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BIMCO publishes two 2020 sulphur clauses for Time Charter Parties

Marine Sulphur Content Clause and Fuel Transition Clause now available on the BIMCO website.

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BIMCO on Monday published two sulphur content related bunker clauses on its website and on SmartCon, the shipping association’s contract editing solution.
The two clauses are:

  • BIMCO 2020 Marine Sulphur Content Clause for Time Charter Parties
  • BIMCO 2020 Fuel Transition Clause for Time Charter Parties.

“The subcommittee’s objective has been to create clauses that are simple and practical, and I’m confident we’ve achieved that objective,” says Peter Eckhardt, chairperson of the drafting committee and Head of Chartering and Operations at Reederei F. Laeisz.

BIMCO 2020 Marine Sulphur Content Clause

The 2020 Marine Fuel Sulphur Content Clause replaces the BIMCO Fuel Sulphur Content Clause 2005 and can be incorporated into time charter parties as of now. The new clause forms an integral part of BIMCO’s Suite of Standard Bunker Clauses for Time Charter Parties.

“By making the 2020 Marine Fuel Sulphur Content Clause part of the Suite of Standard Bunker Clauses, it means that we have been able to keep the revised clause short and simple,” says Grant Hunter, BIMCO head of Contracts & Clauses.

“It is written as a straightforward compliance provision with the sulphur content requirements of MARPOL Annex VI.”

Issues relating to the specifications, grades and quality/suitability of the fuel supplied by time charterers are covered by existing standard bunker clauses in time charters, so these should not need to be amended in relation to sulphur content alone, notes BIMCO.

BIMCO 2020 Fuel Transition Clause

The 2020 Fuel Transition Clause is not part of the Suite of Bunker Clauses as it deals with the one-off event of switching from 3.50% sulphur content fuel to 0.50% sulphur content, it adds.

The switch is a process that will need to be started before 1 January 2020 and so requires the owners and charterers to cooperate to ensure a smooth transition.

The clause is designed to provide a fair allocation of responsibilities and liabilities between the owners and charterers in managing remaining stocks of fuel that will become non-compliant under MARPOL from 1 January 2020.

The clause has been specifically designed for time charter parties that will span 1 January 2020.

“We would also recommend incorporating the clause into time charter parties with redelivery very close to 1 January 2020 where delays or extensions might result in the ship redelivering after the date the change comes into force,” Hunter says.

A joint development

The 2020 Bunker Clauses have been developed by a team comprised of owners, charterers, bunker suppliers, P&I clubs and legal experts.

BIMCO is grateful to the following individuals for their assistance:

  • Peter Eckhardt, F. Laeisz, Hamburg (Chairperson)
  • Daniel Chu, Navig8, London
  • Nicola Ioannou, Oceanfleet Shipping, Athens
  • Ann Shazell, Cargill Ocean Transportation, Geneva
  • Rob Crees, World Fuel Services, London
  • Tiejha Smyth, North of England P&I Club, Newcastle
  • Paul Dean and Alessio Sbraga, HFW, London
  • Michele White, INTERTANKO, London

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Published: 11 December, 2018

 

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Singapore: Liquidator of Da Xin Tankers, Nan Chiau Maritime issues notices of dividend

Da Xin Tankers’s second interim dividend and Nan Chiau Maritime’s third interim dividend are payable from 17 September, according to Government Gazette notices.

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Notices of dividend for Da Xin Tankers Pte Ltd and Nan Chiau Maritime Pte Ltd, which are currently in creditors’ voluntary liquidation, were published on the Government Gazette on Thursday (17 September). 

The following are the details of the notice for Da Xin Tankers:

Name of Company : Da Xin Tankers (Pte) Ltd (In Creditor’s Voluntary Liquidation)
Unique Entity No. / Registration No. : 198400895W
Address of Registered Office : c/o Grant Thornton Singapore Private Limited, 8 Marina View, #40-04/05 Asia Square Tower 1, Singapore 018960
Amount per centum (US$) : 5.00 cents to a dollar of admitted unsecured claims
First and Final or otherwise : Second Interim Dividend
When payable : 17 September 2026
Where payable : Entitlements will be made either by way of telegraphic transfer or by cheque, to be collected from the Company’s registered address as above

The following are the details of the notice for Nan Chiau Maritime:

Name of Company : Nan Chiau Maritime (Pte.) Ltd. (In Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation)
Unique Entity No. / Registration No.: 200814296Z
Address of Registered Office : c/o Grant Thornton Singapore Private Limited, 8 Marina View, #40-04/05 Asia Square Tower 1, Singapore 018960
Amount per centum (US$) : 7.00 cents to a dollar of admitted unsecured claims
First and Final or otherwise : Third Interim Dividend
When payable : 17 September 2026
Where payable : Entitlements will be made either by way of telegraphic transfer or by cheque, to be collected from the Company’s registered address as above.

 

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Published: 18 September, 2026

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Singapore: Marine fuel testing firm CCIC Singapore faces winding up application

Application for the winding up of CCIC Singapore Pte Ltd was filed by Hong Kong-registered CCIC International Holding Limited on 7 September, according to Government Gazette notice.

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An application for the winding up of marine fuel testing and surveying firm CCIC Singapore Pte Ltd (CCIC Singapore) was filed by Hong Kong-registered CCIC International Holding Limited on 7 September, according to a Monday (14 September) notice on the Government Gazette.

It noted the winding up application is directed to be heard before the Judge sitting in the General Division of the High Court at 10am on 2 October.

Manifold Times previously reported US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned nearly two dozen firms operating in multiple jurisdictions, including CCIC Singapore.

OFAC alleged that Sepehr Energy “consistently relied” on CCIC Singapore to accomplish not only the necessary pre-delivery cargo inspections required before oil is transferred to China, but also to conceal the oil’s Iranian origins.

In late 2024, CCIC Singapore provided inspection services during a ship-to-ship transfer of approximately two million barrels of Iranian oil from the sanctioned vessel and Sepehr Energy-affiliated SIRI (IMO 9281683), formerly known as the ANTHEA. 

In June 2025, CNA reported that the company laid off hundreds of workers after it was hit with the sanctions. Later, the CCIC Singapore told CNA that the layoffs were due to the impact of the sanctions which was greater than expected, and that it has ceased operations in Singapore. 

According to the Government Gazette notice, any creditor or contributory of the company desiring to support or oppose the making of an order on the winding up application may appear at the time of hearing by himself or his counsel for that purpose.

A copy of the winding up application will be furnished to any creditor or contributory of the company requiring the copy of the winding up application by the solicitors of the applicant’s, Oon & Bazul LLC, on payment of the regulated charge for the same.

The Applicant’s address is 29/F, East Tower, Shun Tak Centre, 168-200 Connaught, Rd Central, Hong Kong, China.

The Applicant’s solicitors are TKQP Law LLP of 1 Wallich Street, #07-02 Guoco Tower, Singapore 078881.

Note: Any person who intends to appear at the hearing of the winding up application must send notice of such intention to the abovenamed TKQP Law LLP, the Claimant’s solicitors, within the time and in the manner set out in rule 70 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring) Rules 2020. The notice must be in Form CIR-15 and state the name and address of the person, or, if a firm, the name and address of the firm, and must be signed by the person, firm, or his or their solicitor (if any) and must be served and, if sent by post, must be posted in such time as in the ordinary course of post to reach the address of the Claimant’s abovenamed solicitors, at least 3 clear working days before 2 October 2026 (the day appointed for the hearing of the application).

Related: CCIC Singapore amongst nearly 24 firms named in latest US OFAC sanctions

 

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Published: 15 September, 2026

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High Court of Singapore issues winding up order against Hengli Petrochemical International

Application to wind up Hengli Petrochemical International Pte Ltd, the former Singapore trading arm of Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery, was filed by Dalian Hengli New Energy Sales on 14 August.

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The High Court of Singapore issued a winding up order to Hengli Petrochemical International Pte Ltd, the former Singapore trading arm of Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery, on 4 September, according to a Friday (11 September) notice on the Government Gazette.

The application was filed by Dalian Hengli New Energy Sales Co Ltd, a creditor of the company, on 14 August.

The winding up order also included the following names and address of liquidators:

Mr. Wong Joo Wan
Ms. Tina Phan Mei Ting
c/o M/s Rodgers Reidy Advisory Pte. Ltd.
1 Commonwealth Lane
#06-21 One Commonwealth,
Singapore 149544

All creditors of the abovenamed company should file their proof of debt with the liquidator who will be administering all affairs of the company.

In May, it was reported that Hengli Petrochemical International dismissed some employees, with some workers being laid off while others were offered positions in other entities. 

In April, China’s Hengli Group reportedly reorganised the shareholding structure of its Singapore-based trading arm shortly after the United States imposed sanctions on its refinery unit.

Related: Hengli Petrochemical’s ex-Singapore trading arm faces winding up application
Related: Hengli’s former Singapore trading arm begins staff layoffs ahead of potential May shutdown
Related: Hengli shifts ownership of Singapore trading arm in wake of US sanctions
Related: US sanctions China’s second-largest teapot refinery for purchasing Iranian oil

 

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Published: 14 September, 2026

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