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Monday, January 17, 2022
Shipping

PetroChina Int’l Tops Singapore’s List of Marine Fuel Suppliers in 2021

SINGAPORE, Jan 17 (Reuters) – PetroChina International Singapore Pte Ltd climbed three spots to be the top marine fuel supplier in the world’s

January 17, 2022
Total Views: 857

Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Environment

Sembcorp Marine Wins ABS Approval In Principle for Ammonia Bunkering Barge

Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine, together with partners Mitsui O.S.K Lines and ITOCHU Corporation have announced Approval in Principle from the American Bureau

January 11, 2022
Total Views: 2099

Thursday, October 28, 2021
Shipping

Singapore 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

October 28, 2021
Total Views: 1567

Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Shipping

Singapore 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

October 20, 2021
Total Views: 1200

Thursday, September 30, 2021
Ports

Singapore 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

September 30, 2021
Total Views: 1004

Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Environment

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

September 22, 2021
Total Views: 939

Friday, September 17, 2021
Shipbuilding

Vitol Building Two Hybrid Battery-Powered Bunker Tankers Bound for Singapore Harbor

V-Bunkers, the Singaporean bunker arm of Dutch-based Vitol, has placed an order to build two electric-hybrid bunker tankers. V-Bunkers intends to deploy these

September 17, 2021
Total Views: 723

Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Shipping

China Challenges Singapore as Asia’s Top Bunker Supplier

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) Singapore is facing the greatest competition yet to its status as the dominant marine fuel supplier in Asia, with China luring

July 20, 2021
Total Views: 4037

Monday, July 19, 2021
Shipping

Singapore Prepares to Swap Oil Hub Status for Greener Future

By Andrew Janes and Dan Murtaugh (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc announced late last year it would slash capacity by half at its biggest

July 19, 2021
Total Views: 1459

Monday, May 24, 2021
Shipping

Collapsed Singapore Oil Trader Founder Appeals $20 Million Order

By Chanyaporn Chanjaroen and Alfred Cang (Bloomberg) — Lim Oon Kuin, the founder of collapsed Singapore oil trader Hin Leong Trading (Pte.) Ltd, is

May 24, 2021
Total Views: 1659

Monday, May 3, 2021
Offshore

Singapore-Based Sembcorp Marine Faces COVID-19 Headwinds, Skilled Worker Shortage

Singapore-based marine and offshore engineering Sembcorp Marine expects losses to continue this year as it faces COVID-19 constraints and a shortage of skilled

May 3, 2021
Total Views: 3287

Sunday, May 2, 2021
Ports

Crew Change Crisis 2.0 – Singapore Bans South Asian Seafarers

Seafarers have been the invisible victims of COVID-19. Thanks to local restrictions and logistical challenges, hundreds of thousands have been stranded at sea

May 2, 2021
Total Views: 6050

Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Environment

Singapore Launches $90 Million Decarbonization Fund for Shipping

SINGAPORE, April 21 (Reuters) – The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) announced two initiatives on Wednesday to reduce the

April 21, 2021
Total Views: 1571

Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Cruise Ships

Singapore Is The World’s Busiest Cruise Port (For Now)

By Chen Lin (Reuters) – Singapore currently accounts for a third of the world’s cruises its tourism body said on Wednesday, owing to the roaring

April 7, 2021
Total Views: 2121

Friday, April 2, 2021
Cruise Ships

Royal Caribbean Sees ‘Overwhelming Demand’ for Singapore’s Cruise to Nowhere

By Joyce Koh (Bloomberg) — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is extending the season for one of Asia’s largest cruise ships, because of what it said

April 2, 2021
Total Views: 12380

Friday, March 5, 2021
Ports

Congestion Hits Port of Singapore

By Sam Whelan (The Loadstar) – Major delays have now hit the port of Singapore, with congestion causing vessel turnaround times to more than

March 5, 2021
Total Views: 5765

Monday, March 1, 2021
Finance

VLCC Fire Sale – Singapore Tanker Tycoon O.K. Lim Liquidates One-Third His Fleet To Repay Billions Of Debt

By Jessica Jaganathan (Reuters) – About one-third of the roughly 150 ships owned by companies controlled by Singapore tycoon Lim Oon Kuin and his family

March 1, 2021
Total Views: 4750

Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Singapore Port Authority Backs Ammonia Fuel Project
Shipping

Singapore Port Authority Backs Ammonia Fuel Project

SINGAPORE, Feb 24 (Reuters) – The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has joined an industry-led project to advance the use of ammonia as a

February 24, 2021
Total Views: 1150

Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Ports

Singapore Seeks to Vaccinate 10,000 Maritime Workers in January

Singapore has unveiled plans for an aggressive vaccination blitz for frontline maritime workers that aims to put some 10,000 needles in arms by the end of the

January 19, 2021
Total Views: 1763

Thursday, January 14, 2021
Shipping

Shell Unit Named Singapore’s Top Marine Fuel Supplier of 2020

SINGAPORE, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Shell Plc’s Singapore bunkering unit, Shell Eastern Trading Pte Ltd, moved up a notch to be the top marine fuel

January 14, 2021
Total Views: 1046
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