Legal

Latest: Johor Port Authority detains bunker tanker over alleged misconduct

The oil tanker Adafera and bunker tanker Singa Berlian detained over ‘trespassing and entry without reporting’ in Johor waters on Tuesday morning.

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8 years ago

October 17, 2018

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Lembaga Pelabuhan Johor, also known as the Johor Port Authority (JPA), detained two vessels in Malaysia waters on Tuesday (16 October, 2018) morning 0845 hrs (local time) over “trespassing and entry without reporting”, according to an official document seen by Manifold Times.

The Malta-flagged oil tanker Adafera (IMO 9258478) did not report its position on radio channels VHF 11 and VHF 16 upon arrival and closed its distance with the Malaysia-flagged bunker tanker Singa Berlian to conduct bunkering activity, it stated.

The agency managing the operation further did not own a valid license for bunkering activity issued by JPA.

The event on Tuesday morning unfolded in the following details:

0845 hrs – The vessel traffic monitoring system (VTMS) detect Adafera entering the Johor port limit with reporting to the Johor Port Control and anchored. The vessel was contacted through radio channels VHF 11 and VHF 16 but did not respond.

0900 to 1100 hrs – Bunker tanker Singa Berlian closed its distance with Adafera. Singa Berlian also did not respond over VHF 11 and VHF 16.

Following, the VTMS unit contacted the agency of Singa Berlian to get a validation. The agency South Sea Marine Services Sdn Bhd claimed both vessels were in a bunkering operation managed by their company and have a permit from the Marine Department for the activity.

The VTMS unit briefed the agency about the procedure of ship arrival that is needed to be obliged and asked the agency to contact the ship to prepare for radio communication VHF 11; it also reviewed an internal JPA system and confirmed South Sea Marine Services Sdn Bhd did not own a license for bunkering activity in the port limits of Johor Bahru.

1200 hrs – The vessel was detained at the position Lat : 01°20.1900’N Long. : 104° 17.9240’E

The above operation was conducted by the following parties: Lembaga Pelabuhan Johor (Johor Port Authority), Jabatan Laut Malaysia (Southern Region Marine Department), and Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia – APMM (Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency).

Photo credit: MarineTraffic / Tony Hogwood
Published: 17 October, 2018

Legal

Singapore withdraws remaining 127 charges against Hin Leong founder OK Lim

Lim Oon Kuin, also known as OK Lim, was issued a stern warning and a district court granted him a discharge amounting to an acquittal for these charges on 17 July.

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17 hours ago

July 21, 2026

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Founder of collapsed oil trader Hin Leong Trading, Lim Oon Kuin, also known as OK Lim, has had the remaining 127 charges against him withdrawn, according to The Straits Times on Monday (20 July).

OK Lim was issued a stern warning and a district court granted him a discharge amounting to an acquittal for these charges, including those for cheating, on 17 July. The discharge means Lim cannot be prosecuted again for the same offences.

Lim, 84, is currently serving a 13½-year prison sentence after the High Court reduced his original 17½-year jail term in March 2026. He was convicted in 2024 on two cheating charges and one count of abetting forgery in a case prosecutors described as one of Singapore’s most serious trade finance frauds.

Lim was convicted in May 2024 of two charges of cheating the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) and one count of abetting forgery that proceeded to trial out of a total of 130 criminal charges.

He was first charged in court on 14 August 2020, and was subsequently handed further charges in court on 25 September 2020, 30 April 2021 and 24 June 2021 for his role in perpetuating fraud on various financial institutions.

A total of 130 charges were eventually brought against him for cheating and forgery-related offences.

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Published: 21 July, 2026

Winding up

Singapore: Coastal Logistics Pte Ltd to be wound up voluntarily

Coastal Logistics was reportedly affiliated with troubled Singapore bunker player Coastal Oil (Singapore) Pte Ltd.

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17 hours ago

July 21, 2026

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Several resolutions for Coastal Logistics Pte Ltd were made during an extraordinary general meeting held on 14 July, according to a notice in the Government Gazette on Friday (4 July).

The following resolutions were duly passed during the meeting:

As Special Resolution

That it has been proved to the satisfaction of the meeting that the Company cannot by reason of its liabilities continue its business and accordingly the Company be wound up voluntarily pursuant to Section 160(1)(b) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 (No. 40 of 2018);

As Ordinary Resolutions

that Mr. Wong Pheng Cheong Martin and Ms. Koay May Yee, both care of FTI Consulting (Singapore) Pte Ltd, One Raffles Quay, #27-10 South Tower, Singapore 048583 be appointed as the joint and several Liquidators of the Company for the purpose of such winding up; and
that the Liquidators be at liberty to open, maintain and operate any bank account(s) or account(s) for monies received by them as Liquidators with such bank(s) as they deem fit; and
that a Committee of Inspection will not be formed.

Manifold Times previously reported Nicholas James Gronow, director of Heng Tong Fuels & Shipping and Coastal Logistics, filed statutory declarations for both companies stating the firms cannot continue their businesses due to liabilities.

Both companies were reportedly affiliated with troubled Singapore bunker player Coastal Oil (Singapore) Pte Ltd.

In 2019, several vessels owned by both firms entered the sale & purchase (S&P) market in Singapore.

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Published: 21 July, 2026

Winding up

Singapore: Liquidator of Nan Shan Maritime Pte Ltd issues notice of dividend

Third interim dividend to admitted unsecured claims of Nan Shan Maritime is payable from 15 July, according to Government Gazette notice.

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6 days ago

July 16, 2026

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A notice of dividend for Nan Shan Maritime Pte Ltd, which is currently in creditors’ voluntary liquidation, was published on the Government Gazette on Wednesday (15 July).

The following are the details of the notice:

Name of Company : Nan Shan Maritime (Pte.) Ltd.(In Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation)
Unique Entity No. / Registration No. : 201701967H
Address of Registered Office : 10 Anson Road, #10-10, International Plaza, Singapore 079903
Amount per centum : 5.00 Per Centum of all admitted unsecured, claims
First and Final or Otherwise : Third Interim
When Payable : 15 July 2026
Where Payable : Entitlements will be made by way of cheque.

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Published: 16 July, 2026