Sponsors & Supporters

PLATINUM SPONSORS

Ghana Oil Company Limited

Market quality petroleum and other energy products and services in all its branches in an ethical, healthy, safe, environmentally friendly and socially responsible manner.
Produce and manufacture goods or provide services which enhance or support the marketing, distribution and sale of the company’s products and services.

Web: http://goil.com.gh

GOLD SPONSOR

AI ENERGY GROUP

AI Energy Group is an indigenous Ghanaian Oil Marketing Company which supplies petroleum products to down, mid and upstream petroleum industry as well as the general public.

AI is one of the few OMCs in Ghana with a functional QHSE Department, which has achieved its ISO 9001:2008 Certification, hence making us the pacesetter in the industry. AI is Trace International certified, is a member of Platts Bunkerworld and is registered with all the petroleum industry regulatory authorities.

Our business units consist of excellent and highly experienced individuals who are focused on value creation for our clients. As a company with a global reach, we are able to customize solutions to meet our client’s individual petroleum needs.

This is what World Fuel Services Europe Limited has to say about AI, “We have been supplied marine bunkers by AI Energy numerous times since 2014 and have been satisfied with the quality of their product and level of service they have provided”.

Web: www.aienergygroup.com.gh

BRONZE SPONSOR

ZEN PETROLEUM

Zen Petroleum specializes in hydrocarbon management solutions for mining and bulk consumers such as ports, heavy transport, and construction industries. A West African company with a global outlook, international standards and quality products, Zen Petroleum is the largest supplier of Gasoil to mines in Ghana and has offices in Mali, Burkina Faso and Liberia.

Web: www.zenpetroleum.com

ENDORSED BY

INTERNATIONAL BUNKER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (IBIA)

IBIA was conceived in 1992 and has expanded its worldwide membership to include (among others) shipowners, bunker suppliers, traders, brokers, port authorities, credit reporting companies, lawyers and journalists.

IBIA has consultative NGO status at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and attends all meetings of MEPC, MSC and the BLG sub-committee. IBIA has ‘liaison status’ with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Web: www.ibia.net

ASSOCIATE SPONSOR

SEAHAWK SERVICES

Seahawk Services is a fuel testing and inspection operation in New Jersey, United States. 

It has a fully-equipped testing lab capable of testing fuel samples to the full ISO 8217:2012 quality standard. It is also equipped with advance diagnostics instruments such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and GC-MS (Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry).

Seahawk’s Wajdi Abdmessih has over 25 years of experience in marine fuel testing and inspection, developing internal testing methods and working with various organisations, providing data for sulphur monitoring worldwide. He has been involved in resolving complicated fuel problems and quality-related disputes, and has significant experience of helping owners and charterers deal with onboard problem fuel.

Web: seahawkservices.com

MEDIA PARTNERS

AFRICAN BUSINESS CENTRAL (ABC)

ABC is a leading online media company showcasing curated and original news on African Business, primarily, and all things Africa, in general.

ABC's rapidly-growing site attracts tens of thousands of visitors every month that read and watch news, analyses, and opinions of business, economic, political, and cultural events in and about Africa. ABC is making its mark around the world telling Africa's success stories and highlighting the continent's swift socio-economic ascent to a rapidly-growing global audience.

ABC’s core values are based on the notion that business, in general, and entrepreneurship, in particular, is the surest path to Africa’s socio-economic progress.

Web: www.africanbusinesscentral.com

AFRICAN PETROCHEMICALS

African Petrochemicals is Africa’s leading bi-monthly print and digital trade magazine featuring all the latest petrochemical industry news, special reports, technological advances etc.

Web: africanpetrochemicals.co.za

AFRICAN SHIP OWNERS ASSOCIATION

Vision
An Africa Wide Shipping Industry by 2063.

Mission
To develop African Tonnage able to carry Africa Cargo.

Members of the Association are:
1. Africans who own Vessels 
2. Africans who operate Vessels
3. Vessel Owners and Operators in Africa
4. Shipowners Association in Africa

Web: africanshipownersassociation.com

BUNKERSPOT MAGAZINE

Bunkerspot is a key source of quality information for all professionals working in the international bunker industry. Our aim is to provide a comprehensive, accurate – and always independent – view of the multi-faceted global marine fuels industry.

The bi-monthly Bunkerspot magazine, launched in February 2004, focuses on the technical, operational, commercial, environmental and legal aspects of bunkering, and also keeps its readers up to speed on innovations and trends in vessel and fuel efficiency technologies. This high profile and well respected publication is written by experienced bunker journalists and a team of top industry experts.

The Bunkerspot website includes a subscription-based real-time news and pricing service, as well as information channels, industry announcements, job moves and updates on conferences, exhibitions and other key events. An annual subscription also gives access to an unrivalled archive of news and features.

Web: www.bunkerspot.com

Ship Management International

Web: shipmanagementinternational.com

The Ship Supplier

Web: www.theshipsupplier.com

EVENT ORGANISER

PETROSPOT LTD

Petrospot is an independent publishing, training and events organisation focused on the maritime, energy and transportation industries. 

The company publishes some of the world’s most authoritative books and e-books on marine fuels, maritime law, shipping and marine surveying. It also reports on bunker news, commercial, technical and operational industry developments, and regulations via the highly-respected Bunkerspot news website and magazine.

Petrospot is the joint creator and organiser of London International Shipping Week and European Shipping Week, and runs some of the world’s most successful shipping events, including Maritime Week Americas, Maritime Week Africa, and ARACON. The Petrospot Academy runs a range of well-respected training courses around the world, including the Oxford Bunker Course and An Introduction to Shipping.

Web: www.petrospot.com