COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co., Ltd. v PT OKI PULP & PAPER MILLS & 2 Ors

[2025] SGHC 87 High Court (General Division) 9 May 2025 HC/ADM 50/2022 ( HC/SUM 2914/2024,HC/SUM 2712/2024,HC/SUM 3059/2024 )

31 cases cited (28 SG, 3 foreign)

Outcome

Application allowed in part

“I allow SUM 3059 to the extent that it seeks a variation of the ASI.”

Source: [2025] SGHC 87, High Court (General Division), decided 9 May 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	9 May 2025
Judge	S Mohan
Charges / claim	Civil Procedure
Outcome	Application allowed in part
Counsel	Clasis LLC, Providence Law Asia LLC, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, Abraham S Vergis, Axl Rizqy, Dawn Tan Si Jie, Dedi Affandi bin Ahmad, Hazel Cheah Kam Ying, Leong Lu Yuan, Mohammad Salihin Bin Mohd Zahrin, Toh Kian Sing, Wu Muyu

Source: [2025] SGHC 87, High Court (General Division), decided 9 May 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Injunctions — Discharge Civil Procedure — Injunctions — Variation Civil Procedure — Judgments and orders

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

S Mohan Delivered

Counsel (12)

Clasis LLC Firm Providence Law Asia LLC Firm Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Firm Abraham S Vergis Counsel for the defendant Axl Rizqy Counsel for the defendant Dawn Tan Si Jie Counsel for the defendant Dedi Affandi bin Ahmad Counsel for the plaintiff Hazel Cheah Kam Ying Counsel for the plaintiff Leong Lu Yuan Counsel for the defendant

Mohammad Salihin Bin Mohd Zahrin Counsel for the plaintiff

Toh Kian Sing Counsel for the plaintiff Wu Muyu Counsel for the plaintiff

Parties (3)

COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers (Europe) B. V. Defendant

COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co, Ltd Plaintiff PT OKI Pulp & Paper Mills Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 87 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 9 May 2025 concerning Civil Procedure, specifically addressing injunctions and judgments and orders. The judgment was delivered by S Mohan. The case was brought by COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co, Ltd (plaintiff) against COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers (Europe) B. V. and others (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP and Clasis LLC. The judgment cites 31 cases (28 Singapore, 3 foreign) and references 5 statutory provisions, including the Arbitration Act, the Civil Law Act, and the International Arbitration Act.

Summary

COSCO sought to enforce an anti-suit injunction issued by the Court of Appeal against OKI, which had continued prosecuting Indonesian proceedings despite the injunction. The court varied the anti-suit injunction prospectively to clarify its scope, conditioned on COSCO waiving time-bar objections in the SIAC arbitration, while separately staying a contempt application pending the variation taking effect.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 87?

[2025] SGHC 87 (COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co., Ltd. v PT OKI PULP & PAPER MILLS & 2 Ors) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 9 May 2025 addressing Civil Procedure, specifically injunctions and judgments and orders. The judgment was delivered by S Mohan.

Who were the parties in COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co., Ltd. v PT OKI PULP & PAPER MILLS & 2 Ors ([2025] SGHC 87)?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 87 was COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co, Ltd, and the defendant was COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers (Europe) B. V., PT OKI Pulp & Paper Mills. Legal representation included Providence Law Asia LLC and Clasis LLC. The case was decided on 9 May 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 87?

[2025] SGHC 87 was delivered by S Mohan in the High Court (General Division) on 9 May 2025. The case concerned Civil Procedure.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 87 cite?

[2025] SGHC 87 cites 31 prior decisions, including 3 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Arbitration Act, Civil Law Act, International Arbitration Act.

Statutes Cited

Arbitration Act (Cap 10) Cases on this Act →

Civil Law Act (Cap 43) Cases on this Act →

International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A) Cases on this Act →

s 6(1)

Limitation Act (Cap 163) Cases on this Act →

Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322) Cases on this Act →

Cases Cited (31)

SG (5)

[2023] SGHC 297 [2024] SGHC 184 [2024] SGHC 273 [2024] SGHC 53 [2024] SGHC 92

SLR (23)

[1997] 3 SLR(R) 360 [1997] 3 SLR(R) 829 [2004] 2 SLR(R) 505 [2005] 3 SLR(R) 60 [2006] 2 SLR(R) 565 [2007] 2 SLR(R) 518 [2008] 4 SLR(R) 272 [2008] 4 SLR(R) 984 [2008] 4 SLR(R) 994 [2009] 4 SLR(R) 33 [2010] 1 SLR 1026 [2011] 2 SLR 96 [2014] 1 SLR 52 [2014] 3 SLR 357 [2014] 3 SLR 524 [2016] 1 SLR 1096 [2019] 1 SLR 732 [2021] 2 SLR 1113 [2022] 1 SLR 413 [2022] 5 SLR 368 [2024] 2 SLR 516 [2024] 3 SLR 807 [2024] 4 SLR 674

UK (3)

[1950] 2 All ER 1118 [2000] 1 WLR 1443 [2024] 2 All ER 263