The termination of Inter-Pacific’s licence followed the temporarily suspension of the licence in late-June this year.
MPA said that as part of its ongoing efforts to ensure the integrity of bunkering in Singapore, checks were conducted on Inter-Pacific earlier this year.
“MPA’s checks and subsequent investigations revealed magnetic interferences affecting measurements of bunkers supplied in numerous mass flow meter MFM) readings across Inter-Pacific’s fleet of bunker tankers,” MPA explained.
“Inter-Pacific had also failed to ensure that its employees, including its cargo officers, comply with the terms and conditions of their licence,” it added.
Read more: Singapore MPA suspend Inter-Pacific Petroleum bunker craft license
Inter-Pacific still holds a bunker supplier licence issued by MPA, and MPA is currently investigating the company for any breach in the terms and conditions of the bunker supplier licence.
Singapore has made it mandatory to use MFM for all bunkering operations conducted within port waters.
Read more: Singapore makes mass flow meters mandatory for distillates bunker delivery
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