Shell To Launch Singapore’s First Fully Electric Ferry
Shell has ordered at least three electric ferries to transport its Singapore employees. Expected to set sail in the first half of 2023, the new 200-seater single-deck ferries will be...
View ArticleSingapore Convicts Nine In Bunker Fuel Theft Case
by Roslan Khasawneh (Reuters) Nine people have been sentenced in Singapore to up to three years in jail for cheating buyers out of $337,000 worth of shipping fuel, authorities said in...
View ArticleSingapore Charges Two Bunker Execs with Taking Bribes
Singapore has charged two individuals with corruption for allegedly taking bribes in relation to the trading and supplying of bunker fuel. The individuals charged are Muhammad Afzal Bin Mohamed Ekbar,...
View ArticleSingapore Court Dismisses Oil Tycoon Family’s Appeal Against Ocean Tanker Suit
By Jessica Jaganathan and Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Singapore’s highest court has dismissed an appeal by oil tycoon Lim Oon Kuin and his two children after they...
View ArticleSingapore Marine Biofuel Premiums Drop Further on Soft Demand
SINGAPORE, April 11 (Reuters) – Spot marine biofuel premiums have weakened further at the world’s largest bunker hub Singapore, weighed by slow demand, market sources said this week. Premiums for the...
View ArticleAmmonia-Fueled Vessel Completes Propulsion Trials in Singapore
Australian metals company Fortescue, in collaboration with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and other partners, has completed propulsion and manoeuvrability trials of its...
View ArticleSingapore Bunker Fuel Sales Surge as Ships Bypass the Red Sea
Bunker fuel sales in Singapore have reached record highs as ships take longer routes around the southern tip of Africa to avoid the Red Sea, the U.S. Energy Information Administration...
View ArticleSingapore Oil Spill Closes Beaches On Resort Island
SINGAPORE, June 15 (Reuters) – Beaches on Singapore’s Sentosa island were closed on Saturday after an oil spill spread from a nearby shipping terminal to the tourist haven south of the city-state. A...
View ArticleDredger Collision with Bunker Tanker Causes Oil Spill in Singapore
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has been working to container and clean up a bunker fuel oil spill involving a Netherlands-flagged dredger, the Vox Maxima, and the...
View ArticleSingapore to Seek Compensation From Ship Owner for Oil Spill
SINGAPORE, June 20 (Reuters) – Singapore will seek compensation for the costs incurred in an oil spill last week from the owners of the stationary vessel that discharged the oil, local media CNA...
View ArticleTranshipment Hubs Hit Hard By Red Sea Reroutings
Key transhipment ports around the world are facing severe congestion in response to the Red Sea crisis, with Singapore being a prime example. The escalating crisis is due to abrupt...
View ArticleSingapore Port Logjam Lingers as Container Ships Keep Piling In
By Yongchang Chin (Bloomberg) — The logjam that’s been plaguing Singapore’s container port is bringing forward this year’s peak season for the shipping sector, spelling trouble for businesses in the...
View ArticleSingapore Container Ship Logjam Spills Over to Malaysian Port
(Bloomberg) — Container ship congestion in Singapore, one of Asia’s busiest ports, is spreading to neighboring Malaysia, snarling supply chains and causing delays in the movement of consumer goods....
View ArticleSingapore’s Bunker Sales Rise in First Half of 2024
SINGAPORE, July 15 (Reuters) – Sales of marine bunker fuel at Singapore climbed 8.5% in the first half of 2024, official data showed on Monday, as shipping disruptions in the...
View ArticleIranian Oil Ties May Complicate Singapore Tanker Collision Insurance Claims
By Jonathan Saul (Reuters) – A collision between two tankers off Singapore in July raises questions over insurance claims, as one of the vessels previously shipped Iranian oil, potentially complicating...
View ArticleTotalEnergies Supplies Its First 100% Cooking Oil-Based Marine Fuel in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Aug 12 (Reuters) – TotalEnergies has supplied its first cargo of 100% biofuel for ships in Singapore as it seeks to expand its sales of lower-carbon marine fuels, the French energy major...
View ArticleAlbania Probes Toxic Dust Due Back in Europe After Outcry
(Bloomberg) — Albanian officials say they are investigating how 800 tons of alleged hazardous industrial waste was shipped from its port without authorization, bound for Southeast Asia, as the suspect...
View ArticleSingapore Allows Night Movements at Pasir Panjang Container Terminal to...
SINGAPORE, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Singapore will allow for night movement of line-towed container barges to and from Pasir Panjang Terminal, following a four-month trial, the Maritime and Port Authority of...
View ArticleSingapore Bunker Standards for Methanol, Ammonia Expected by 2025
SINGAPORE, Oct 9 (Reuters) – New standards for bunkering methanol and ammonia will be developed by 2024 and 2025 respectively, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said on Wednesday. The...
View ArticleEngine Room Fire on Tanker MED ATLANTIC in Singapore Waters
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) responded to an engine room fire onboard the Malta-flagged tanker MED ATLANTIC in the East Johor Strait, within Singapore waters, on Monday. The...
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