Legal representatives of Dan-Bunkering (Monaco) S.A.M. and the owner/charterer of chemical and oil carrier Megacore Honami (IMO No. 9456070) met on Thursday (28 March) at a Pre Trial Conference (PTC) in the High Court of the Republic of Singapore to discuss a bunker claim.
The 36,955 dwt Megacore Honami was arrested and held at Eastern Special Purpose Anchorage 'A' (Grid 5617C) since 22 October, 2018.
Dan-Bunkering is claiming a total US $328,350.67 (not including interest of 2% per month) from two unpaid bunkering contracts issued in November 2017 for the delivery of marine fuel and lubricants to the vessel, according to court documents obtained by Manifold Times.
The first contract is valued at US $63,558.50; the second contract at US $264,792.17.
The Megacore Honami is owned by Fire Navigation and managed by Omega Navigation; the vessel’s technical manager is Interunity Management Corp, show data from the Claritecs Asset Management system.
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Published: 29 March, 2019
Credit Suisse Singapore applied for the vessel sale in August, and anyone with a claim against the vessel should contest within 90 days of the payment.
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Captains could not produce invoices and documents proving the legality of a total 100 kilolitres of diesel oil.
Universal Alliance, BMS United, Digiland International, Goodwood Associates, Southernpec (Singapore), and Taigu Energy were involved in alleged circular fictitious trades of fuel oil during July 2015.
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While Covid-19 concerns are important, Captain Rahul Choudhuri was quick to note this does not mean bunker fuel related issues have indeed disappeared from the shipping sector.
‘Therefore, representing the players of the Malaysian bunker industry, we sincerely hope that this matter can be refined and reconsidered immediately so that all parties benefit together,’ says communication.
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‘We [Consort Bunkers] have the opinion that the bunker business in Singapore is not related to the widely reported earlier cargo commodity trading mishaps,’ company source tells Manifold Times.
