Singapore: Four bunker tankers arrested
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A total of four vessels have been arrested at Singapore port on Monday, show documents from the Supreme Court of Singapore.
The arrested vessels are as follows:
| SB Licence | Name | Year built | DWT (mt) | Product |
| 0579F | ANGEL SUN | 2006 | 4,998 | MFO |
| 0708Z | ANGEL MOON | 2011 | 6,963 | MFO |
| 0711Z | ANGEL STAR | 2012 | 6,941 | MFO |
| 0697J | ANSHENG | 2012 | 6,842 | MFO |
*Data from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)
The Angel Sun, Angel Star, Angel Moon and Ansheng are owned and operated by Vermont UM Shipping, show a shipping database.
Vermont UM Bunkering is a stakeholder of Vermont UM Shipping, according to information from Singapore’s Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA).
Vermont UM Bunkering had its bunker supplier and bunker craft operator licence revoked by MPA on 28 April, 2016.
On 16 November 2017, Vermont UM Bunkering’s two directors and one former bunker manager were charged in court with 150 counts of engaging in a conspiracy to cheat customers.
The group dishonestly induced clients to make excess payments totalling over $8 million.
Published: 4 April, 2018
