Legal

Alert: Viet Trust Shipping Corporation “Viet Tin 01” spotted at DPRK port

Position recorded to be at the Port of Nampo, North Korea on Wednesday afternoon (Singapore time).

Published

7 years ago

February 28, 2019

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The article below was reported by Singapore bunkering publication Manifold Times on Thursday (28 February) at 3 pm Singapore time:

The Vietnam-registered product carrier Viet Tin 01 has been spotted in North Korean waters on Wednesday (27 February), according to information from vessel automatic identification system (AIS) tracking service providers.

Its position was recorded to be at the Port of Nampo, North Korea on Wednesday afternoon (Singapore time).

“The Viet Tin 01 is owned by Viet Trust Shipping Corporation and usually trades in southeast Asia between Myanmar, Vietnam and Chittagong using Singapore port as a base,” a source with knowledge of the matter told Manifold Times.

He noted Viet Trust Shipping Corporation owning two vessels, namely Viet Tin 01 and Viet Tin Lucky.

“The Viet Tin 01 officially stated its destination to be Daesan port in South Korea but, in this case, it is clearly not. It is strange the AIS was left switched ‘on’ as this usually isn’t the case for vessels involved in DPRK activities.”

Neither the entity Viet Trust Shipping Corporation nor Viet Tin 01 have not yet been registered under the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), according to a search by Manifold Times on the OFAC website.

The Viet Tin 01 is a 1985-built 5,453 dwt product carrier, show data from the Claritecs Asset Management system.

Viet Trust Shipping Corporation did not provide Manifold Times a comment when approached on Wednesday (27 February) morning.

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Published: 28 February, 2019

Legal

Singapore police arrest eight over alleged illegal MGO transaction off Tuas

SPF says preliminary investigations found that crew members of a Singapore-registered tugboat misappropriated MGO worth about SGD 10,570 without their company’s knowledge and sold it illegally.

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9 hours ago

August 14, 2026

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Singapore police arrest eight over alleged illegal MGO transaction off Tuas

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) on Thursday (13 August) said it has arrested eight men, aged between 25 and 54, for their suspected involvement in an illegal transaction of Marine Gas Oil (MGO).

On 13 August 2026 at about 1.05am, officers from the Police Coast Guard (PCG) conducted a check on a Singapore-registered tugboat in the waters off Tuas and discovered that eight crew members were possibly involved in the illegal transaction of MGO.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the crew members of the tugboats misappropriated MGO valued at about SGD 10,570 (USD 8,258), without their company’s knowledge,” SPF said in a statement.

“The MGO was sold illegally for their personal financial gain.”

The eight crew members will be charged in court on 14 August 2026 with the offence of theft by servant of property in possession of master under Section 381 of the Penal Code 1871 If convicted, they shall be punished with an imprisonment term that may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine.

“The Police take a serious view of illegal transaction of MGO in Singapore Territorial Waters and will continue to conduct enforcement and security checks to prevent, deter and detect such illicit activities in Singapore waters,” SPF added.

Photo credit: Singapore Police Force
Published: 14 August, 2026

Winding up

Singapore: Liquidators of East Marine Pte Ltd issues notice of annual meeting

Annual meeting of the company and its creditors will be held at 8 Wilkie Road, #03-08 Wilkie Edge, Singapore 228095 via audio-visual conference on 20 August at 11am.

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2 days ago

August 12, 2026

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A notice of annual meeting was issued by liquidators of East Marine Pte Ltd, which is in creditor’s voluntary liquidation, on the Government Gazette on Friday (7 August).

According to the notice, the annual meeting of the company and its creditors will be held at 8 Wilkie Road, #03-08 Wilkie Edge, Singapore 228095 via audio-visual conference on 20 August at 11am.

The purpose of the meeting is to have 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 following are the details of the liquidators:

Ng Kian Kiat
Yap Hui Li
Liquidators
c/o 8 Wilkie Road
#03-08 Wilkie Edge
Singapore 228095

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Published: 12 August, 2026

Winding up

Singapore: Annual and final meetings to be held for Asia-Pacific Shipyard Pte Ltd

Annual meeting and the final meeting of the company and its creditors will be held at 8 Wilkie Road, #03-08 Wilkie Edge, Singapore 228095 via audio-visual conference on 9 September.

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2 days ago

August 12, 2026

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A notice of annual meeting and final meeting was issued by liquidators of Asia-Pacific Shipyard Pte Ltd, which is in creditor’s voluntary liquidation, on the Government Gazette on Friday (7 August).

According to the notice, the annual meeting and the final meeting of the company and its creditors will be held at 8 Wilkie Road, #03-08 Wilkie Edge, Singapore 228095 via audio-visual conference on 9 September.

The annual meeting will be held at 2pm while the final meeting will be held at 3pm.

The purpose of the meeting is to have 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 and the manner in which the winding up has been conducted and the property of the company has been disposed of and hearing any explanation that may be given by the liquidators.

The following are the details of the liquidators:

Ng Kian Kiat
Yap Hui Li
Liquidators
c/o 8 Wilkie Road
#03-08 Wilkie Edge
Singapore 228095

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Published: 12 August, 2026