Business

Pertamina Pulau Sambu Terminal welcomes first Freepoint Commodities LSFO cargo

Terminal expected to reach optimal LSFO utilisation in 2021, with trading operations supported by Freepoint and Pertamina’s Marketing & Distribution.

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6 years ago

December 15, 2020

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Indonesian state-owned oil company PT Pertamina on Sunday (13 December) said its Pulau Sambu Fuel Terminal, located on an island between Batam and Singapore, is preparing to receive its first international Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (LSFO) cargo from Freepoint Commodities (Freepoint) in December.

The Agreement for the Cooperation and Utilization of Pertamina’s Pulau Sambu Fuel Terminal was signed between the two companies in Jakarta last year.

Pertamina said this first international LSFO cargo into Sambu marks its efforts to optimise company assets and establish a trading Hub in Indonesia.

The company noted its Pulau Sambu Fuel Terminal has 320,000 KL of storage capacity and is strategically located in the Malacca Straits to participate synergistically in one of the busiest trading and shipping economies in the world.

Freepoint has been supporting Pertamina’s efforts in upgrading and refurbishing Pulau Sambu’s fuel oil tanks to ensure international standards are met in all aspects since late last year.

Pertamina said the on-track handover of the first batch of tanks for operational use before the year-end is a testament of a successful collaboration between the two companies.

Pulau Sambu Fuel Terminal is expected to ramp-up to optimal LSFO utilisation in 2021, with trading operations supported by Freepoint and by Pertamina’s International Marketing & Distribution (PIMD) to provide environmentally friendly, low emission fuel supply to the international and regional shipping industries.

“The utilisation of Pertamina’s Fuel Terminal in Pulau Sambu with Freepoint is pivotal to ensure our Fuel Terminals fulfill all international standards and reinforce Pertamina’s ambition to further expand its footprint in the global energy market,” said Mulyono, Pertamina’s Logistics & Infrastructure Director.

“We are only at the beginning stages on what is strategically possible as we work together with Pertamina to support their expansion into the international LSFO markets,” added Ouyang Xiuzhang, Freepoint’s CEO of Asia.

Upgrading of the tanks continues through early 2021 as the terminal prepares for full integration into the international trading network by being a reliable LSFO supply point for the Singapore Straits shipping market.

Photo credit: Pertamina
Published: 15 December, 2020

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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11 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.

Photo credit: Sora Shimazaki
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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11 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

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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11 hours ago

July 21, 2026

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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.

Photo credit: Pacific International Lines
Published: 21 July, 2026