Legal

Magnets on MFMs: First suspect charged over MFM tampering in landmark case

Assistant Boson of Singapore bunker tanker currently known as Fragrance sentenced to five-month imprisonment after being caught by MPA Port Inspector in June.

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6 years ago

August 28, 2019

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The Assistant Boson of a Singapore-registered bunker tanker (IMO 9199701) currently known as Fragrance was sentenced by a Judge at the State Courts of Singapore on Tuesday (27 August) to a five-month jail term starting 15 June over tampering of a mass flowmeter (MFM) during bunkering operations.

“This is the first case of its kind where we have found tampering of MFM,” said Deputy Public Prosecutor Eugene Phua during the trial.

Nurharyadi was charged under Section 7(1)(a) read with Section 10(1) of the Computer Misuse Act, Chapter 50A for interfering with the use of a Bunker Metering Computer (BMC) to accurately record marine fuel delivered to the MT Southern Glory.

Court documents obtained by Singapore bunker publication Manifold Times indicated Nurharyadi previously learning how to influence the recorded mass flow rate (MFR) on the BMC by placing an industrial grade magnet at a certain point on the MFM.

The action resulted in the BMC erroneously recording a higher MFR, falsely indicating a greater mass of marine fuel delivered into the receiving vessel on the computer than actually transferred.

On the afternoon of 13 June 2019, Nurharyadi was working with a bunker clerk to transfer 380 centistokes (cSt) grade fuel oil from Fragrance to MT Southern Glory; he affixed the magnet to the MFM around 10 minutes after starting the loading operation while helping the bunker clerk to keep a lookout for Maritime Port Authority (MPA) officers.

An MPA Port Inspector was in the vicinity patrolling the Eastern Petroleum Anchorage on board patrol boat MPA 2 when he decided to conduct a spot check on the bunker tanker delivering fuel under a supplier license from Inter-Pacific Petroleum Pte Ltd.

Nurharyadi disposed of the magnet when he spotted MPA 2 alongside Fragrance and proceeded to inform the bunker clerk of the patrol boat; however, he subsequently confessed to the Port Inspector that he earlier placed the magnet on the MFM.

Following, the bunkering operation was halted with the MFM bunker delivery note recording 573.406 metric tonnes (mt) of fuel delivered. A note of protest later lodged by the Chief Engineer of MT Southern Glory indicated the vessel received 565.5 mt of fuel.

An investigation report from MFM manufacturer Micro Motion found the magnet had been applied on its MFM for 1.31 hours out of an operation lasting 4.7 hours, with the placement causing an additional 4.24 mt of marine fuel registered by the BMC than what was actually delivered.

The financial loss of the operation was recorded to be approximately SGD 2,174.

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Published: 28 August, 2019

Winding up

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

Winding up

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

Winding up

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