A number of law firms have filed legal suits, or commenced investigations, against New York-listed Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (Aegean) on behalf of investors after the firm announced a $200 million account discrepancy on Monday.
Share prices of Aegean fell $2.03 from $2.85 per share on June 4, 2018 to $0.82 per share on June 5, 2018 representing a decline of about 71% on Tuesday, after the announcement.
To date, the current firms investigating Aegean are:
A class action complaint filed by Levi & Korsinsky at the United States District Court Southern District of New York named Aegean ex-CEO and President Nikolas Tavarios and ex-CFO Spyros Gianniotis as defendants of the claim.
According to the complaint, each of the individual defendants:
A timeline-accurate list of events preceding the current development can be found below:
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Published: 6 June, 2018
Over a ‘failed’ settlement agreement entered on 31 May leading to the arrest of bunker tankers, according to documents obtained by Manifold Times.
Lubricant is one of the first 40BN lubricants to be granted Category II status by MAN ES for use in their Mark 9 and higher 2-stroke marine engine designs.
Quotas for refineries within the Zhejiang free trade zone; increase in rebates for VLSFO exports and approval for bonded oil blending also considered.
Glencore purchased fuel through Straits Pinnacle which contracted supply from Unicious Energy. Contaminated HSFO was loaded at Khor Fakkan port and shipped to a FSU in Tanjong Pelepas, Malaysia to be further blended.
FuelOpt™ achieves fuel savings by controlling vessel propulsion and this removes costly variations in speed and power caused by human operational factors, said Lean Marine.
Similar application made to the High Court of Hong Kong has been approved and the creditors meeting is now expected to be held on 18 January 2021.
Cash of SGD 4.43 million and USD 243,100, and one piece of 100-gram gold-coloured bar recovered in safe belonging to Abdul Latif Bin Ibrahim kept at Extra Space warehouse storage facility, show court documents.
Program introduces periodic assessments, mass flow metering data analysis, and regular training for relevant key personnel to better handle the MFMS to ensure a high level of continuous operational competency.
U.S. Claims Register Summary recorded a total USD 833 million claim from a total 180 creditors against O.W. Bunker USA, according to the creditor list seen by Singapore bunkering publication Manifold Times.
Glencore purchased fuel through Straits Pinnacle which contracted supply from Unicious Energy. Contaminated HSFO was loaded at Khor Fakkan port and shipped to a FSU in Tanjong Pelepas, Malaysia to be further blended.
Individuals were employees of surveying companies engaged by Shell to inspect the volume of oil loaded onto the vessels which Shell supplied oil to; they allegedly accepted bribes totalling at least USD 213,000.
MPA preliminary investigations revealed that the affected marine fuel was supplied by Glencore Singapore Pte Ltd who later sold part of the same cargo to PetroChina International (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
