Business

ReFlow to equip Scandlines electric hybrid ferry with ‘digital twins’

It will be the first time that life cycle calculations are made on a ferry of this style – it will be world history, says Rasmus Elsborg-Jensen, CEO and founder of ReFlow.

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4 years ago

August 23, 2022

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Ferry operator Scandlines on Monday (22 August) said it has chosen Danish green tech startup ReFlow to equip Scandlines’ new zero-emission ferry with “digital twins” that calculates the total environmental impact throughout the ferry’s lifetime.

The “digital twins” is a digital simulation of the ferry to illustrate how much carbon emissions the vessel will generate through its lifecycle from construction until it ceases operation.

It is the first time that life cycle calculations are used to that extent on a ferry. Scandlines expects to be able to reduce the ferry’s CO2 footprint even after it has been built using the new digital tool.

In November 2021, Scandlines revealed it had ordered the world’s largest electric hybrid ferry – a zero emission ferry. The ferry was designed by LMG Marin AS in Norway and is being built at the Turkish shipyard Cemre.

Rasmus Elsborg-Jensen, CEO and founder of ReFlow, said: “It will be the first time that life cycle calculations are made on a ferry of this style – it will be world history. Life cycle assessments or LCA can provide a detailed account of the environmental impact of products – even products and solutions that have not yet been purchased or produced and will thereby help to secure the ferries of the future.”

“Life cycle assessments are in Denmark and the EU the recommended method to support the climate statements that a company may have about a product and are therefore also included in the new EU climate policy.

“It is very positive to see a shipping company like Scandlines showing responsibility in this way, before it potentially becomes a legal requirement.”

Fini A. Hansen, VP Fleet at Scandlines added: “In the future, we will evaluate new solutions before they are purchased, to ensure that their climate profiles meet a certain standard or are perhaps better – that way we over time help to make our ferries greener as new green solutions are invented.”

Scandlines’ zero direct emission freight ferry will be 147.4 metres long, 25.4 metres wide with a design draft of 5.3 metres. The double-ended ferry has a capacity of 66 cargo units, 140 passengers and a service speed of 10 knots.

When the ferry sails on batteries alone, the crossing time is 70 minutes. It is equipped with one of the world’s largest battery packs, 10 MWh, and can be charged in just 17 minutes in the Rødby harbour. The ferry is expected to be completed in 2024.

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Published: 23 August, 2022

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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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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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.

Photo credit: Drew Beamer
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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12 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