All Legal News
Vietnam: Fishing vessel with 30,000 litres of undocumented diesel oil detained
Reconnaissance Task Force No.2 discovered ‘modified’ fishing vessel BTr 99996 behaving suspiciously at the Binh Thuan sea area on 30 March.
Apr 02 2020
U.S. court fines Singapore-based Unix Line USD 1.65 million over oily waste discharges
Company also placed on probation for four years and ordered to enforce a comprehensive Environmental Compliance Plan as a special condition of probation.
Mar 25 2020
PMI Trading responds to Nustar Energy over alleged off-spec bunker fuel supply at Houston
Seeks to enforce either arbitration clause under contract or to dismiss NuStar and TPP respective liability claims, according to documents obtained by Manifold Times.
Mar 24 2020
Jungwon Maritime faces winding up application from Eastern Navigation Pte Ltd
Bunker trading house Praxis Energy Agents Pte Ltd has earlier initiated a winding up application against Jungwon Maritime at the High Court in Singapore in 2019.
Mar 23 2020
U.S. Treasury sanctions oil trading firms for allegedly facilitating Iranian regime
Petro Grand FZE, Alphabet International DMCC, Swissol Trade DMCC, Alam Al Tharwa General Trading LLC, and Alwaneo LLC Co reportedly falsified origin of Iranian petroleum.
Mar 20 2020
Singapore: Inter-Pacific Group files for winding up application at High Court
Winding up application directed to be heard before the court sitting of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore at 10:00am on 27 March.
Mar 16 2020
PetroChina International (Singapore) Pte Ltd winds up CV Shipping Pte Ltd
CV Shipping is believed to be a 50/50 joint venture between PetroChina International (Singapore) Pte Ltd and Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA).
Mar 16 2020
Malaysia: Crew of two Mongolian-flagged oil tankers fined by Johor Court
Skippers of both vessels pleaded guilty and were fined MYR 20,000 at the Kota Tinggi Courthouse; vessels to be released upon payment of fines.
Mar 12 2020
Malaysia: MMEA detains oil tanker and two Singapore-registered supply boats
All three vessels were caught in an alleged illegal ship to ship operation 12.3 nautical miles east of Tanjung Balau on Wednesday morning, according to MMEA.
Mar 11 2020
Malaysia: PPM confiscates “Hoe Hup 99” with 450,000 litres of diesel in Labuan
Captain of oil tanker could not produce a record for the sale and purchase of the diesel, which has since been confiscated along with the vessel.
Mar 10 2020
Vietnam: Vessel with 80,000 litres of undocumented diesel oil detained
TG 90214 TS detained at the Southwest coastal area by task force of Coast Guard Region 4 Command and escorted to Nam Can Ca Mau port.
Mar 10 2020
IBIA: Revision of EGCS guidelines completed
Revised guidelines on scrubber air and water discharge performance made more stringent; to be adopted after the MEPC meeting in early April.
Mar 10 2020
Malaysia: Marine police seize diesel cargo worth MYR 1.5 million
Cargo vessel carrying 20,000 litres of undocumented diesel detained in Bintulu; case referred to Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs.
Mar 09 2020
Shipping agency Armada (Singapore) Pte Ltd voluntarily winds up operations
Winding up application is scheduled to be heard before the Court sitting at the High Court of Singapore at 10.00 a.m. on 20 March 2020.
Mar 06 2020
The Shipowners’ Club: Legal costs cover and IMO 2020
Maritime insurer discusses potential commercial disputes it foresees post IMO 2020, and outlines response parameters for legal costs covers.
Mar 06 2020
Brazil: Condition of “MV Stellar Banner” stable after grounding, says navy
Stakeholders remain in close coordination to resolve the incident as soon as possible while obeying safety rules and procedures, says Brazilian Navy.
Mar 05 2020
Cambodia: Cameroon-registered tanker “MT Courageous” detained
3,912 dwt MT Courageous with 16 crew onboard found illegally anchored in Cambodian waters by Coast Guard.
Mar 03 2020
Singapore-based shipper terminates hauling Venezuela oil due to sanctions
Mercantile & Maritime iterates stance as a group operating in full compliance with trade laws and maritime regulations.
Mar 03 2020
Brightoil release of outstanding financial results delayed by COVID-19
Current auditor cannot travel to PRC to perform any audit procedures on the outstanding financial results, it states.
Mar 02 2020
Dry Bulk Singapore Pte Ltd filing for protection against creditors
Application under Section 211B(1) of the Companies Act to be heard before High Court of Singapore on 16 March.
Mar 02 2020
Singapore-based Unix Line pleads guilty to illegally discharging bilge waste
U.S. Court sentencing scheduled for 20 March; maximum statutory penalty is six years’ imprisonment and a fine.
Feb 28 2020
