MPA Singapore revokes major bunker supplier’s licenses

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has rescinded the bunker supplier and bunker craft operator licenses of Transocean Oil Pte Ltd, MPA Singapore said in a statement Monday.    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has revoked the bunker supplier and bunker craft operator licenses of Transocean Oil Pte Ltd, MPA said in a statement Monday.
   As such, Transocean will no longer be authorized to operate as bunker supplier and bunker craft operator at the port.
   MPA’s investigations back in March and April revealed there were various falsifications of records and discrepancies in the stock movement logbooks on board the bunker tankers operated by Transocean, which breached the terms of conditions of the company’s bunker supplier and bunker craft operator licenses.
   MPA also previously revealed that it did not renew bunker supply licenses of Panoil Petroleum Pte Ltd and Universal Energy Pte Ltd when they expired on Aug. 31. In addition, Universal Energy’s bunker craft operator license was not renewed.
   Consequently, these two companies are also not allowed to operate as a bunker supplier and bunker craft operator at the Port of Singapore.