Nine men who were involved with the Shell Singapore oil heist were offered bail at a Singapore court on Monday, reports The Straits Times.
Vietnamese national Nguyen Duc Quang was offered a SGD $700,000 ($534,000) bail.
Five others, namely Juandi Pungot, Cai Zhi Zhong, Tiah Kok Hwee, Koh Choon Wei, and Muzaffar Ali Khan Muhamad Akram, were each offered bail of SGD $500,000.
The remaining three, Mohd Ibrahim K. Abdul Majid, Abdul Latif Ibrahim, and Richard Goh Chee Keong, were respectively offered a $300,000 bail.
Ng Hock Teck, the former marketing and operations manager of Sentek Marine and Trading, is scheduled to appear at court on Tuesday (30 January).
Vietnamese nationals Doan Xuan Than, Dang Van Hanh, and Singaporeans Alan Tan Cheng Chuan, and Muhammad Ali Muhammad Nor will return to court on 20 February.
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Published: 30 January, 2018
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Creditors are to produce proofs of debt to Xihe Capital Pte. Ltd.’s liquidator by Wednesday (31 August 2022), says Government Gazette notice.
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Individuals were employees of surveying companies engaged by Shell to inspect the volume of oil loaded onto the vessels which Shell supplied oil to; they allegedly accepted bribes totalling at least USD 213,000.
Over 11 separate marine refuelling operations at various ports between March to October 2018.
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Buyers can nominate deliveries on platform and plan operations together with suppliers following ‘one single truth’ concept with all players aware of what has been agreed when and by whom, says DNV spokesman.
Rotterdam’s intention to mandate the usage of MFMs goes down well with licensed bunker supplier VT Group; MFM providers supportive of move but stressed continuous monitoring is needed for optimum performance.
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‘When you think of Helmsman on the next occasion, think of us as lawyers with expertise in various fields. Come to us before a problem develops. It’s the process that matters,’ says Tang Chong Jun, Executive Director.
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