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Four Dutch seafarers charged for alleged roles in causing Singapore oil spill

Four men on Netherlands-flagged dredger “Vox Maxima” were charged under Merchant Shipping Act 1995 on 6 November and will appear in court again on 4 December.

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6 months ago

November 7, 2024

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Singapore has brought charges against four crewmen who were working on Netherlands-flagged dredger Vox Maxima for their alleged role in causing the disastrous bunker spill into the republic’s sea, according to a report by The Straits Times on Wednesday (6 November).

Singapore-flagged bunker vessel Marine Honour was hit by Netherlands-flagged dredger Vox Maxima at Pasir Panjang Terminal on 14 June, which resulted in an oil spill in Singapore waters.

The dredger reportedly lost engine and steering control before crashing Marine Honour.

The four men, all Dutch nationals, – Merijn Heidema, 25; Martin Hans Sinke, 48; Richard Ouwehand, 49; and Eric Peijpers, 55 – allegedly failed to ensure that emergency steering was carried out when emergency power was supplied to the vessel’s steering gear pumps, resulting in the allision.

They were each charged under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 on 6 November.

Heidema and Peijpers, who were responsible for the engineering watch, were accused of failing to ensure a sufficient reserve of power was available for Vox Maxima’s steering gear when the engine room was put in a standby condition.

Their cases have been adjourned to 4 December.

Manifold Times previously reported Vox Maxima was found to have serious deficiencies relating to fire safety and life-saving equipment aboard.

A total of 13 deficiencies were flagged during the 15 June inspection of the dredger. Three out of the 13 warranted detention of the vessel which indicated serious deficiencies that required repairs before it could be permitted to leave the port.

Photo credit: Martin Klingsick / MarineTraffic
Published: 7 November, 2024

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Singapore: Notice of first and final dividend issued for East Marine Pte Ltd

First and final dividend to preferential creditors of East Marine is payable from 25 April through interbank transfer, reads notice in the Government Gazette.

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1 day ago

April 29, 2025

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A notice was published in the Government Gazette on Friday (25 April), regarding the first and final dividend to preferential creditors of East Marine Pte Ltd.

The following are details of the notice of dividend of the company:

Name of Company : East Marine Pte Ltd (In Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation)
Singapore UEN : 198601345E
Address of Registered Office : 8 Wilkie Road #03-08 Wilkie Edge, Singapore 228095
Amount per centum : 100.00 per centum of all admitted preferential claims pursuant to Section 203(1)(d), (e), (g) and (h) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018
First and final or otherwise : First and final
When payable : 25 April 2025 onwards
Where payable : Interbank transfer (all bank charges shall be borne by the recipient of the preferential dividend payment)

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Published: 29 April, 2025

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Singapore: Liquidator schedules final meeting for Kukuh Shipping Pte Ltd

Final meeting of members of the company will be held at 9 Raffles Place, #19-20 Republic Plaza Tower 2, Singapore 048619 on 26 May at 10 am, according to Government Gazette notice.

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2 days ago

April 28, 2025

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The final meeting of members for Kukuh Shipping Pte Ltd, has been scheduled to take place on 26 May, according to the company’s liquidator on a notice posted on Friday (25 April) on the Government Gazette.

The meeting will be held at 9 Raffles Place, #19-20 Republic Plaza Tower 2, Singapore 048619 at 10 am.

It is being held for the purpose of receiving an account from the liquidator showing the manner in which the winding-up has been conducted and of hearing any explanation that may be given by the liquidator.

According to SGPBusiness, a business directory for companies registered in Singapore, the company's principal activity is in shipping, including chartering of ships and boats with crews.

The details of the liquidator are as follows:

Cheng Sam Tai Catherine
Liquidator
c/o Crowe Horwath First Trust Corporate Advisory Pte. Ltd.
9 Raffles Place, #19-20 Republic Plaza Tower 2, Singapore 048619

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Published: 28 April, 2025

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Final meeting scheduled for Diamond S Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd

Meeting will be held at 9.30am on 29 May by electronic means via a Zoom meeting to hear any explanation that may be given by the liquidator, according to Government Gazette notice.

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2 days ago

April 28, 2025

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The final meeting of Diamond S Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd, has been scheduled to take place on 29 May, according to the company’s liquidators on a notice posted on Wednesday (16 October) on the Government Gazette.

The meeting will be held at 9.30am by way of electronic means via a Zoom meeting. It is being held for the purpose of the members to receive and consider the Liquidators’ Statement of Accounts, showing how the winding-up has been conducted and the property of the company has been disposed of and to receive an explanation thereof.

The liquidators of the company are Mona Low Sok Lee and Teo Chai Choo.

According to SGPBusiness, a business directory for companies registered in Singapore, and The Grid, B2B Sales Intelligence platform, the company’s principal activity is ship management services.

Note: Any member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy or corporate representative to attend and vote on his behalf. A proxy or corporate representative need not be a member. The instrument appointing a proxy or corporate representative must be deposited at the Registered Office of the Company at 4 Shenton Way, #04-01 SGX Centre 2, Singapore 068807 not less than seventy-two hours before the time set for holding of the Meeting.

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Published: 28 April, 2025