Legal

Thorco Lineage grounding: Bomin claims TKK ‘altered’ fuel, vessel ‘unseaworthy’

Bomin Bunker Oil Corporation submitted its latest defence against WFS subsidiary Trans-Tec on 28 Nov.

Published

8 years ago

December 10, 2018

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Bomin Bunker Oil Corporation (Bomin), in its latest 28 November defence against a claim by World Fuel Services (WFS) marine fuel brokerage subsidiary Trans-Tec, alleges it supplied “on spec” bunker fuel to the Thorco Lineage owned by Singapore-based TKK Shipping.

“Bomin states that on or about June 7, 2018, it sold and delivered marine fuel of the type and quality requested by Trans-Tec and TKK and that it was “on-spec” at the time it left the possession of Bomin,” it said.

It pointed out any quality complaint by TKK in relation to the marine fuel it supplied has been waived and is time-bared, as per the contract terms between it and Trans-Tec, and “TKK assumed the risk” when initially finding out the fuel had issues and continued using it.

It also claimed TKK “altered” the bunker fuel onboard and described the Thorco Lineage as “unseaworthy”.

“Bomin states that TKK altered the marine fuel at issue after it left the possession of Bomin, thus creating an unforeseeable risk of harm (if any) to TKK and an intervening or superseding cause of TKK’s alleged injuries and damages, if any,” it notes.

“Bomin states that TKK has failed to mitigate and/or properly and/or timely mitigate any injuries and damages that it claims to have suffered.

“Bomin states that the Thorco Lineage was unseaworthy prior to and/or at the inception of and/or throughout the course of the voyage at issue and that such unseaworthiness was the proximate and/or producing cause of any injuries and damages that it claims to have suffered.”

The Thorco Lineage was grounded on 24 June 2018 due to issues with marine fuel supplied by Bomin on 7 June 2018; Trans-Tec took both TKK Shipping and Bomin to court on 7 August 2018 over a dispute between the parties as to the applicable contractual terms and provisions for a marine fuel sale and damage claims arising out of the vessel grounding.

Trans-Tec took both TKK Shipping and Bomin Bunker Oil Corporation (Bomin) to court over a dispute between the parties as to the applicable contractual terms and provisions for a marine fuel sale and damage claims arising out of the vessel grounding.

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Published: 10 December, 2018

Legal

Singapore withdraws remaining 127 charges against Hin Leong founder OK Lim

Lim Oon Kuin, also known as OK Lim, was issued a stern warning and a district court granted him a discharge amounting to an acquittal for these charges on 17 July.

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18 hours ago

July 21, 2026

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Founder of collapsed oil trader Hin Leong Trading, Lim Oon Kuin, also known as OK Lim, has had the remaining 127 charges against him withdrawn, according to The Straits Times on Monday (20 July).

OK Lim was issued a stern warning and a district court granted him a discharge amounting to an acquittal for these charges, including those for cheating, on 17 July. The discharge means Lim cannot be prosecuted again for the same offences.

Lim, 84, is currently serving a 13½-year prison sentence after the High Court reduced his original 17½-year jail term in March 2026. He was convicted in 2024 on two cheating charges and one count of abetting forgery in a case prosecutors described as one of Singapore’s most serious trade finance frauds.

Lim was convicted in May 2024 of two charges of cheating the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) and one count of abetting forgery that proceeded to trial out of a total of 130 criminal charges.

He was first charged in court on 14 August 2020, and was subsequently handed further charges in court on 25 September 2020, 30 April 2021 and 24 June 2021 for his role in perpetuating fraud on various financial institutions.

A total of 130 charges were eventually brought against him for cheating and forgery-related offences.

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Published: 21 July, 2026

Winding up

Singapore: Coastal Logistics Pte Ltd to be wound up voluntarily

Coastal Logistics was reportedly affiliated with troubled Singapore bunker player Coastal Oil (Singapore) Pte Ltd.

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18 hours ago

July 21, 2026

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Several resolutions for Coastal Logistics Pte Ltd were made during an extraordinary general meeting held on 14 July, according to a notice in the Government Gazette on Friday (4 July).

The following resolutions were duly passed during the meeting:

As Special Resolution

That it has been proved to the satisfaction of the meeting that the Company cannot by reason of its liabilities continue its business and accordingly the Company be wound up voluntarily pursuant to Section 160(1)(b) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 (No. 40 of 2018);

As Ordinary Resolutions

that Mr. Wong Pheng Cheong Martin and Ms. Koay May Yee, both care of FTI Consulting (Singapore) Pte Ltd, One Raffles Quay, #27-10 South Tower, Singapore 048583 be appointed as the joint and several Liquidators of the Company for the purpose of such winding up; and
that the Liquidators be at liberty to open, maintain and operate any bank account(s) or account(s) for monies received by them as Liquidators with such bank(s) as they deem fit; and
that a Committee of Inspection will not be formed.

Manifold Times previously reported Nicholas James Gronow, director of Heng Tong Fuels & Shipping and Coastal Logistics, filed statutory declarations for both companies stating the firms cannot continue their businesses due to liabilities.

Both companies were reportedly affiliated with troubled Singapore bunker player Coastal Oil (Singapore) Pte Ltd.

In 2019, several vessels owned by both firms entered the sale & purchase (S&P) market in Singapore.

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Published: 21 July, 2026

Winding up

Singapore: Liquidator of Nan Shan Maritime Pte Ltd issues notice of dividend

Third interim dividend to admitted unsecured claims of Nan Shan Maritime is payable from 15 July, according to Government Gazette notice.

Published

6 days ago

July 16, 2026

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A notice of dividend for Nan Shan Maritime Pte Ltd, which is currently in creditors’ voluntary liquidation, was published on the Government Gazette on Wednesday (15 July).

The following are the details of the notice:

Name of Company : Nan Shan Maritime (Pte.) Ltd.(In Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation)
Unique Entity No. / Registration No. : 201701967H
Address of Registered Office : 10 Anson Road, #10-10, International Plaza, Singapore 079903
Amount per centum : 5.00 Per Centum of all admitted unsecured, claims
First and Final or Otherwise : Third Interim
When Payable : 15 July 2026
Where Payable : Entitlements will be made by way of cheque.

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Published: 16 July, 2026