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Claritecs MAESTRO engine steadily linking bunker and shipping agency ops for ‘true digital transformation’

Firm is developing a proof-of-concept ship agency module for bunkering on behalf of a world-class client; secured firm agreements to develop lighter boat scheduling, and more.
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The MAESTRO engine developed by Singapore-based maritime solutions company Claritecs is steadily linking bunkering and shipping operations for “true digital transformation”, according to its Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer.

Marianne Choo was delivering a presentation at the Digital Ship organized Reducing Cost in Bunkering Through Digital Technology and Collaboration webinar on Wednesday (14 April) where she shared that they were expanding their operational scheduling platform BunkerMAESTRO to bridge data and information exchange in maritime and port operations.

“We focus on shipping operations and commercial management. Our digital solutions aim to connect various players in the supply chain to bring about clarity, transparency, and automation of work processes,” she told audience during the start of her presentation.

According to Choo, Claritecs is in the process of developing a proof-of-concept ship agency module for bunkering on behalf of a world-class shipping services company.

Her company has also secured firm agreements to develop lighter boat scheduling for ship supplies and lubricant deliveries.

It will soon partner with another firm to provide end-to-end digitalised documentation to support bunker loading and delivery operations, and is in talks with a marine fuel quality expert to integrate bunker quality data into the BunkerMAESTRO platform.

The various developments will allow Claritecs to “seamlessly” link a suite of data driven applications to its established BunkerMAESTRO platform, she adds.

Claritecs’ algorithm-based BunkerMAESTRO platform allows bunkering firms to potentially increase the turn rate, along with efficiency and revenue of each bunker tanker by starting with the reduction of manual, repetitive and time-consuming scheduling.

The specialised ‘Auto Schedule’ feature considers a multitude of permutations to select the most viable bunker tanker for the delivery and reduces the need for excessive buffer time between bunkering jobs as a safeguard for uncommunicated delays – thereby helping operators optimize their fleet deployment.

“With BunkerMaestro, bunker operators can be empowered with data for analysis and decision making,” states Choo.

“Our target is to reduce the total port stay of receiving vessels with just-in-time deliveries, be it bunker, lubes, ships supplies, or other maritime services. It is the first iteration of our goal to build a Master Scheduler.

“If we are able to just save two hours for every vessel entering Singapore by using BunkerMAESTRO, we estimate we can potentially reduce 350,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions at our port per year.”

She informs that one in eight bunker tankers have currently signed up with BunkerMAESTRO; the company expects to include a further 30% of Singapore’s bunker tanker population of approximately 210 vessels under the platform by year end.

The company has also developed Auto-Profiling, an analysis tool for diagnostics of mass flow meter data which is able to detect anomalies of bunker fuel delivery operations in minutes, to support BunkerMAESTRO while acting as a data feed for the issuance of electronic Bunker Delivery Notes.

“Our approach to integrate and unify data across various modules of our system will help achieve true digital transformation for Singapore’s maritime industry,” she concludes.

Contact [email protected] for a demo and further information. Claritecs will have a virtual and physical exhibition booth at the Singapore Maritime and Technology Conference and Exhibition, from 19 to 22 April 2021.

 

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Published: 19 April, 2021

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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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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.

Related: Singapore: Hin Leong Founder OK Lim gets jail term slashed to 13.5 years

 

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Published: 21 July, 2026

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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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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.

Related: Singapore: Director declares Heng Tong Fuels & Shipping’s inability to continue business
Related: Heng Tong Fuels & Shipping in court over DBS Bank bunker tanker loan
Related: Singapore: Bunker tanker “Coastal Neptune” arrested
Related: Heng Tong Fuels & Shipping, Coastal Logistics tankers enter S&P market

 

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Published: 21 July, 2026

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LNG Bunkering

PIL’s LNG dual-fuel boxship “Kota Elok” arrives in Singapore on maiden call

As the first of 13 new 13,000 TEU vessels joining its fleet, Kota Elok is equipped to operate on LNG and low-sulphur fuel oil that helps reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.

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PIL's LNG dual-fuel boxship “Kota Elok” arrives in Singapore on maiden call

Singapore-based Pacific International Lines Pte Ltd on Monday (20 July) said its first 13,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessel, Kota Elok, recently made her maiden call to Singapore on 15 July.

As the first of 13 new 13,000 TEU vessels joining its fleet, Kota Elok is equipped to operate on liquefied natural gas (LNG) and low-sulphur fuel oil that helps reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. 

The vessel also incorporated energy-saving features and digital technologies to reduce fuel consumption and enhance operational performance, as well as a bow windshield to improve aerodynamics, contributing to improved fuel efficiency and lower emissions over the course of long-haul voyages.

“Following Singapore, Kota Elok will continue her voyage on our East Coast Service 1 (ES1) route to South America, calling at ports in Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina before returning to Asia,” the company said in a social media post. 

Kota Elok also became PIL’s first vessel to receive Lloyd’s Register certification for compliance with the IACS UR E26 and UR E27 cyber security requirements.

Developed by the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), UR E26 and UR E27 are mandatory cyber resilience requirements for newbuild vessels contracted from 1 July 2024. 

 

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Published: 21 July, 2026

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