Singapore-based bunker tanker owner and operator Hong Lam Marine on Monday (8 April) received the Singapore Bunker Award at the Singapore International Maritime Awards (IMA) 2019 dinner event.
The IMA Dinner is a biennial event where companies and individuals are recognised for their contributions to Singapore’s development as a premier global hub port and international maritime centre.
Lim Teck Cheng, the Executive Chairman of Hong Lam Marine, received the award from Dr Lam Pin Min, Senior Minister of State for Health and Transport, witnessed by an audience of more than 600 key management from leading maritime companies.
“We are indeed honoured to receive of the Bunker Award,” Lim told Manifold Times on the sidelines of the event.
“This achievement marks an important milestone in our history which began in 1981, and we now join past recipients whom we have admired and respected. We wish to thank all who nominated and supported our nomination.
“Moving on, we aspire to continue as an emissary and do our part working with the shipping community and the MPA to blossom and flourish, along with the rest of the Singapore bunkering industry.”
Hong Lam Marine is the owner and operator of MT Eager, a bunker tanker fitted with the Endress and Hauser Promass X mass flow meter (MFM) – the world’s largest bunkering MFM – capable of delivering more than 1,000 metric tonnes per hour for marine refuelling operations.
The company is the 17th largest bunker supplier by volume at the Port of Singapore in 2018.
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Photo credit: Manifold Times
Published: 9 April, 2019
