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Singapore: Winding up application made for Technics Oil & Gas Limited
Any person who intends to appear on the hearing of the winding up application must serve on or send by post to the Plaintiff’s solicitors before 22 May 2021.
May 14 2021
Take your own bunker samples – they are a vital piece of evidence, advises Gard
Which samples will be used for testing in the event of a dispute – the one taken on the bunker barge or the one from the receiving ship’s manifold?
May 14 2021
Singapore: Creditors meeting for Kent Shipping scheduled to take place on 20 May
Attending creditors may send any questions or other substantial and relevant matters they wish to raise at the meeting by way of email by 19 May.
May 12 2021
Liquidators issue final meeting notice to creditors for Sea Navigation Shipping
Final Meeting of Sea Navigation Shipping will be held on 11 June 2021 at 22 Malacca Street, #03-02 RB Capital Building, Singapore 048980 at 10.00 am.
May 11 2021
NYK and Thai Oil JV firm TOP-NYK MarineOne to be voluntarily wound up
Firm was formed in February 2011 to purchase VLCC ‘Tenyo’ from NYK, which was subsequently chartered to Thai Oil under a 10-year long-term.
May 11 2021
BP Singapore bunker trial: Court sentences guilty parties to 54 month-imprisonment; duo to appeal decision
Former Regional Marine Manager of BP Singapore issued penalty of SGD 6 million; he faces an additional 28-month imprisonment term if penalty is not paid, says Judge.
May 11 2021
Singapore-based Sing Fuels loses bunker claim against owner of ‘Lila Shanghai’
Sing Fuels claiming over total 1,049.29 metric tonnes of 380 centistokes bunker fuel delivered to bulk carrier Lila Shanghai at Port Elizabeth, South Africa in July 2019, according to court documents.
May 10 2021
Singapore: Seashore Resources receives winding up order from High Court
All creditors of Seashore Resources are advised to file their Proof of Debt with the Liquidators who will be administering all affairs of the company.
May 10 2021
Singapore: Appointment of provisional liquidator for Ezra Energy Services
Meeting of creditors scheduled by electronic means scheduled to start on 19 May 2021 at 3.00 p.m. for receiving creditor list and estimated amounts of claims.
May 10 2021
Vietnam Coast Guard: 30,000 kg of unknown origin fuel oil onboard fishing vessel
Illegally converted fishing vessel HP-8527 was on the way to deliver fuel oil to ships at Rung wharf, Thuy Nguyen district (Hai Phong) for consumption.
May 06 2021
Former CFO of defunct bunkering firm Coastal Oil Singapore receives nine-year jail sentence
Ong Ah Huat is out on a $100,000 bail and will surrender himself at the State Courts on May 31 to begin serving his jail sentence.
May 04 2021
Golden Star Marine wins legal suit against Star Formula Marine Services in Vietnam bunker project dispute
GSM awarded USD 1.85 million as well as SGD 5,800; Judge finds SFM Director ‘ungrateful and dishonest in his dealings with Bernard and the plaintiff,’ according to Court Judgement seen by Manifold Times.
May 03 2021
Singapore: Hin Leong Trading Founder OK Lim facing 23 new forgery-related charges at State Courts
DPP Navin Naidu requested an additional six weeks to finalise charges while Lim’s court bail of $3 million was extended with the next hearing scheduled on 24 June.
May 03 2021
Vietnam: TG-93798-TS arrested after attempt to flee from Coast Guard; illegal diesel found onboard
The fishing vessel spotted at 16:00 on April 27, about 75 nautical miles at the sea area southeast of Con Dao, was brought to a stop at 20:30 after a chase on the same day.
May 03 2021
Straits Inter Logistics files application to set aside ING Bank & O.W. Bunker Far East claim
In mid-April, SIL received documents from ING Bank N.V and O.W. Bunker Far East (Singapore) Pte Ltd, to enforce an English Judgment for USD 937,000.
Apr 29 2021
Former Coastal Oil CFO admits to defrauding eight banks of USD 320 million in loans
Ong pleaded guilty to 15 charges which include nine counts of forgery; 43 other charges will be considered during sentencing, reports The Business Times.
Apr 27 2021
Singapore: Former Petro-Diamond employee sentenced in court for accepting bribe
Former Head of IT at Petro-Diamond sentenced to a SGD 7,500 fine and a SGD 3,000 penalty for corruptly accepting SGD 3,000 from a vendor.
Apr 26 2021
U.S. seizes oil tanker ‘M/T Courageous’; Singaporean charged over DPRK sanctions
Cambodian authorities seized M/T Courageous in March 2020, and have been holding the vessel pursuant to a U.S. seizure warrant issued on April 2, 2020.
Apr 26 2021
First Engineer of ‘Zao Galaxy’ faces fine, jail term for abetting oily waste discharge
Dela Cruz was charged with abetting crew members to illegally dump oily bilge water while submitting bogus paperwork to the authorities as a cover up.
Apr 23 2021
Falcon Navigation seeks claim from WFS over alleged cat fines/sulphur off-spec VLSFO
WFS delivered 240.06 mt of VLSFO and 30.20 mt of MGO to the M/V WL Uglich through agent NuStar Energy Services at Houston port in Texas on September 24 2020.
Apr 22 2021
DBS Hong Kong building case against Sinfeng over alleged ‘fraudulent misrepresentation and/or conspiracy’
The bank is filing an application for pre-action discovery at the High Court of the Republic of Singapore in order to ascertain its future direction of proceedings against Sinfeng, according to court documents.
Apr 20 2021
