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The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Ltd. (ITOPF) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on oil spill response and vessel rates, setting out the new charges applicable to the oil spill response and anti-pollution services provided by the MPA's support oil spill response agencies.

To incorporate new charges for various new craft and tugs to be used as oil spill response craft or tugs, an addendum to the MoU was signed on January 8, 2014. In the addendum, the MPA amended Paragraph 9 of the MPA Scale of Dues, Rates and General Fees Notification to reflect these changes, and to make various other amendments to the anti-pollution services and charges that it levies for the provision of such services.

These comprise:

(i) The removal of fire-fighting services and charges. Such services are now provided by the SCDF, at the rates set out in their Fire Safety (Marine Firefighting Fees) Regulations.

(ii) The removal from service of various equipment that are now obsolete;

(iii) Changes to the administrative charge levied by MPA on the total charges payable to the MPA for the provision of Services;

(iv) Rights for the MPA to charge such costs as it may actually incur to secure the provision by any operator or equipment owner of any oil spill response or anti-pollution;

(v) Rights for the MPA to separately charge for demobilisation, and for fuel, water and lubricants consumed, at the cost actually incurred by MPA.

The amendments to Paragraph 9 of the MPA Scale of Dues, Rates and General Fees Notification, entered into force on 1 January 2014.

For any further queries on this issue, please contact:

Mr Rahman Kamin,
Email: rahman_kamin@mpa.gov.sg,
Tel: +65 6325 2418

Ms Sherry Teoh
Email: sherry_teoh@mpa.gov.sg
Tel: +65 6375 1736