Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority said it has canceled the bunker supplier licenses of two companies, Excel Petroleum Enterprise and Lian Hoe Leong & Brothers, with effect from Wednesday.
The cancellations were due to both companies "contravening the terms and conditions of the bunkering licences," MPA said in a statement Wednesday.
"With the cancellation of their bunker supplier licences, Excel Petroleum Enterprise Pte Ltd anbunker,breachd Lian Hoe Leong & Brothers Pte Ltd will no longer be allowed to operate as bunker suppliers in the Port of Singapore," it said.
In addition, MPA also said that "investigations against the companies that used the bunker delivery notes (BDN) of Excel Petroleum Enterprise and Lian Hoe Leong & Brothers are ongoing to determine whether they have also flouted the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Port) Regulations for operating as bunker suppliers without any bunkering licences issued by the MPA."
A bunker delivery note is a document that accompanies the delivery of fuel to a ship and typically contains information such as fuel quantity, quality, buyer and seller of the fuel.
All bunker suppliers operating in the Port of Singapore are required to be licensed by MPA. The bunker supplier's licence is not transferable. Any bunker supplier found to have contravened any terms and conditions of the bunkering licence will have their bunkering licence suspended or cancelled.
Last year, five companies in Singapore either give up their licenses or had their licenses cancelled by MPA due to breaches. The cancellations on Wednesday are the first for this year.
The total number of license-holders in Singapore now stands at 66, down from 68 previously. The highest number of licenses ever seen was around 80 in 2012.
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