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JLC China Bunker Market Monthly Report (September 2021)

Domestic Chinese blending producers supplied a total of around 350,000 mt of heavy bunker fuel in September, down by 20,000 mt or 5.41% from August.

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5 years ago

October 15, 2021

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Beijing-based commodity market information provider JLC Network Technology Co. recently shared its JLC China Bunker monthly report for September 2021 with Manifold Times through an exclusive arrangement:

Bunker Fuel Demand

Bonded bunker fuel sales rise in September

China’s bonded bunker fuel sales increased to 1.80 mln mt in September, JLC data showed. The bonded bunker demand grew in September but the congestion at some ports influenced the bunkering efficiency.

The unloading operations at some ports were also restricted by the dual control measures on energy consumption and energy intensity. Chimbusco and Sinopec sold about 720,000 mt and 810,000 mt of bonded bunker fuel, respectively. Bonded bunker fuel sales were about 80,000 mt for SinoBunker and 30,000 mt for China ChangJiang Bunker (Sinopec). New enterprises in the China (Zhejiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone sold 158,000 mt.

China’s bonded bunker fuel exports in August 2021 were 1.69 million mt, down by 9.75% month on month and 1.1% year on year, according to GAC data. The consumption of bunker fuel slipped due to recurring Covid-19 in different areas. China exported 1.59 million mt of heavy bunker fuel and 94,900 mt of light bunker fuel in August.

Bonded bunker sales for state-owned enterprises and Zhoushan enterprises were 1.53 mln mt and 162,500 mt, accounting for 90.38% and 9.62%. Specifically, bonded bunker fuel sales were 842,400 mt for Sinopec, 581,600 mt for Chimbusco, 66,100 mt for SinoBunker, 36,400 mt for China ChangJiang Bunker (Sinopec).

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Domestic bunker fuel demand climbs in September

Domestic bunker fuel demand climbed in September as some trader built up inventories before the

National Day holiday. End users’ consumption of domestic-trade heavy bunker fuel was about 340,000 mt in the month, flat with the previous month. The shipping demand recovered after the typhoon and the restocking demand of downstream buyers boosted the consumption in the transportation sector. The demand for light bunker fuel was 140,000 mt in September, down by 10,000 mt from the previous month.

Bunker Fuel Supply

Bonded bunker fuel imports grow in August

China’s bonded bunker fuel imports were 783,300 mt in August, up by 50.53% month on month and 7.34% year on year, GAC data showed.

China’s bonded bunker fuel imports increased sharply in August. Sinopec cut its LSFO production to save its quota. At the same time, the bunkering demand presented stable growth. Bonded bunker fuel traders tended to build up inventories before the peak season in September and October, which drove up the imports further.

Specifically, the largest import source for China was still Malaysia with 516,300 mt of bunker fuel. Imports from Singapore and South Korea were 160,800 mt and 106,200 mt respectively.

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Domestic blended bunker fuel supply slips in September

Domestic Chinese blending producers supplied a total of around 350,000 mt of heavy bunker fuel in September, down by 20,000 mt or 5.41% from August, JLC data showed. Low-sulfur residue oil supply was still tight in September. The supply increase in Northeast and North China could not make up for the sharp fall in East China. Shale oil supply also declined significantly. At the same time, the supply of coking feedstocks was short despite their high prices. Domestic light oil supply was about 140,000 mt in September, down by 10,000 mt from the previous month.

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Published: 15 October, 2021

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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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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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

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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July 21, 2026

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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