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Malaysia plans ‘sole competent authority’ for bunkering, says Transport Minister

The Malaysian shipping and ports council also considering use of MFM on board bunker tankers, training of bunker surveyors, and more, shares Anthony Loke Siew Fook.

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Singapore bunkering publication Manifold Times was present at the ‘Low Sulphur Bunker Fuel 2020: Assessing Readiness of Malaysian Ports to Become Leading Bunkering Hub’ conference held in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday (20 August):

Several initiatives for spurring Malaysia’s bunkering industry are under consideration by the country’s shipping and ports council, says its Minister of Transport Anthony Loke Siew Fook.

He was delivering a keynote speech at the ‘Low Sulphur Bunker Fuel 2020: Assessing Readiness of Malaysian Ports to Become Leading Bunkering Hub’ conference in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday (20 August) when he said the country has plans, amongst others, to establish a bunkering authority.

“Bunkering services are by far one the most important activities that is carried out by ships in ports. Besides the availability of reliable supplies, shipowners and charterers need to be assured of the efficiency of the services, quality of fuel, transparent means of determining the correct quantity, and conformance to the highest safety and pollution prevention standards,” he said.

“Given the considerable number of vessel calls especially in Port Klang and Tanjung Pelepas and the vessels transiting the Straits of Malacca, there is a huge potential for these vessels to bunker at ports along the Straits without having to incur any diversion cost.”

According to Loke, the Ministry of Transport of Malaysia, Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, Marine Department of Malaysia, port authorities and terminal operators are working closely with domestic and international shipping lines, bunker suppliers and oil majors, in particular Malaysia’s national oil company Petronas, to address certain concerns of stakeholders within the marine fuels sector.

“Under the Malaysian shipping and ports council which I chair, intensive work is in the progress involving the relevant stakeholders on several fronts,” he shares.

“This includes identification of issues related to bunker supply and demand, licensing of service providers, integrity aspects including quality and quantity of fuel, competency of personnel in the bunkering industry, and construction and operational standards of the bunker vessels.

“Equal emphasis will also be given on formulating government policies that will spur and stimulate the industry given the huge economic spinoff that can be derived from the bunkering industry.

“Initiatives such as the use of mass flowmeters on board bunker vessels, training and licencing of bunker surveyors, determination of fuel standards, setting up of bunker testing labs within port areas, the appointment of a sole competent authority to oversee the bunkering industry will be given upmost consideration.

“Feedback from the council and outcome of consultations with stakeholders will be referred to the government for approval to embark on improvement and changes that will launch the bunkering industry towards greater excellence and complement the role of ports to better serve the shipping industry.”

Moving forward, Loke is confident Malaysia will be able to supply IMO 2020 compliant marine fuels, notably low sulphur fuel oil, from 1 January 2020 onwards.

“Today the major ports of Port Klang and Tanjung Pelepas are supplying nearly 4 million metric tonnes (mt) of fuel oil to ships calling at these two ports. The question on everyone’s minds is whether these two major ports will be able to provide low sulphur fuel come January next year,” he says.

“I will like to reassure our esteemed shipping lines that sufficient low sulphur fuel will be available to meet their demands. With 5 million mt of storage and blending facilities in Westports Bunkering Services in Port Klang, Vitol in Tanjung Bin, and Port of Tanjung Langsat in Johor, sufficient supplies will be available to meet immediate demands.

“Additionally, approved ship to ship activities in Tanjung Pelepas, Malacca, Kuala Linggi, is expected to supplement any additional demand for low sulphur fuels in the shipping industry.”

The ‘Low Sulphur Bunker Fuel 2020: Assessing Readiness of Malaysian Ports to Become Leading Bunkering Hub’ conference is hosted by Port Klang and organised by the Maritime Institute of Malaysia.

Photo credit: Anthony Loke Siew Fook
Published: 22 August, 2019

 

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Singapore: Liquidators of Nan Ho Maritime, Nan Xin Maritime issue notices of dividend

Nan Ho Maritime’s second interim dividend and Nan Xin Maritime’s second and final dividend are payable from 4 September, according to Government Gazette notices.

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Notices of dividend for Nan Ho Maritime Pte Ltd and Nan Xin Maritime Pte Ltd, which are currently in creditors’ voluntary liquidation, were published on the Government Gazette on Friday (4 September). 

The following are the details of the notice for Nan Ho Maritime:

Name of Company : Nan Ho Maritime (Pte.) Ltd. (In Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation)
Unique Entity No. / Registration No. : 200814315C
Address of Former Registered Office : 21 Bukit Batok Crescent, #22-70 WCEGA Tower, Singapore 658065
Amount per centum : 2.305 per centum of all admitted ordinary claims
First and Final or otherwise : Second interim dividend
When Payable : 4 September 2026 onwards
Where Payable : c/o AAG Corporate Advisory Pte. Ltd., 11 Collyer Quay, #07-02 The Arcade, Singapore 049317

The following are the details of the notice for Nan Xin Maritime:

Name of Company : Nan Xin Maritime (Pte.) Ltd. (In Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation)
Unique Entity No. / Registration No. : 201701966W
Address of Former Registered Office : 21 Bukit Batok Crescent, #22-70 WCEGA Tower, Singapore 658065
Amount per centum : 3.980 per centum of all admitted ordinary claims
First and Final or otherwise : Second and final dividend
When Payable : 4th day of September 2026 onwards
Where Payable : c/o AAG Corporate Advisory Pte. Ltd., 11 Collyer Quay, #07-02 The Arcade, Singapore 049317

 

Photo credit: Benjamin Child
Published: 7 September, 2026

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Singapore-based EPS takes delivery of three LNG dual-fuel bulk carriers

Three vessels are the third, fourth and fifth in the company’s series of 14 Newcastlemaxes being built at the yard, and were delivered five months ahead of their contracted delivery dates.

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Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) on Friday (4 September) announced the naming and delivery of three new LNG dual-fuel Newcastlemax bulk carriers from China’s Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding. 

Cyril Ducau, CEO of EPS, said the vessels were named Mount Victoria, Mount Yulong and Mount Wuyi

The three vessels are the third, fourth and fifth in the company’s series of 14 Newcastlemaxes being built at the yard, and were delivered five months ahead of their contracted delivery dates.

“A big thank you to CSSC Group and Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding, working alongside our EPS team, for the tremendous collaboration and commitment behind this achievement,” Ducau said in a social media post.  

 

Photo credit: Eastern Pacific Shipping
Published: 7 September, 2026

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ISWG-GHG 22: IMO working group aims to present NZF text at MEPC 85

The Chair expressed his observation of a genuine willingness within the Group to make concrete further progress at the next ISWG-GHG meeting and work towards presenting text to MEPC 85.

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The Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 22) met for its 22nd meeting from 1 to 4 September 2026, chaired by Mr. Sveinung Oftedal (Norway), according to the International Maritime Organization on Friday (4 September). 

According to a meeting summary by IMO, the meeting had a high level of participation, with nearly 1200 registered participants, in person and online.

During the meeting participants considered the following agenda items:

Consideration of proposals, including documents submitted to MEPC 84 and 85, previous sessions of ISWG-GHG, as well as documents submitted to ISWG-GHG 22, on how to address concerns with the draft amendments to MARPOL Annex VI on the Net-Zero Framework, in line with the 2023 IMO GHG Strategy

Following constructive discussions, the Chair expressed his observation of a genuine willingness within the Group to make concrete further progress at the next ISWG-GHG meeting and work towards presenting text to MEPC 85 that adequately addresses the noted progress made in the consideration of proposals on how to address concerns raised regarding the draft amendments to MARPOL Annex VI on the mid-term measure.

The Group invited interested delegations to continue to consult intersessionally to address remaining concerns with the draft amendments to MARPOL Annex VI, in line with the 2023 IMO GHG Strategy, taking into account views expressed at the Group’s session, with a view to submitting concrete proposals reflecting enhanced convergence allowing timely adoption and effective implementation.

Further consideration of the draft guidelines supporting the uniform and effective implementation of IMO’s mid-term measures.

The Group held a preliminary exchange of views on this agenda item, although time became a limiting factor and the Group and agreed to defer the consideration of all documents submitted to this session under this agenda item to ISWG-GHG 23 (23-27 November 2026).

Further consideration of the development of the IMO Life Cycle GHG Assessment (LCA) framework.

Due to time constraints, the Group was not able to consider the agenda item related to the IMO Life Cycle GHG Assessment (LCA) framework. The Group deferred the consideration of those documents to ISWG-GHG 23, in conjunction with the report of the fourth meeting of the GESAMP-LCA Working Group expected to be submitted to MEPC 85.

Next steps

The next meeting of the Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 23) is scheduled for 23 to 27 November 2026, ahead of MEPC 85 (30 November to 3 December).

The second extraordinary session of MEPC (adjourned last October) is scheduled to resume on 4 December, subject to discussions at MEPC 85.

 

Photo credit: International Maritime Organization
Published: 7 September, 2026

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