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Malaysia issues shipping notice on reforms for oil tankers carrying heavy grade fuel oil

Notice was issued to inform on restrictions and conditions required for carriage of heavy grade oils on Malaysian registered oil tankers, says Malaysia Marine Department.
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The Malaysia Marine Department on Tuesday (30 May) issued a Malaysia Shipping Notice (MSN) on new conditions imposed on oil tankers registered in the country, effective on 1 June 2023. 

The department said the notice was issued to inform the shipping community of the restrictions and conditions required for the carriage of heavy grade oils on Malaysian registered oil tankers.

The notice was applicable to all tankers entitled to fly the Malaysian Flag. The following was the restrictions and conditions outlined in the notice:

a) “Heavy Grade Oil (HGO)” in accordance to Regulation 21 of MARPOL Annex I, means any of the following:

  1. crude oil having a density at 15°C higher than 900 kg/m3 ;
  2. oils, other than crude oil, having either a density at 15°C higher than 900 kg/m3 or a kinematic viscosity at 50°C higher than 180 mm2/s; or
  3. bitumen, tar and their emulsions.

“Oil tanker” within the context of this notice, means a ship, a barge or a licensed boat, constructed or adapted primarily to carrying oil as cargo.

Existing oil tankers delivered before 6 July 1996 registered under Malaysian Flag.

Single Hull-Single Bottom or Single Hull- Double Bottom oil tanker delivered before 6 July 1996 are permitted to carry OTHER THAN HEAVY GRADE OIL as cargo subject to the following conditions:

a) The oil tanker shall not be more than 5,000 tonnes deadweight.
b) The plying limit shall be restricted within Malaysian waters only,
c) Shall be classed with a Recognized Organization approved by the Malaysia Marine Department and provided with the appropriate Class Notations.

Oil tankers delivered on or after 6 July 1996On or after 01 October 2020, Oil Tankers of 600 tonnes deadweight and above delivered on or after 6 July 1996 will not be registered under Malaysia Flag except comply fully with Regulation 19 of MARPOL Annex I.

Oil tankers of less than 600 tonnes deadweight

Oil Tankers of less than 600 tonnes deadweight are permitted to carry other than HEAVY GRADE OIL, and the plying limit shall be restricted within Malaysian waters only.

This notice REVOKES the Malaysia Shipping Notice MSN 16/2020 and MSN 22/2020, with immediate effect.

This notice will come into force on 01st June 2023.

Inquiries concerning the subject of this notice should be directed to:

Director
Maritime Industrial Control Division,
Marine Department of Malaysia,
HQ P.O Box 12, Jalan Limbungan
42007 Port Klang, Malaysia

Manifold Times previously reported Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke stating several discussions and engagement sessions were held between Malaysia’s Ministry of Transport, the Marine Department, Malaysia Shipowners’ Association (MASA) and the Sabah Sarawak Shipowners Association (SSSA) to discuss reforms to build Malaysia as a bunkering hub. 

He outlined the several agreements that were reached to improve the bunkering industry in Malaysia and a shipping notice would be issued following this. 

Malaysia Bunkering Association (MBA) also inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MASA that will promote employment of local vessels and provide more opportunities for Malaysian players in bunkering and trade activities

Related: New reforms for Malaysian bunkering industry to come into force on 1 June
Related: MBA and MASA sign MoU to boost bunkering and trade activities in Malaysia

 

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Published: 31 May, 2023

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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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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.

Related: Singapore: Hin Leong Founder OK Lim gets jail term slashed to 13.5 years

 

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Published: 21 July, 2026

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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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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.

Related: Singapore: Director declares Heng Tong Fuels & Shipping’s inability to continue business
Related: Heng Tong Fuels & Shipping in court over DBS Bank bunker tanker loan
Related: Singapore: Bunker tanker “Coastal Neptune” arrested
Related: Heng Tong Fuels & Shipping, Coastal Logistics tankers enter S&P market

 

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Published: 21 July, 2026

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LNG Bunkering

PIL’s LNG dual-fuel boxship “Kota Elok” arrives in Singapore on maiden call

As the first of 13 new 13,000 TEU vessels joining its fleet, Kota Elok is equipped to operate on LNG and low-sulphur fuel oil that helps reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.

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PIL's LNG dual-fuel boxship “Kota Elok” arrives in Singapore on maiden call

Singapore-based Pacific International Lines Pte Ltd on Monday (20 July) said its first 13,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessel, Kota Elok, recently made her maiden call to Singapore on 15 July.

As the first of 13 new 13,000 TEU vessels joining its fleet, Kota Elok is equipped to operate on liquefied natural gas (LNG) and low-sulphur fuel oil that helps reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. 

The vessel also incorporated energy-saving features and digital technologies to reduce fuel consumption and enhance operational performance, as well as a bow windshield to improve aerodynamics, contributing to improved fuel efficiency and lower emissions over the course of long-haul voyages.

“Following Singapore, Kota Elok will continue her voyage on our East Coast Service 1 (ES1) route to South America, calling at ports in Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina before returning to Asia,” the company said in a social media post. 

Kota Elok also became PIL’s first vessel to receive Lloyd’s Register certification for compliance with the IACS UR E26 and UR E27 cyber security requirements.

Developed by the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), UR E26 and UR E27 are mandatory cyber resilience requirements for newbuild vessels contracted from 1 July 2024. 

 

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Published: 21 July, 2026

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