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Magnets on MFMs: First suspect charged over MFM tampering in landmark case

Assistant Boson of Singapore bunker tanker currently known as Fragrance sentenced to five-month imprisonment after being caught by MPA Port Inspector in June.

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7 years ago

August 28, 2019

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The Assistant Boson of a Singapore-registered bunker tanker (IMO 9199701) currently known as Fragrance was sentenced by a Judge at the State Courts of Singapore on Tuesday (27 August) to a five-month jail term starting 15 June over tampering of a mass flowmeter (MFM) during bunkering operations.

“This is the first case of its kind where we have found tampering of MFM,” said Deputy Public Prosecutor Eugene Phua during the trial.

Nurharyadi was charged under Section 7(1)(a) read with Section 10(1) of the Computer Misuse Act, Chapter 50A for interfering with the use of a Bunker Metering Computer (BMC) to accurately record marine fuel delivered to the MT Southern Glory.

Court documents obtained by Singapore bunker publication Manifold Times indicated Nurharyadi previously learning how to influence the recorded mass flow rate (MFR) on the BMC by placing an industrial grade magnet at a certain point on the MFM.

The action resulted in the BMC erroneously recording a higher MFR, falsely indicating a greater mass of marine fuel delivered into the receiving vessel on the computer than actually transferred.

On the afternoon of 13 June 2019, Nurharyadi was working with a bunker clerk to transfer 380 centistokes (cSt) grade fuel oil from Fragrance to MT Southern Glory; he affixed the magnet to the MFM around 10 minutes after starting the loading operation while helping the bunker clerk to keep a lookout for Maritime Port Authority (MPA) officers.

An MPA Port Inspector was in the vicinity patrolling the Eastern Petroleum Anchorage on board patrol boat MPA 2 when he decided to conduct a spot check on the bunker tanker delivering fuel under a supplier license from Inter-Pacific Petroleum Pte Ltd.

Nurharyadi disposed of the magnet when he spotted MPA 2 alongside Fragrance and proceeded to inform the bunker clerk of the patrol boat; however, he subsequently confessed to the Port Inspector that he earlier placed the magnet on the MFM.

Following, the bunkering operation was halted with the MFM bunker delivery note recording 573.406 metric tonnes (mt) of fuel delivered. A note of protest later lodged by the Chief Engineer of MT Southern Glory indicated the vessel received 565.5 mt of fuel.

An investigation report from MFM manufacturer Micro Motion found the magnet had been applied on its MFM for 1.31 hours out of an operation lasting 4.7 hours, with the placement causing an additional 4.24 mt of marine fuel registered by the BMC than what was actually delivered.

The financial loss of the operation was recorded to be approximately SGD 2,174.

Photo credit: Manifold Times
Published: 28 August, 2019

Winding up

Intended dividend notice issued for defunct Singapore bunker supplier Inter-Pacific Petroleum

Creditors of the companies will have to submit proof of debt to the liquidators of Inter-Pacific Petroleum Pte Ltd by 6 July, according to Government Gazette notice.

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19 hours ago

June 23, 2026

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Intended dividend notice issued for defunct Singapore bunker supplier Inter-Pacific Petroleum

A notice to declare the intended dividend of defunct Singapore bunker supplier Inter-Pacific Petroleum Pte. Ltd. to its creditors has been posted on the Government Gazette on Monday (22 June).

Name of Company : Inter-Pacific Petroleum Pte. Ltd. (In Compulsory Liquidation)
Unique Entity No./ Registration No. : 201115209N
Address of Registered Office : c/o 6 Shenton Way, OUE Downtown 2 #33-00, Singapore 068809
Court : The High Court of the Republic of Singapore
Number of Matter : Companies Winding Up No.: HC/CWU 37/2021
Last Day for Receiving Proofs : 6th day of July 2026
Name of Liquidators : Tan Wei Cheong and Lim Loo Khoon, Joint and Several Liquidators
Address of Liquidators : c/o 6 Shenton Way, OUE Downtown 2 #33-00, Singapore 06880

Manifold Times previously reported the Appellate Division of Singapore’s High Court finding a former Director of Inter-Pacific Petroleum (IPP) not liable to pay up to USD 146 million of the company’s total USD 156 million loss.

The decision sets aside an earlier decision by the High Court that found Dr Goh Jin Hian responsible for the company’s financial loss.

The Appellate Division of the High Court found that even though it agreed that Dr Goh had breached his duty of care as a director, IPP has failed to show that his breach caused loss to the company.

Lester Ho, Associate Director of multi-disciplinary law firm Helmsman LLC previously shared his timely key takeaways on the case of Dr Goh v Inter-Pacific Petroleum when the Appellate Division of the High Court in Singapore overturned the High Court’s finding that Mr Goh’s breach had caused IPP to incur the losses.

Photo credit: Manifold Times
Published: 22 June, 2026

Winding up

Singapore: Creditors’ meeting scheduled for Coastal Logistics Pte Ltd

Director of Heng Tong Fuels & Shipping and Coastal Logistics previously filed statutory declarations for both companies stating the firms cannot continue their businesses due to liabilities.

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19 hours ago

June 23, 2026

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The creditors’ meeting of Coastal Logistics Pte Ltd, has been scheduled to be held on 14 July, according to a Monday (22 June) notice posted on the Government Gazette.

The meeting for creditors of the company will be held at One Raffles Quay, #27-10 South Tower, Singapore 048583 and by electronic means at 3:30 pm (Singapore time).

Manifold Times previously reported Nicholas James Gronow, director of Heng Tong Fuels & Shipping and Coastal Logistics, filed statutory declarations for both companies stating the firms cannot continue their businesses due to liabilities.

Both companies were reportedly affiliated with troubled Singapore bunker player Coastal Oil (Singapore) Pte Ltd.

In 2019, several vessels owned by both firms entered the sale & purchase (S&P) market in Singapore.

The agenda of the meeting is:

receiving a statement of the Company’s affairs together with a list of creditors and the estimated amounts of their claims;
confirming the appointment of Mr. Wong Pheng Cheong Martin and Ms. Koay May Yee, both care of FTI Consulting (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., One Raffles Quay, #27-10 South Tower, Singapore 048583 to act as the joint and several Liquidators of the Company for the purpose of such winding up;
resolving that the Liquidators be at liberty to open, maintain and operate any bank account(s) or account(s) for monies received by them as Liquidators with such bank(s) as they deem fit;
appointing a committee of inspection of not more than 5 members, if thought fit; and
any other business.

Notes:

Creditors may only attend and vote at this meeting by submitting the General Proxy or Special Proxy form (together with the proof of debt form) and including the details of the attendees to FTI Consulting (Singapore) Pte Ltd, via email at [email protected] by 13 July 2026, 4:00 pm (Singapore Time).
A creditor may appoint a proxy to attend and vote at the meeting. A Special Proxy Form must be duly completed and lodged at FTI Consulting (Singapore) Pte Ltd via email at [email protected] by 13 July 2026, 4:00 pm (Singapore Time).
Creditors may send any questions or other substantial and relevant matters which the creditors wish to raise at the meeting by way of email to the above email address by 13 July 2026.

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Published: 23 June, 2026

Winding up

Singapore: United Ocean Ship Management Pte Ltd to be wound up voluntarily

A liquidator has been appointed at an extraordinary general meeting held on 12 June for the purpose of winding up company’s affair, according to Government Gazette notice.

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2 days ago

June 22, 2026

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Several resolutions for United Ocean Ship Management Pte Ltd were made during an extraordinary meeting held on 12 June, according to a post in the Government Gazette on Friday (19 June).

According to the company’s website, United Ocean Ship Management was founded in 2012 in Singapore and specialises in ship management services. The company manages a fleet of Floating Storage Tankers (FSUs) in Singapore, Malaysian, and Indonesian waters, currently comprising nine ULCC/VLCC/FSUs.

The duly passed resolutions were:

AS SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS

That the Company be wound up voluntarily pursuant to Section 160(1) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 (the “Act”)
That the Liquidator be and is hereby authorised to exercise any or all of the powers given by Section 144 (1)(b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) and 144 (2) of the Act.
That the Liquidator be authorised to distribute either in cash or in specie any part or all of the surplus assets of the Company to the contributories.

AS ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

That Ms. Muk Siew Peng of c/o ClearView Associates Pte Ltd 133 New Bridge Road #08-01 Chinatown Point Singapore 059413 be and hereby appointed as Liquidator for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the Company.
That the renumeration and winding up disbursements of the Liquidator be fixed on a time basis at the rates normally charged by such an assignment.
That the Liquidator be authorized to destroy all the books and records/papers of the Company and of the Liquidator five years after the date of dissolution of the Company pursuant to Section 195(2) of the Act.

In another notice, the liquidators of United Ocean Ship Management said creditors for the company are required on or before the 20 July to send in their names and addresses and particulars of their debts or claims, and the names and addresses of their solicitors (if any) to the liquidators.

Liquidators may also require creditors to, “come in and prove their debts or claims at such time and place as shall be specified in such notice, or in default thereof they will be excluded from the benefit of any distribution made before such debts are proved.”

The liquidators can be contacted at the following address:

Muk Siew Peng
Liquidator
c/o ClearView Associates Pte Ltd
133 New Bridge Road
#08-01 Chinatown Point
Singapore 059413

Photo credit: Drew Beamer
Published: 22 June, 2026

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