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ENGINE: East of Suez Bunker Fuel Availability Outlook

Prompt VLSFO and HSFO supply tight in Singapore; bad weather hinders bunkering in Zhoushan; LSMGO availability good in Omani ports.
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ENGINE East of Suez Bunker Fuel Availability Outlook

The following article regarding regional bunker fuel availability outlook for the East of Suez region has been provided by online marine fuels procurement platform ENGINE for publication on Singapore bunkering publication Manifold Times:

18 April 2023

  • Prompt VLSFO and HSFO supply tight in Singapore
  • Bad weather hinders bunkering in Zhoushan
  • LSMGO availability good in Omani ports

 

Singapore

Demand has been slow in Singapore so far this week. All bunker grades remain tight in the port. Lead times of 10-12 days are recommended for VLSFO deliveries – slightly lower than last week’s 11-13 days, while HSFO requires 4-11 days – marginally up from 3-10 days last week.

LSMGO supply is said to be normal there, requiring lead times of 3-7 days – almost unchanged from last week.

Singapore’s residual fuel oil stocks have averaged 6% higher so far this month than in March, according to Enterprise Singapore. Stocks are higher despite a 51% drop in net imports. Exports are up by a massive 55%, while imports are down by 18% to a nine-month low. This has pushed the port’s trade balance further into net exports this month.

Meanwhile, Singapore’s middle distillate stocks have declined by 6% so far this month over March levels.

 

East Asia

Bunker deliveries have resumed at Zhoushan’s slightly more sheltered Xiushandong anchorage and at the port’s inner anchorage of Mazhi on Tuesday after being suspended by rough weather since Sunday, a source says.

Meanwhile, bunkering is still suspended at the port’s Tiaozhoumen and Xiazhimen anchorages. Calmer weather conditions from Friday could allow bunkering to fully resume across anchorages.

Lead times of 5-7 days are generally recommended for VLSFO and HSFO deliveries in the Chinese bunkering hub – unchanged from last week. LSMGO availability is good, with lead times of 3-5 days.

In Hong Kong, HSFO availability has become more limited and subject to enquiry. But availability of VLSFO and LSMGO has improved in the port. Lead times have halved from past week’s 8-9 days to around four days now.

Meanwhile, availability across all bunker fuel grades have improved in South Korean ports. While lead times for all grades have shortened in southern South Korean ports from 3-10 days last week to 3-7 days now, lead times across all fuel grades are even shorter in western South Korean at 4-5 days.

South Korean ports have been pricing VLSFO very competitively recently, which might spur further demand in the days to come, a source says.

Rough weather conditions are forecast between 21-24 April and could trigger intermittent suspensions or disrupt deliveries in the ports in the South Korean ports of Ulsan, Onsan, Daesan, Taean and Yeosu.

Adverse weather conditions are also predicted to hamper bunker deliveries in the Thai port of Koh Sichang between 21-22 April, the Vietnamese port of Hai Phong between 21-23 April, and the Kiwi port of Tauranga on 22 April.

 

South Asia

VLSFO and LSMGO availability remains good in India’s Visakhapatnam and Kandla, with shorter lead time of 2-3 days.

Cochin and Chennai on the southern coast of India also have good availability, while VLSFO and LSMGO remain subject to availability in Mumbai. Both grades remain subject to enquiry in Tuticorin and Haldia ports. One supplier in Paradip is running low on VLSFO stocks.

However, bad weather may disrupt bunkering in India’s west coast ports of Sikka and Kandla between 20-22 April and 19-22 April, respectively, and in the southwestern port of Visakhapatnam on 19-22 April, a source says.

The Sri Lankan ports of Colombo and Trincomalee have good availability of LSMGO, with prompt dates available.

 

Middle East

Prompt availability of all bunker fuel grades is tight in Fujairah as several suppliers are still grappling with loading delays caused by bad weather last week. Demand has been good in the port, a source says. Lead times of 5-7 days are recommended across all grades – similar to last week. However, some suppliers can offer prompt stems for all grades depending on the quantity, a source says.

Lead times of 5-7 days are also advised across all fuel grades in another UAE port of Khorfakkan – unchanged over the last couple of weeks.

The Omani ports of Muscat, Salalah, Sohar and Duqm have LSMGO readily available.

By Tuhin Roy

 

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Published: 19 April, 2023

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Winding up

Singapore: Xihe Holdings subsidiaries to be wound up voluntarily, creditors to submit claims

Creditors of Da Zhong Tankers and Xin Ying Shipping are required on or before 17 July 2026 to send in their names and addresses and particulars of their debts or claims to appointed liquidators, says notice.
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Xihe Holdings Pte Ltd subsidiaries Da Zhong Tankers Pte Ltd and Xin Ying Shipping Pte Ltd will voluntarily wind up following resolutions that were passed by written means, according to a Government Gazette notice published on Thursday (18 June).

The resolutions set out below were duly passed:

  • SPECIAL RESOLUTION – WINDING-UP

That the Company be wound up voluntarily pursuant to section 160(1)(b) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018.

  • ORDINARY RESOLUTION – APPOINTMENT OF LIQUIDATORS

That Paresh Tribhovan Jotangia and Ho May Kee of Grant Thornton Singapore Private Limited, 8 Marina View, #40-04/05 Asia Square Tower 1, Singapore 018960 be and are hereby appointed as joint and several liquidators to conduct the said winding-up and that their remuneration be fixed on the usual scale of their professional charges for the work involved.

  • SPECIAL RESOLUTION – POWERS OF LIQUIDATORS

That the liquidators of the Company be authorised to exercise any of their powers given by section 177, 144 (1) and (2) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 and to distribute to members, in specie, any part of the assets of the Company.

In another notice, the liquidator of the company said creditors are required on or before 17 July 2026 to send in their names and addresses with particulars of their solicitors (if any) to liquidator Paresh Tribhovan Jotangia at Grant Thornton Singapore Private Limited, 8 Marina View, #40-04/05 Asia Square Tower 1, Singapore 018960. 

The liquidator may require creditors or their solicitors to “come in and prove their said debts or claims at such time and place as shall be specified in such notice or in default thereof, they will be excluded from the benefit of any distribution made before such debts are proved.”

Related: Singapore: Additional Xihe Holdings subsidiaries to be placed under judicial management

 

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Published: 19 June, 2026

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Singapore: Liquidator of Parakou Shipping issues notice of dividend

Second and final dividend to admitted creditors of Parakou Shipping is payable by 14 July, according to Government Gazette notice.

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A notice of dividend for Parakou Shipping Pte Ltd, which is currently in voluntary liquidation, was published on the Government Gazette on Thursday (18 June). 

The following are the details of the notice:

Name of Company : Parakou Shipping Pte Ltd (In Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation)
Address of Registered Office : c/o KordaMentha, 50 Raffles Place, 25-01 Singapore Land Tower, Singapore 048623
Amount per centum : 0.55 per centum of admitted claims (in accordance with the Order of Court HC/ORC 4175/2024)
First and Final or otherwise : Second and Final Dividend to admitted creditors (in accordance with the Order of Court HC/ORC 4175/2024)
When payable : By 14 July 2026
Where payable : c/o KordaMentha Pte Ltd, 50 Raffles Place, #25-01 Singapore Land Tower, Singapore 048623

Related: Singapore: Notice of intended dividend issued for Parakou Shipping Pte Ltd

 

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Published: 19 June, 2026

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Alternative Fuels

MOL inks bio-LNG bunker fuel supply deals with Titan and Axpo for car carriers in Europe

Titan, part of Amsterdam-based Molgas, will continue to supply bio-LNG fuel in Northwest Europe, while Axpo will take charge of supply in the Mediterranean region.
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MOL inks bio-LNG bunker fuel supply deals with Titan and Axpo for car carriers in Europe

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) on Thursday (18 July) said it has signed new supply agreements in Northern Europe and the Mediterranean region to expand the use of bio-LNG marine fuel on MOL-operated LNG-fuelled car carriers.

Titan, part of Amsterdam-based Molgas, will continue to supply bio-LNG fuel in Northwest Europe, while Axpo will take charge of supply in the Mediterranean region.

MOL said the agreement makes it possible for its company to supply bio-LNG fuel for automobile carriers in the Mediterranean region, specifically Port of Malaga and Barcelona in Spain, following the bio-LNG fuel supply agreement in Western Europe, which commenced in March last year.

The bio-LNG fuel to be supplied in this initiative has a lifecycle carbon intensity (carbon dioxide emissions per unit of energy consumption) of -15 g-CO2/MJ or less, from production through consumption. Furthermore, this bio-LNG fuel has obtained International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC-EU). 

“Through this supply agreement, MOL has established a framework that ensures a continuous and stable supply of bio-LNG fuel not only in Northern Europe but also in the Mediterranean,” the company said.

As part of the group’s efforts to adopt alternative fuels and achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, it is utilising LNG-fuelled vessels as a bridge solution to facilitate the transition to carbon-neutral fuels such as bio-LNG and synthetic LNG (e-methane).

In 2025, MOL signed a bio LNG fuel supply agreement in Northwest Europe with Titan, part of the Molgas, and MOL has continued this bio LNG fuel supply agreement with the same company in 2026 as well.

 

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Published: 19 June, 2026

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