An annual meeting of members and creditors for Ocean Bunkering Services (OBS), the marine fuels business arm of troubled Hin Leong Trading, will be held 25 February, according to a Government Gazette notice on Friday (14 February). 

The meeting will be held at 2pm at 600 North Bridge Road, #23-01 Parkview Square Singapore 188778.

The meeting will be held for the purposes of having an account laid before the meeting showing the acts and dealings of the Liquidators and the conduct of the winding-up in the preceding year.

The details of the liquidators are as follow:

LEOW QUEK SHIONG
GARY LOH WENG FATT
LIQUIDATORS
c/o 600 North Bridge Road
#23-01 Parkview Square
Singapore 188778

In 2020, Manifold Times previously reported the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) stating OBS’ bunkering licences were suspended until further development at the time. 

“Given that OBS has stopped its bunkering operations since April this year and has not been able to fulfil its licensing commitment to date, MPA has suspended their bunkering licences until further notice,” MPA was quoted as saying at the time.

Later, an Extraordinary General Meeting concluded with the decision to voluntarily wind up Ocean Bunkering Services due to its current liabilities.

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Published: 17 February, 2025

The final meetings of members of Gagarmayang Maritime Pte Ltd and related companies, has been scheduled to take place on 12 March, according to the company’s liquidators on a notice posted on Wednesday (12 February) on the Government Gazette.

The other companies involved in the matter are Pramoni Maritime Pte Ltd, Wulansari Maritime Pte Ltd, Anjasmoro Maritime Pte Ltd and Indradi Maritime Pte Ltd.

The meetings will be held by way of electronic means at 11am for the purpose of having an account laid before the members showing the manner in which the winding up has been conducted and the property of the company disposed of and of hearing any explanation that may be given by the liquidators.

The details of the liquidators are as follows:

Hamish Alexander Christie
c/o H.A. Christie & Co
20 Collyer Quay, #11-05
Singapore 049319

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Published: 14 February, 2025

The Solomon Islands government last month stated its support to the landowners of Kangava Bay, East Rennell by joining a compensation claim against international companies responsible for a monumental oil spill in February 2019.

Considered the biggest environmental disaster in Solomon Islands’ history, the grounding of Hong-Kong flagged bulk carrier MV Solomon Trader and the subsequent oil spill caused environmental devastation at Rennell Island. 

The vessel reportedly ran aground on 4 February and spilled more than 300 metric tonnes (mt) of heavy fuel oil into the ocean. 

“A first-of-its-kind claim in both collaboration and magnitude, the government and landowners have joined as co-claimants to pursue a group of international companies for environmental and other damages,” the government said in a statement. 

The compensation claim was filed in the High Court in Honiara on 31 January by the landowners of the Kangava Bay Community East Rennell Island and the Attorney General on behalf of the Solomon Islands government.

Acting jointly with the landowners in the matter, the Attorney-General Mr John Muria Jnr will lead the Solomon Islands government in the claim.

“We wish to ensure that companies act within local and international maritime and environmental laws and those that don’t need to be held to account,” said Attorney-General John Muria Jnr.

Solomon Islands Minister of Environment Climate Change, Disaster Management & Meteorology Trevor Mahaga, points out that “while East Rennell is a remote area, its environmental importance cannot be overstated and significant damage was done to this important part of our country and despite the generous clean-up assistance from Australia and New Zealand at the time, the residents continue to be impacted.”

“Neither the Kangava Community nor the Solomon Islands Government have received any assistance or compensation from the parties that are allegedly responsible,” the government added. 

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Photo credit: Solomon Islands government
Published: 14 February, 2025