XMH unit ordered to pay $3.47m in damages to Pacific Marine

A SUBSIDIARY of XMH Holdings has been ordered by the Singapore High Court to pay S$3.47 million in damages to Pacific Marine & Shipbuilding for supplying it with defective parts.

The marine engine and generator distributor said yesterday that the court had ruled in favour of Pacific on March 31 in legal proceedings brought against its wholly owned subsidiary, Xin Ming Hua Pte Ltd, to settle the claims Pacific had made, while dismissing the unit's counterclaim.

The suit came about as Pacific had alleged that the subdidiary had supplied it with four defective marine propulsion units, which comprised a marine diesel engine with gearbox and related components, as part of a sales contract entered into between both parties in June 2010.