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The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has announced that, with immediate effect, it has cancelled the bunkering licence of Winbuild Petrofin Pte Ltd..

In a statement, the MPA said it had cancelled:

"i) the Bunkering Licence (Bunker Supplier) of Winbuild Petrofin Pte Ltd for allowing another company to use Winbuild’s Bunker Delivery Notes (BDNs) to supply bunkers to the customers of that other company in breach of Clause 3 of the terms and conditions of the Bunkering Licence (Bunker Supplier); and

"ii) the Bunkering Licence (Bunker Craft Operator) of Winbuild Petrofin Pte Ltd for delivering bunkers, as a bunker craft operator, on behalf of an unlicensed company to customers of that unlicensed company in breach of Clause 30 of the terms and conditions of the Bunkering Licence (Bunker Craft Operator)."

In a warning to other players in the Singapore bunker market, the port authority reminded bunker suppliers and bunker craft operators that:

"i) under Clause 3 of the terms and conditions of the Bunkering Licence (Bunker Supplier), bunker suppliers shall not transfer, assign, sublet, share, part with or otherwise dispose of any of its rights, duties, liabilities, obligations and privileges under the terms and conditions of the Licence; and

"ii) under Clause 30 of the Bunkering Licence (Bunker Craft Operator), bunker craft operators shall not make use of any bunker craft to deliver bunkers on behalf of any person, firm or company or which is not a bunker supplier licensed by MPA."

"The MPA will not hesitate to suspend or cancel the bunkering licence of any bunker supplier or bunker craft operator that is found to have contravened any of the terms and conditions of the Licences," the port authority added.