reaffirm Commitment to Keep Malacca Strait Free and Safe

The countries are also looking at ways to safely introduce alternative fuels and new technologies in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore.

25 Aug 2026