The following article published by Manifold Times on 11 March was sourced from China’s domestic market through a local correspondent. An online translation service was used in the production of the current editorial piece:
The Shanghai Cooperation Public Bonded Warehouse, a facility used by China Marine Bunker (PetroChina) Co.,Ltd (Chimbusco) to distribute bonded marine lubricant oil, was launched on 18 February, it said.
The warehouse invested by China Marine Bunker Qingdao Co.,Ltd. is the first of such to operate from the Qingdao Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Demonstration Zone.
The facility has a usable area of 8,360 square meters and uses an ‘E-Warehouse R-FID Smart Warehouse Management System’ which supports domestic and international delivery operations of mainstream marine lubricant brands.
Photo credit: Chimbusco
Published: 11 March, 2022
An extraordinary general meeting of the company was held on Wednesday, 31 March at 2.00 pm and M/s Mann & Associates PAC was appointed Liquidator.
MSC ARIANE had to stop at sea due to an engine issue due to bad quality of fuel on Friday, 2 April while en route from Xiamen, China to Los Angeles, USA.
‘We do not have ships that run on alternative fuel now due to the lack of infrastructure of alternative fuels, so we focus on reducing consumption,’ said CSO.
Mining firm received the ‘Wind Propulsion Innovation Award’ presented by the International Windship Association in Glasgow, Scotland, at a COP 26 side event.
The “New three C’s” will test the limits of a hitherto responsive maritime industry, believes the international credit risk assessment agency.
Report co-developed by DNV and Menon Economics was globally launched on Thursday (13 January) at the SMF New Year conversations 2022 event.
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.
‘MPA had immediately contacted the relevant bunker suppliers to take necessary steps to ensure that the relevant batch of fuel was no longer supplied. Further investigations are currently on-going,’ it informs.
