Two Brightoil Petroleum employees, the Master and bosun of Brightoil 326, on Wednesday were charged in a Singapore court along with nine others with criminal breach of trust over an illegal marine gas oil (MGO) transfer.
The duo, Sapidi and Robby Lirpa Sugiharto, conspired to sell about 45 metric tonnes (mt) of MGO to the nine-member crew of a tugboat on the early hours of 5 February, according to local media.
The nine men on the tugboat are Stenlly Kart Baule, Yun Beriel, Stendlee Ambat, Herslag, Anomarin Mangerongkoda, Kiki Sarki Lintongan, Jelli Daniel Lumantow, Emriko Sikape, and Franner Virty Einstein Sabaru.
Police Coast Guard was alerted of the activity on 19 January when a tip-off came regarding an illegal sale of 200 mt of MGO from an unknown foreign-registered vessel.
Related: Singapore: Eleven arrested in illegal MGO transaction
Published: 7 February, 2018
Winding up application is scheduled to be heard before the Court sitting at the High Court of Singapore at 10.00 a.m. on 20 March 2020.
Meetings will be held on 9 October 2022 at 10.00 am at 6 Shenton Way, OUE Downtown 2, #33-00, Singapore 06880, according to Government Gazette notices.
Straits Inter Logistics says the English High Court Judgment of ING Bank and O.W. Bunker is ‘obtained by fraud’ and ought to be tried with oral and documentary evidence.
Ship captains of both vessels failed to present any document of approval to perform any fuel transfer activity or STS transfer during inspection by MMEA.
Alleged off-spec marine fuel oil delivered to UASC JILFAR at the Port of Kavkaz on September 28, 2016.
All three vessels were caught in an alleged illegal ship to ship operation 12.3 nautical miles east of Tanjung Balau on Wednesday morning, according to MMEA.
Discussions around the need to develop methanol bunkering operations are taking place at numerous ports ahead of estimated demand of above 7M mtpa by 2030, says Chris Chatterton of Methanol Institute.
‘Economics of the shipping market will be the key driver enabling methanol to be adopted at a higher pace going forth over next couple years as market begins to return to more normal rates,’ states COO.
Integr8 Fuel injunction varied by Singapore Court to allow former employees to start work at Hartree Group in December 2022 following failure to produce evidence on biofuels development plans.
Variability of sources can affect the stability and performance of biofuel bunkers produced from these feedstocks, in turn leading to difficulties in meeting regulations and industry standards, shares Bryan Quek.
Top three positive movers in 2022 were Bunker House Petroleum Pte Ltd (+7), Eastpoint International Marketing Pte Ltd (+5), and Eng Hua Company (Pte) Ltd (+6); newcomer Sinopec Fuel Oil (Singapore) gets 19th spot.
Livestock carrier also involved in earlier bunker claim with Glander International Bunkering due to remaining unpaid fuel bill of approximately USD 116,000, according to court documents obtained by Manifold Times.
