Legal

Singapore: Domestic marine fuel supplier fined by Singapore court

OMS Marine failed to comply with the Weights and Measures Act and supplied lesser fuel than stated.

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8 years ago

January 13, 2019

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OMS Marine Pte Ltd (OMS Marine), a supplier of petrol and diesel fuel for leisure crafts and boats, on Wednesday (9 January) pleaded guilty to charges for failing to comply with the Weights and Measures Act, the national body for legal metrology, says Enterprise Singapore.

It was fined a total of SG $6,000 by the State Courts for having fuel dispensers with inaccurate readings that short-changed its customers. Two other charges for possessing unverified measuring instruments for trade use were taken into consideration.

“Enterprise Singapore began investigation in December 2017 after it received a complaint from a consumer on the inaccuracies of OMS Marine’s fuel dispenser,” it said.

“A spot check conducted on the company’s fuel dispensers found that the measuring instruments were last sent in to an Authorised Verifier1 for verification in January 2015.

“This violates requirements under the Weights and Measures Act, where all weighing and measuring instruments used for trade must be verified annually by an Authorised Verifier and be affixed with a valid ACCURACY label.

“A notice was issued to OMS Marine to cease supply of fuel immediately and send its fuel dispensers for verification, and the company complied.

“Further investigation by Enterprise Singapore into the accuracy of the fuel dispensers found that they were supplying less fuel than the stated reading.

“At the point of verification in January 2018, the diesel fuel dispenser supplied 2% less fuel and the petrol fuel dispenser supplied 2.4% less fuel. These were above the permitted tolerance level of 0.5% provided for under the Act.”

According to Enterprise Singapore, any person who violates the requirements to verify and affix the ACCURACY label on weighing and measuring instruments for trade use is punishable on conviction to a fine not exceeding SG $2,000, and the instruments in question will be forfeited.

It is also an offence for any person to use or possess these instruments for trade use which gives inaccurate readings that would disadvantage its customers.

This offence is punishable upon conviction to a fine not exceeding SG $5,000 or to imprisonment not exceeding three months or to both.

Consumers who purchased fuel from OMS Marine between January 2016 and January 20182 should seek redress from the supplier with proof of purchase.

If consumers are unable to do so, they may approach the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) for assistance at its hotline +65 6100 0315 or www.case.org.sg.

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Published: 14 January, 2019

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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15 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.

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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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15 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

Winding up

Singapore: Liquidator of Nan Shan Maritime Pte Ltd issues notice of dividend

Third interim dividend to admitted unsecured claims of Nan Shan Maritime is payable from 15 July, according to Government Gazette notice.

Published

6 days ago

July 16, 2026

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A notice of dividend for Nan Shan Maritime Pte Ltd, which is currently in creditors’ voluntary liquidation, was published on the Government Gazette on Wednesday (15 July).

The following are the details of the notice:

Name of Company : Nan Shan Maritime (Pte.) Ltd.(In Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation)
Unique Entity No. / Registration No. : 201701967H
Address of Registered Office : 10 Anson Road, #10-10, International Plaza, Singapore 079903
Amount per centum : 5.00 Per Centum of all admitted unsecured, claims
First and Final or Otherwise : Third Interim
When Payable : 15 July 2026
Where Payable : Entitlements will be made by way of cheque.

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Published: 16 July, 2026