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BP Singapore bunker trial: Former Ops Manager cross examined

‘I have seen my fair share of best suppliers and PPT is certainly the better ones,’ states Ng Koh Sheng.
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Manifold Times was present at the BP Singapore bunker trial on Tuesday (23 July). The following report represents a brief extract of the day’s trial:

The BP Singapore bunker trial continued on Tuesday (23 July) at the State Courts of Singapore with the examination of Ng Koh Sheng, the former Operations Manager of BP Singapore Pte Ltd, largely by Melanie Ho, Deputy Head of Specialist & Private Client Disputes Practice at WongPartnership.

Ho, representing ex-Regional Marine Manager of BP Singapore Clarence Chang who is facing 20 charges for allegedly accepting bribes from Koh Seng Lee of Pacific Prime Trading (PPT), sought to understand from Ng how PPT came to become the largest trading counter party of BP Singapore.

“We wanted to work with reliable and responsible partners so we can protect [BP Singapore] company interests,” said Ng, who rated PPT positively and said the oil major has a tendency to work and increase business with firms who can provide the level of service required.

He noted an example of stock taking exercises where most bunkering firms took between two to three days to share stock lists with BP Singapore, “whereas PPT will get the barge to send it directly to us so we can see it first-hand”.

“They are very good, they know exactly how we want things done.”

Ng recalled a period when BP Singapore encountered several customer complaints from a PPT barge which resulted in a meeting with PPT for an explanation.

“[PPT] They will do some internal checks and they will call up the crew, if they cannot get a satisfactory answer they will come back and say ‘it is true this guy is not following supply procedures’ and sometimes they will fire the guy,” he explained.

“However, with other [bunker] suppliers they will say ‘you buy at a cheap price […] buy as it is.”

“I have seen my fair share of best suppliers and PPT is certainly among the better ones and they are serious in what they are doing; I guess that is why for four to five years after I left BP the company continued to use them as their main supplier,” Ng adds.

“They are definitely the top responsive contractor who are willing to buy BP oil as sometimes BP oil can be more expensive than the market. They are also happy to resolve claims; when doing claims, the response is very important.

“When I was handling sales, I recall the Japanese customers […] they tell us they prefer certain [PPT] barges doing the supply […] this is good testimony of PPT meeting the service requirements of customers.”

Earlier court sessions of the BP Singapore bunker trial are organised in chronological order below:

Related: BP Singapore bunker trial: Cross examination of ex-Regional Marine Manager starts
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Related: BP Singapore bunker trial: Pacific Prime Trading Director cross examination continues
Related: BP Singapore bunker trial: Pacific Prime Trading Director undergoes cross examination
Related: BP Singapore bunker trial: Prosecution and Defence present submissions (Part 2)
Related: BP Singapore bunker trial: Prosecution and Defence present submissions (Part 1)
Related: BP Singapore bunker bribery case update: BP bunker trade data in question
Related: BP Singapore bunker bribery case update: CPIB officer takes to the stand
Related: UPDATE: BP Singapore bunker bribery case
Related: BP Singapore bunker bribery case continues

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Published: 30 July, 2019
 

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Singapore: Annual general meetings scheduled for Xihe Holdings subsidiaries

Annual general meetings of companies/creditors will be held electronically from between 21 July to 5 for 11 subsidiaries of Xihe Holdings.

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Several notices were published on the Government Gazette on Tuesday (26 May) regarding the annual general meetings of the companies and creditors to be held electronically from between 21 July to 5 August for 11 subsidiaries of Xihe Holdings. 

Annual general meetings for Xin Dun Shipping are to be held on 21 July at the following time:

  • For the company and creditors: 4pm

Annual general meetings for Xin Ya Shipping are to be held on 24 July at the following time:

  • For the company and creditors: 3pm

Annual general meetings for Xin Chun Shipping are to be held on 21 July at the following times:

  • For the company: 2pm
  • For the creditors: 3pm

Annual general meetings for Nan Sia Maritime are to be held on 24 July at the following time:

  • For the company and creditors: 2pm

Annual general meetings for Nan Hai Maritime are to be held on 23 July at the following time:

  • For the company and creditors: 3pm

Annual general meetings for Hua Xin Shipping are to be held on 4 August at the following time:

  • For the company and creditors: 3pm

Annual general meetings for Hua Kang Shipping are to be held on 23 July at the following time:

  • For the company and creditors: 2pm

Annual general meetings for Hua Gang Shipping are to be held on 4 August at the following time:

  • For the company and creditors: 2pm

Annual general meetings for Hua An Shipping are to be held on 22 July at the following time:

  • For the company and creditors: 4pm

Annual general meetings for Dong Fang Shipping are to be held on 22 July at the following times:

  • For the company: 2pm
  • For the creditors: 3pm

Annual general meeting for Nan Ya Maritime is to be held on 5 August at the following time:

  • For the company: 2pm

The agenda for all the meetings are:

  • To receive an update on the liquidation.
  • To receive an account of the Liquidators’ acts and dealings, and of the conduct of the winding up.

The following are the details of the liquidator: 

Ho May Kee
Liquidator
c/o 8 Marina View
#40-04/05 Asia Square Tower 1
Singapore 018960

 

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Published: 7 July, 2026

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Singapore: Nan Shan Maritime liquidator issues notice of intended dividend

Creditors will need to produce proofs of debt to liquidator of Nan Shan Maritime by 14 July, according to Government Gazette notice.
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A notice to declare intended dividend of Nan Shan Maritime Pte Ltd to its creditors has been posted on the Government Gazette on Tuesday (30 June).

The following are the details of the notice of intended dividend:

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
Last Day for Receiving Proofs : 14 July 2026
Name of Liquidator : Tam Chee Chong
Address : c/o 10 Anson Road, #10-10, International Plaza, Singapore 079903

 

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Published: 1 July, 2026

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Singapore: Kekal Shipping Pte Ltd to undergo voluntary wind up

A liquidator has been appointed at an extraordinary general meeting held on 18 June for the purpose of winding up the company’s affair, according to Government Gazette notice.
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A notice in the Government Gazette was published by the Director of Kekal Shipping Pte Ltd on Friday (26 June), regarding resolutions that were passed in relation to the winding up of the company.

The following resolutions were duly passed during an an Extraordinary General Meeting of the company, which was held at 1 Harbourfront Avenue, #14-07 Keppel Bay Tower, Singapore 098632 on 18 June at 10am:

SPECIAL RESOLUTION

RESOLVED that the Company be wound up voluntarily pursuant to Section 160(1)(b) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018.

ORDINARY RESOLUTION

RESOLVED that Ms Lee Yan Huei of Messrs Acclime Corporate Advisory Singapore Pte. Ltd. be appointed liquidator of the Company for the purpose of such winding up

 

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Published: 30 June, 2026

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