Panama-flagged Sanchi has reportedly sank in the East China Sea on Sunday and a large oil slick has been sighted in the area.
The oil spill is 13 kilometres (km) wide and 11 km long, according to the Japanese Coast Guard who adds that operations are currently being carried out to contain the slick.
The National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) operated vessel’s last coordinates were reported to be 315 km west of Sokkozaki on the Japanese island of Amami Oshima.
The oil tanker’s crew of 30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis, meanwhile, are believed to have perished in the incident.
Approximately 1,000 metric tonne (mt) of bunkers were thought to be remaining in the Sanchi’s fuel tanks during the incident; it seems that damage from leakage of the fuel tanks, if it happens, will be “relatively local”, according to Greenpeace.
“As the fuel oil cools, it will become more viscous which will help to slow or even prevent leaks,” it said in a statement.
“In this scenario, it is possible that we will see chronic low volume leakage over a period of time at the seabed. Impact would remain relatively local.”
Photo credit: Chinese Ministry of Transport
Publication date: 16 January, 2018
Investigations underway with shipowner, says Oil and Gas Director of Indonesia energy ministry.
New venture able to arrange bunkering at the ports of Colombo and Galle, as well as bunkering at anchorage at Hambantota, says Inchcape Shipping Services.
CO2 emission reduction measures possible on short and medium term, says ESCA.
Expects estimated fuel savings of USD 302.31 million, equivalent to carbon emissions reduction of 1.6 million tonnes, over vessels’ lifecycle, says tech provider.
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‘If not, we risk making the wrong decisions and spending resources ineffectively,’ says spokesman.
Session will provide insights on bunker quality issues from a bunker supplier, shipping company and surveyor, as well as providing insight and guidance on legal and dispute resolution issues.
Gealubes Consulting & Trading, the authorised marine business distributor of PANOLIN EALs at Singapore port, shares a two-part education series on Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants on Manifold Times.
Danny Lee Chee Keong was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment over the theft of MFO from the Consort Bunkers owned and operated bunker tanker at the sea off Eastern Petroleum ‘B’ anchorage.
‘Metcore’s MFM+ Program exemplifies serious oil suppliers and buyers who advocate fair trading using a recognised and widely-accepted technology,’ highlights Darrick Pang, Managing Director of Metcore.
‘The victim is Consort Bunkers Pte Ltd, the owner of the Pearl Melody,’ states the joint statement of facts (SOF) document obtained by Singapore bunkering publication Manifold Times.
Between November 2016 and October 2017, Mr Tan falsified at least 20 invoices and submitted these invoices to UOB and OCBC, according to court documents obtained by bunkering publication Manifold Times.
