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China: Guangzhou bunkering volumes up 183% YTD on policy improvements

Guangzhou Customs migration to paperless system lauded by China Marine Bunker and CNOOC Guangzhou Petroleum Public Bonded Warehouse.

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The following article first published by Manifold Times on 30 December was sourced from China’s domestic market through a local correspondent. An online translation service was used in the production of the current editorial piece:

The introduction of government policies to support bonded bunkering operations and oil export tax rebates for domestic refineries at Guangzhou have resulted in growth of its regional marine refuelling sector, reports Guangzhou Daily.

From January to November 2021, Guangzhou Customs statistics issued 704 tickets for the release of fuel oil and diesel avails to bonded bunkering firms, totalling 346,400 metric tonnes (mt) and worth a value of RMB 1.194 billion (USD 190 million); the figures represent a year-on-year increase of 183%, 78%, and 163%.

Dong Hongwei, deputy general manager of China Marine Bunker Guangzhou Co., Ltd., said the firm supplied 251,000 mt of bonded bunkers worth RMB 800 million in the year to date.

“We are a company operating refined oil storage and ship fuel supply,” states Dong.

“Guangzhou Customs promptly guided our company to apply for the establishment of bonded warehouses, and rationally used the bonded warehouse’s ‘tax deferred’ policy to facilitate us to realise the supply of bonded imported oil in a short time.”

At the end of 2020, the General Administration of Customs issued relevant policies to promote the paperless declaration of ship materials.

The development led to Guangzhou Customs optimising the declaration process of bonded oil supply within the customs area by creating online processes for applications, warehouses, and verification and write-offs. As such, local oil enterprises need not submit paper-based work documents.

“We meet the fuel supply needs of companies in advance, and help companies become familiar with policies such as integrated customs clearance, full paperless supervision, and bonded account book declaration,” shared Huang Weihua, head of the integrated business section at Panyu Customs, a subsidiary of Guangzhou Customs.

“At the same time, we have established an online customs approval and coordination mechanism for fuel supply and fuel receiving areas, and realised ship supply applications.

“The online application, approval, and integration of supervision and management in such links as oil delivery and verification and clearance have greatly reduced the waiting time for enterprises.”

Guangzhou Customs’ migration to a paperless system has also resulted in benefits for prompt bonded bunker deliveries, highlights Wang Xiaorong, manager of Sinopec’s CNOOC Guangzhou Petroleum Public Bonded Warehouse.

“When encountering an emergency bunker fuel supply order for a ship on an international voyage, Guangzhou Customs will carry out paperless declaration review and supervision, and the relevant declaration process can be completed on the same day,” explains Wang.

“This helps us complete the bunkering operation in a short time after the ship arrives at the port, which has further improved the turnover efficiency of the berth. We will be more confident in accepting such urgent fuel supply orders in the future!”

Related: Emergence of China’s marine fuels industry challenges Singapore’s dominant position
RelatedShenzhen plans acceleration of domestic and international LNG bunkering business
RelatedChinese government issues bonded bunkering permission at Guangzhou port

 

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Published: 30 December, 2021

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Winding up

Singapore: Liquidators of Nan Ho Maritime, Nan Xin Maritime issue notices of dividend

Nan Ho Maritime’s second interim dividend and Nan Xin Maritime’s second and final dividend are payable from 4 September, according to Government Gazette notices.

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Notices of dividend for Nan Ho Maritime Pte Ltd and Nan Xin Maritime Pte Ltd, which are currently in creditors’ voluntary liquidation, were published on the Government Gazette on Friday (4 September). 

The following are the details of the notice for Nan Ho Maritime:

Name of Company : Nan Ho Maritime (Pte.) Ltd. (In Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation)
Unique Entity No. / Registration No. : 200814315C
Address of Former Registered Office : 21 Bukit Batok Crescent, #22-70 WCEGA Tower, Singapore 658065
Amount per centum : 2.305 per centum of all admitted ordinary claims
First and Final or otherwise : Second interim dividend
When Payable : 4 September 2026 onwards
Where Payable : c/o AAG Corporate Advisory Pte. Ltd., 11 Collyer Quay, #07-02 The Arcade, Singapore 049317

The following are the details of the notice for Nan Xin Maritime:

Name of Company : Nan Xin Maritime (Pte.) Ltd. (In Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation)
Unique Entity No. / Registration No. : 201701966W
Address of Former Registered Office : 21 Bukit Batok Crescent, #22-70 WCEGA Tower, Singapore 658065
Amount per centum : 3.980 per centum of all admitted ordinary claims
First and Final or otherwise : Second and final dividend
When Payable : 4th day of September 2026 onwards
Where Payable : c/o AAG Corporate Advisory Pte. Ltd., 11 Collyer Quay, #07-02 The Arcade, Singapore 049317

 

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Published: 7 September, 2026

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Singapore-based EPS takes delivery of three LNG dual-fuel bulk carriers

Three vessels are the third, fourth and fifth in the company’s series of 14 Newcastlemaxes being built at the yard, and were delivered five months ahead of their contracted delivery dates.

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Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) on Friday (4 September) announced the naming and delivery of three new LNG dual-fuel Newcastlemax bulk carriers from China’s Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding. 

Cyril Ducau, CEO of EPS, said the vessels were named Mount Victoria, Mount Yulong and Mount Wuyi

The three vessels are the third, fourth and fifth in the company’s series of 14 Newcastlemaxes being built at the yard, and were delivered five months ahead of their contracted delivery dates.

“A big thank you to CSSC Group and Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding, working alongside our EPS team, for the tremendous collaboration and commitment behind this achievement,” Ducau said in a social media post.  

 

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Published: 7 September, 2026

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ISWG-GHG 22: IMO working group aims to present NZF text at MEPC 85

The Chair expressed his observation of a genuine willingness within the Group to make concrete further progress at the next ISWG-GHG meeting and work towards presenting text to MEPC 85.

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The Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 22) met for its 22nd meeting from 1 to 4 September 2026, chaired by Mr. Sveinung Oftedal (Norway), according to the International Maritime Organization on Friday (4 September). 

According to a meeting summary by IMO, the meeting had a high level of participation, with nearly 1200 registered participants, in person and online.

During the meeting participants considered the following agenda items:

Consideration of proposals, including documents submitted to MEPC 84 and 85, previous sessions of ISWG-GHG, as well as documents submitted to ISWG-GHG 22, on how to address concerns with the draft amendments to MARPOL Annex VI on the Net-Zero Framework, in line with the 2023 IMO GHG Strategy

Following constructive discussions, the Chair expressed his observation of a genuine willingness within the Group to make concrete further progress at the next ISWG-GHG meeting and work towards presenting text to MEPC 85 that adequately addresses the noted progress made in the consideration of proposals on how to address concerns raised regarding the draft amendments to MARPOL Annex VI on the mid-term measure.

The Group invited interested delegations to continue to consult intersessionally to address remaining concerns with the draft amendments to MARPOL Annex VI, in line with the 2023 IMO GHG Strategy, taking into account views expressed at the Group’s session, with a view to submitting concrete proposals reflecting enhanced convergence allowing timely adoption and effective implementation.

Further consideration of the draft guidelines supporting the uniform and effective implementation of IMO’s mid-term measures.

The Group held a preliminary exchange of views on this agenda item, although time became a limiting factor and the Group and agreed to defer the consideration of all documents submitted to this session under this agenda item to ISWG-GHG 23 (23-27 November 2026).

Further consideration of the development of the IMO Life Cycle GHG Assessment (LCA) framework.

Due to time constraints, the Group was not able to consider the agenda item related to the IMO Life Cycle GHG Assessment (LCA) framework. The Group deferred the consideration of those documents to ISWG-GHG 23, in conjunction with the report of the fourth meeting of the GESAMP-LCA Working Group expected to be submitted to MEPC 85.

Next steps

The next meeting of the Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 23) is scheduled for 23 to 27 November 2026, ahead of MEPC 85 (30 November to 3 December).

The second extraordinary session of MEPC (adjourned last October) is scheduled to resume on 4 December, subject to discussions at MEPC 85.

 

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Published: 7 September, 2026

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