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Trefoil welcomes Robin van Elderen as MD to expand low carbon bunker fuel market

New hires MD Robin van Elderen and Bunker Trader Michael de Boeck bring a wealth of experience, both having spent more than 15 years in the industry.

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Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hamburg bunker supplier Trefoil on Tuesday (2 March) announced the recruitment of Michael de Boeck as Bunker Trader, heading Trefoil’s Antwerp office, and Robin van Elderen in the role as Managing Director of Trefoil TradingB.V. overseeing all trading activities, including its physical setup in Hamburg which is headed by Jens Reese. 

The onboarding of de Boeck and van Elderen is to further strengthen the company’s commercial team to take its business to the next level, said Trefoil. 

Both gentlemen bring a wealth of experience and are well connected within the international maritime industry both having more than 15 years’ experience on the physical side as well as from a resellers perspective.

“I am delighted to have joined Trefoil and to be able to use my knowledge and experience to expand Trefoil’s presence within the ARA region. My focus will be on the business expansion within Belgian supply region whilst further expanding our international customer base,” said de Boeck.

“I am very excited to join the experienced team of Trefoil and I am looking forward to reconnecting again with many of my contacts within my network,” added van Elderen.

“Trefoil has a very strong and unique position being part of Burando Maritime Services. Burando has a strong presence within ARA and Hamburg region offering various maritime services based on a one-stop-ship concept. 

“The services offered by our group companies Burando Barging, Nature Environmental Services, Fendercare and Ship Spares Logistics will help us to cross-sell a wider range of services that will enable us to expand our international customer base and will further strengthen our relationships with our existing business partners.

“Due to the fast-changing business landscape where we see an accelerated interest on decarbonization, alternative fuel solutions and upcoming changes in rules and legislation it is important for Trefoil to stay ahead of the market.

“Hence, we will be looking into new opportunities with the aim to further expand our footprint within existing and new markets as well as expanding our product lines.

“Trefoil is already at an advanced stage to be able to offer biofuels in the very near future, the required ISCC certificate has already been obtained. We recently re-entered the supply market on HSFO RMG & RMK side as we saw more demand coming in by our key customers.

“Next to our existing barge fleet of 8 barges, 3 on fuel and 5 on the gasoil side, we also have access to a big pool of clean and dirty barges via our colleagues of Burando Barging.

“By working closely together we can optimize our barge fleet, consisting of 71 barges, and increase our efficiency and services whenever required.”


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Published: 3 March, 2021

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Winding up

Singapore: Xihe Holdings subsidiaries to be wound up voluntarily, creditors to submit claims

Creditors of Da Zhong Tankers and Xin Ying Shipping are required on or before 17 July 2026 to send in their names and addresses and particulars of their debts or claims to appointed liquidators, says notice.

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Xihe Holdings Pte Ltd subsidiaries Da Zhong Tankers Pte Ltd and Xin Ying Shipping Pte Ltd will voluntarily wind up following resolutions that were passed by written means, according to a Government Gazette notice published on Thursday (18 June).

The resolutions set out below were duly passed:

  • SPECIAL RESOLUTION – WINDING-UP

That the Company be wound up voluntarily pursuant to section 160(1)(b) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018.

  • ORDINARY RESOLUTION – APPOINTMENT OF LIQUIDATORS

That Paresh Tribhovan Jotangia and Ho May Kee of Grant Thornton Singapore Private Limited, 8 Marina View, #40-04/05 Asia Square Tower 1, Singapore 018960 be and are hereby appointed as joint and several liquidators to conduct the said winding-up and that their remuneration be fixed on the usual scale of their professional charges for the work involved.

  • SPECIAL RESOLUTION – POWERS OF LIQUIDATORS

That the liquidators of the Company be authorised to exercise any of their powers given by section 177, 144 (1) and (2) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 and to distribute to members, in specie, any part of the assets of the Company.

In another notice, the liquidator of the company said creditors are required on or before 17 July 2026 to send in their names and addresses with particulars of their solicitors (if any) to liquidator Paresh Tribhovan Jotangia at Grant Thornton Singapore Private Limited, 8 Marina View, #40-04/05 Asia Square Tower 1, Singapore 018960. 

The liquidator may require creditors or their solicitors to “come in and prove their said debts or claims at such time and place as shall be specified in such notice or in default thereof, they will be excluded from the benefit of any distribution made before such debts are proved.”

Related: Singapore: Additional Xihe Holdings subsidiaries to be placed under judicial management

 

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Published: 19 June, 2026

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Singapore: Liquidator of Parakou Shipping issues notice of dividend

Second and final dividend to admitted creditors of Parakou Shipping is payable by 14 July, according to Government Gazette notice.

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A notice of dividend for Parakou Shipping Pte Ltd, which is currently in voluntary liquidation, was published on the Government Gazette on Thursday (18 June). 

The following are the details of the notice:

Name of Company : Parakou Shipping Pte Ltd (In Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation)
Address of Registered Office : c/o KordaMentha, 50 Raffles Place, 25-01 Singapore Land Tower, Singapore 048623
Amount per centum : 0.55 per centum of admitted claims (in accordance with the Order of Court HC/ORC 4175/2024)
First and Final or otherwise : Second and Final Dividend to admitted creditors (in accordance with the Order of Court HC/ORC 4175/2024)
When payable : By 14 July 2026
Where payable : c/o KordaMentha Pte Ltd, 50 Raffles Place, #25-01 Singapore Land Tower, Singapore 048623

Related: Singapore: Notice of intended dividend issued for Parakou Shipping Pte Ltd

 

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Published: 19 June, 2026

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MOL inks bio-LNG bunker fuel supply deals with Titan and Axpo for car carriers in Europe

Titan, part of Amsterdam-based Molgas, will continue to supply bio-LNG fuel in Northwest Europe, while Axpo will take charge of supply in the Mediterranean region.

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MOL inks bio-LNG bunker fuel supply deals with Titan and Axpo for car carriers in Europe

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) on Thursday (18 July) said it has signed new supply agreements in Northern Europe and the Mediterranean region to expand the use of bio-LNG marine fuel on MOL-operated LNG-fuelled car carriers.

Titan, part of Amsterdam-based Molgas, will continue to supply bio-LNG fuel in Northwest Europe, while Axpo will take charge of supply in the Mediterranean region.

MOL said the agreement makes it possible for its company to supply bio-LNG fuel for automobile carriers in the Mediterranean region, specifically Port of Malaga and Barcelona in Spain, following the bio-LNG fuel supply agreement in Western Europe, which commenced in March last year.

The bio-LNG fuel to be supplied in this initiative has a lifecycle carbon intensity (carbon dioxide emissions per unit of energy consumption) of -15 g-CO2/MJ or less, from production through consumption. Furthermore, this bio-LNG fuel has obtained International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC-EU). 

“Through this supply agreement, MOL has established a framework that ensures a continuous and stable supply of bio-LNG fuel not only in Northern Europe but also in the Mediterranean,” the company said.

As part of the group’s efforts to adopt alternative fuels and achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, it is utilising LNG-fuelled vessels as a bridge solution to facilitate the transition to carbon-neutral fuels such as bio-LNG and synthetic LNG (e-methane).

In 2025, MOL signed a bio LNG fuel supply agreement in Northwest Europe with Titan, part of the Molgas, and MOL has continued this bio LNG fuel supply agreement with the same company in 2026 as well.

 

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Published: 19 June, 2026

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