Sponsors and Supporters
DIAMOND SPONSOR
BUNKER PARTNER
Bunker Partner is an independent marine fuels and energy commodities trading company. Established in 2015 by experienced professionals of shipping and bunkering businesses, today the company has strong and energetic multi-national teams in Europe, Middle East, and South-East Asia.
The company believes that the security of logistical chains, reliable energy sources, and partnerships for life are the cornerstones of global trading. With the global challenges shipping and energy industries are facing today, Bunker Partner is constantly evolving and growing to support its partners to transition smoothly to sustainable fuels, energy, and shipping solutions.
Web: bunkerpartner.eu
DAN-BUNKERING
Find the right bunker solution for your vessels.
Dan-Bunkering specialises in full-suite bunkering solutions for shipping, oil and naval clients who demand absolute certainty, accuracy, and the best-quality marine fuel. Located in Cape Town, Dan-Bunkering is a member of a worldwide group of companies.
Our expert local knowledge and global reach means you can operate with extreme confidence, knowing that we will deliver competitive pricing and operational excellence for all vessel types and sizes. We have worldwide delivery and our local fuel solutions experts are committed to serving your needs – at any time and hour of the day.
Web: dan-bunkering.com
PLATINUM SPONSOR
ARIA COMMODITIES
ARIA is a dynamic, multi-faceted company which is actively involved in manufacturing Bitumen products under the brand name of ARIAsphalt and trading of different grades of MGO & Fuel Oils and poised to rapidly emerge as energy integrated multinational organization with an excellent suit of growth and projects spread across different continents.
Web: www.aria-cmi.com
FFS REFINERS
FFS Refiners (Pty) Ltd is a company whose foundation is proudly South African; the company was established in 1974 by the Hurter family. Its debit project was the recovery of waste oil from SAPREF which was in-turn processed into fuel oil for the Union Whaling Company in Durban.
In 1986 Sasol became a shareholder and FFS went on to recover -/+ 760 000 tons of waste oil tar & pitch from Sasol in Secunda for the purpose of processing into fuel oil.
In 2007 Calulo Investments acquired 25% stake in the company, 2007 also mark the exit of Sasol. FFS grew to becomes the largest supplier of industrial heating fuel in South Africa. The company continued to make its mark in the industry as inhouse designed, built and operated base oil hydrotreaters were introduced in South Africa and Australia.
The company saw immense growth with the Calulo Investments gaining control of FFS in 2013. In 2016 the company began a diversification strategy into Base oils with a processing plant based in Pietermaritzburg in Kwa-Zulu Natal.
FFS Refiners saw further expansion in 2018 as the group further diversified into Marine bunkering operations and sales.
Another milestone for the business was the acquisition of OTGC Terminals now known as FFS Tank Terminals which boasts liquid bulk terminals in Cape Town & Durban. 2022 ended of on a high note as FFS Tank Terminals commenced construction of its liquid bulk storage expansion in the Port of Durban.
Web: ffs-refiners.com
GOLD SPONSORS
ADDAX ENERGY SA
Oryx Energies is a group of companies, headquartered in Geneva (Switzerland) and majority-owned by the private investment group AOG.
We are present today in 17 countries, through 24 affiliates. Addax Energy SA, the branch of Oryx Energies specialised in trading and bunkering, was created in 1987 and has been responding to the evolving energy needs of the African continent for over 30 years.
Web: www.oryxenergies.com
LinkedIn: oryx-energies
BP MARINE
BP Marine is one of the oldest and well-established suppliers of marine fuel in the world. With over 100 years of experience in the sector we know what it takes to provide what our customers need now whilst also helping to prepare them for what the future might hold. We believe this has never been more important.
Our ambition is to be the world’s leading energy marketing, operations, and trading team. To help us get there, we are always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across bp and beyond.
In addition we are actively working with our customers to help them begin on their journey to a lower carbon future as IMO 2030 and 2050 come into closer view.
Below we have outlined just some of the work we have been doing so far this year as well as a section where you can book time with our key account managers, sustainability and technical teams to talk to them about your decarbonisation needs and how we at bp might be able to help.
Web: www.bp.com
SILVER SPONSORS
AFRICAN MARINE SOLUTIONS GROUP (AMSOL)
AMSOL is a specialist solutions provider and partner to clients who operate in marine environments. As a market leader, AMSOL is the only marine solutions provider in the region that is employee and management owned, and is a catalyst for economic empowerment and shared value creation.
The company has a track record of delivering simple or complex marine projects, in a partnership approach, and delivers cost effective, value creating solutions. AMSOL invests in long term, sustainable relationships and executes projects offshore, inshore or in port to international standards.
With extensive experience in African markets including Angola, Ghana, Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa, AMSOL offers clients versatility and tailor-made solutions to address their marine requirements.
Web: www.amsol.global
ASTRON ENERGY
Astron Energy is a leading supplier of petroleum products in Southern Africa. We are strongly committed to being a responsible corporate citizen, promoting education, health and economic development in an effort to build stronger communities and drive sustainable economic growth. We currently own and operate the only marine fuels (Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil and low Sulphur Marine Gas Oil) producing South African refinery in Cape Town with daily nameplate crude processing capacity of 100,000 barrels, as well as a lubricant manufacturing plant in Durban. For more than a century, we have played a significant role in South Africa’s economy and heritage, a journey that started when our first crude oil cargo was imported into South Africa in 1911 to help meet the country’s fuel needs. Astron Energy brand name entered the market in 2018 through a majority acquisition by Glencore South Africa Oil Investment (Pty) Ltd from Chevron South Africa Pty (Ltd).
Utilizing our vertically integrated supply chain, we are currently offering Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil(VLSFO) and low Sulphur Marine Gas Oil(LSMGO) as per the latest ISO 8217: 2017 marine fuels specification as a physical supplier in multiple South African locations.
Web: astronenergy.co.za
FAMAR PSC
FAMAR-PSC, LDA has been present in the Angolan market for over a decade and, during this period, has been following a solid strategy, highly focused on the objective of being a reference in leadership and competence in the provision of Bunkering services.
FAMAR recognizes that it is the talent, commitment and know-how of its human capital that makes it possible to differentiate in an admittedly competitive market. We have a multicultural and multilingual team capable of responding to the national and regional needs of our Clients.
With a permanently dedicated team, FAMAR guarantees a 24/7 service, throughout the year.
MONJASA
Monjasa is a global partner in the oil and shipping industries and among the world’s 10 largest marine fuel suppliers. Our core business includes reselling and supply of marine fuels and ship owning activities.
For more than a decade, Monjasa has been sustaining maritime trade developments in West Africa as the region’s leading marine fuels supplier. With local offices in Namibia and Angola, we are determined to keep forging new local partnerships and investing in West Africa.
By emphasising strong personal relations and engaging with local shipping communities, we service shipowners, charterers and operators in more than 800 ports worldwide. Our fleet of some 30 tankers and barges has helped us reach prominent positions in remote and hard-to-reach markets such as West Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.
Monjasa was established in Denmark in 2002 and emerges from true entrepreneurship. Today, we employ around 500 traders and other maritime specialists and recorded total revenue of USD 5.5bn in 2022.
Overall, Monjasa supplies around 7m tonnes of marine fuels yearly with our own fleet of tankers completing 6,000+ ship-to-ship operations.
Web: monjasa.com
WISTA in Africa SPONSOR
LINSEN NAMBI
Linsen Nambi was created in 2012, however the inspiration for the company started in 1996. The owners, Thuso Mhlambi and Durand Naidoo grew up together and from a young age planned to open a company which would improve and de-racialise the lives of ordinary South Africans, to eventually become a globally recognised company.
Website: www.linsennambi.com
BADGES AND LANYARD SPONSOR
ANGOLA TRADING HOUSE
ATH Trading trades commodities of Angolan origin via export cargoes, commercializes crude distillates of marine use (VLSFO & MGO) at all ports of Angola and covers freights at a domestic and WAF region.
Shipowners of the vessel ATH Lemba (6200 DWT), ATH Trading is one of the few physical bunker suppliers in Angola. Our vision is to become the most reliable bunkering supplier of Angola. We value reliability, fuel quality and flexibility to clients. We are driven by a high level of service and expertise; we guarantee product quality and quantity (from sourcing to delivery) while offering the most competitive prices. ATH Trading secures the needs of offshore platforms, commercial vessels, or fishing fleets. The vessel ATH Lemba is also available for freights, mainly in the WAF region.
Registered with the Angolan trading entity, ATH participates in export cargo tenders of VLSFO and Naptha. We source Angolan energy commodities globally through strategic partnerships to finance and deliver export cargoes
Web: ath-trading.net
WATER BOTTLE SPONSOR
RED SEA BUNKERING
As the exclusive physical supplier in Djibouti, Red Sea Bunkering (commonly called RSB) was established in July 2015 by Great Horn Investment Holding Group, the mother company through Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority (DPFZA).
Strategically located, Djibouti strengthens its port services in the Red Sea and in the Babel-Mandeb corridor, which places us among the first choices of bunkering points in the region.
RSB provides best of class bunkering activity across East Africa, in line with all international standards and practice.
We operate both offshore in Djibouti National waters and onshore at all ports of Djibouti and Horizon Terminals Jetty (HDTL).
We are the only port in the Red Sea to guarantee ISO 8217:2010 for VLSFO and LS MGO. In addition, RSB offers high quality brands of marine lubricant such as Chevron Marine and PTT.
Over the years we have established fruitful and long-standing relationships with numerous companies involved with bunkering (ship-owners, charterers, traders, brokers) allowing us to become known as a viable and safe option throughout the shipping world. This in turn has created a lot of visibility and more appeal to Djibouti.
Web: rsbunkering.com
SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS
INTERNATIONAL BUNKER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (IBIA)
IBIA is the voice of the global bunker industry and represents all stakeholders across the industry value chain. Our membership includes ship owners/operators, bunker suppliers, traders, brokers, barging companies, storage companies, surveyors, port authorities, credit reporting companies, lawyers, P&I clubs, equipment manufacturers, shipping journalists and marine consultants. Today we have members in more than 80 countries.
IBIA represents the industry at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as a consultative non-governmental organisation. IBIA was represented on the Expert Panel in 2007 which reported to IMO about the implications of proposed revisions to MARPOL Annex VI. IBIA attends all meetings of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) and a number of Sub-Committees.
Web: www.ibia.net
LOOKOUT MARITIME
Lookout Maritime was established through a clear need to deliver practical solutions to the increasing demand for more sustainable business practices in the maritime industry. Sustainability requires deeper engagement and extends beyond a focus on emission reduction.
Our purpose is to make a meaningful contribution towards a better maritime industry, for the benefit of all who work in it and the global communities it serves.
We partner and collaborate with leading experts and respected organisations to identify practical solutions and options to the sustainability challenges and opportunities we face as an industry. This requires insight and consideration of the interrelation between technical, regulatory, political and commercial drivers .
We assess the current state of sustainability practices, develop a road map of the practical and viable options and then assist companies in reporting their sustainable improvement.
SOUTH AFRICAN OIL & GAS ALLIANCE (SAOGA)
Serving the Interests of Industry and Members in the Upstream and Midstream Oil and Gas Sectors in Africa.
The South African Oil & Gas Alliance (SAOGA) is dedicated to promoting the upstream and midstream sectors of the oil and gas value chain, primarily in South Africa and regionally in Southern Africa.
The organisation operates as a partnership between the public and private sectors, receiving public funding to carry out a range of industry development activities and working to promote the interests of members. It is overseen by an independent volunteer Board of Directors from industry and a number of other key stakeholders.
WISTA SOUTH AFRICA
Web: https://wistainternational.com/association/wista-south-africa
media partners
ACTUALIDAD MARITIMA Y PORTUARIA
Daily Offer of jobs into the maritime, port and logistics sectors. News, Vessels, Companies, Ports, Customs, Events …
Envíenos sus ofertas de trabajo y las publicaremos completamente GRATIS en un medio profesional y especializado.
Send us your job offers and will publish totally FREE in our professional and specialized media.
Web: www.actualidadmp.com
BUNKERSPOT
Bunkerspot is published by Petrospot Limited, a dynamic publishing and events company focused on providing information resources for the transportation, energy and maritime industries.
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 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 publications is written by experienced bunker journalists and a team of top industry experts.
In addition to receiving Bunkerspot magazine and gaining full access to the news website and archive, a premier subscription package includes a log-in to the Bunkerspot Price Index.
The Bunkerspot Price Index offers spot bunker prices in over 350 ports, updated daily and with easy to see tracked price changes.
Web: www.bunkerspot.com
CLEANER SEAS
Cleaner Seas is an online publication that covers the whole range of marine environmental issues and legislation, ranging from matters such as oil pollution prevention to control of funnel emissions and from the dumping of rubbish to use of antifoulings. It is produced with the active assistance and support of the major maritime organisations.
Cleaner Seas has three main objectives: to keep shipping decision makers up to date with environmental issues, to inform a wider readership of what action is already being taken by shipping to prevent environmental damage and to project a balanced view of the industry’s environmental record, which is far better than the tabloid press would have us believe.
Web: www.cleanerseas.com
ENERGIA AFRICA CORPORATION
Energia Africa Corporation offers much more than information through its unique web platform, which features communication, events, and advice.
The team is young and dynamic and possesses a wide range of skills capable of providing cutting-edge and relevant solutions.
A focal point for professionals and companies in the energy, oil, mining, environment, and sustainable development sectors.
Guarantees original creations that are always tailored to meet your expectations and your target market.
Web: https://energia-africa.com
ENERGY BUSINESS REVIEW
Energy Business Review is a print and online magazine that provides readers with a 360-degree view of the energy ecosystem. The magazine covers the entire spectrum of the energy community, which includes various energy companies and many more. Our subscribers include Senior Research Scientist, SVP Drilling & Well, Chief Engineers - Drilling & Completion, Drilling Contractors, Geologist/Geophysicist, Project Heads, VP Refinery Operations, Director- Oil & Gas Exploration and Production, GVP Strategy & Sustainability, Rig Owners and many other senior decision-makers from the energy sectors.
Web: www.energybusinessreview.com
ENERGY TECH REVIEW
Energy Tech Review is a guardian angel in this concern, assisting the service providers and business people to choose from the vast pool of enterprises who have worked in the energy sector to bring positive changes in our environment. Energy Tech Review aggregates the brightest minds, opinions, analyses, the latest technologies, and the most mind-boggling arguments about the critical issues that exist in the energy sector.
Web: energytechreview.com
GREENECONOMY.MEDIA
GreenEconomy.Media is a media company focused on policy, thought leadership, best practice, technology and innovation in the green economy in South Africa and regionally. Our aim is to facilitate sustainable growth by bringing together businesses with providers of products and services, information, capital and other resources through an innovative distribution omni-channel. We believe that once presented with knowledge and information, decision-makers will make the right choices.
Our content communicates the fundamental issues and facilitates the action needed for a more environmentally responsible production into the future. We aspire to advance the green economy by creating powerful, responsive and measurable media platforms that deliver insight and intelligence on all sustainable matters; as well as unparalleled access to buyers and sellers of green economy-related goods and services.
The sectors that we include infrastructure and building, energy, technology, food and agriculture, mobility, business and industry, mining as well as water and waste.
Web: Green Economy Journal | www.greeneconomy.media
INDUSTRY EVENTS
The Industry Events platform enables collaboration between the world's professionals, enterprises, and academia through access to high-quality events and training across all industry verticals. Every day new speaking, business and sponsorship opportunities are discovered through the global Industry Events website and apps.
LOGISTICS AFRICAN MAGAZINE
Logistics African Magazine is a premier publication which brings your brand to the world of Transport & Logistics industries in Africa. The key decision makers in transport and logistics and a vast of industrial sectors depends upon LAM for news and feature coverage of their business – including new and ongoing projects, exploration and development, company activities and profiles, intralogistics advances, events and exhibitions, and other important updates. Our Magazine has become a major voice and a marketplace for transport and logistics, industrial, mining, supply chain, fleet management, technology, Automation and Handling systems, Agriculture, etc. Our editorial features cover a wide range of transport, trade and logistics related topics featuring in-depth editorial content with diverse, valued content that understands the trends and issues facing the international logistics market.
Africans’ government are creating numerous opportunities for international multi-industry solution providers to enter and explore the growing market. So how about exploring a sector which is on the verge of explosion? To establish and capture such a profitable market - the challenge is to meet the ideal channel partner who connects you with dealers and distributors and helps you forge partnerships with relevant ministries. With years of expertise in this region; we have assisted international players to win new deals; forging new partnerships; and gaining recognition amongst policy makers.
Web: https://logisticsafricanmagazine.co.za
Marine Bunker Exchange (MABUX)
MABUX’s goal is to rationalise the bunker industry by focusing the necessary information on the one website – www.mabux.com / new.mabux.com - is a one-stop website!
The site is tailor-made for the marine bunker industry: it gives the user all the necessary tools to be able to assess the market.
It starts with Oil Exchanges, ICE and NYMEX, publishing the so-called ‘Oil Futures’ feature gives the user an idea of what is actually happening in the oil market at any particular moment. Oil Future also gives an indication of the forthcoming day’s spot bunker price development.
The Spot Bunker Market is updated continuously throughout the day. The Oil Future-Connect prices, which includes information from a number of major ports, are updated every minute during trading hours. These prices are visible parallel together with the Physical Market Indications, and give an early Price Warning as to which way the bunker market is heading. As from this year 2019 the site is also featuring if the bunker market is OVERCHARGING or UNDERCHARGING. A very popular tool, which gives the market players something to take into consideration.
Web: mabux.com
MARINE MONEY
Relied upon by shipowners, financiers, investors, ship managers, brokers, lawyers and accountants for the past 30 years, Marine Money International is constantly bridging the gap between shipowners and the international capital markets. Our publications, forums, books and other services are driven by a set of common goals: to make you money, save you money and provide you with access to investment opportunities and capital.
Web: www.marinemoney.com
MARITIMEINFORMED.COM
MaritimeInfomed.com is a leading news, analysis and information website serving the maritime industry. Alongside up-to-date news, expert editorial analysis, and comprehensive company and events directories, the site boasts a unique, comparative database of products, covering ships’ equipment and fittings; navigation, communication and electronics; and operation and maintenance. The site also offers detailed coverage of the latest technology and market trends in hot topics such as the blue economy, regulations and environmental issues. With its depth and breadth of content, MaritimeInformed.com aspires to be the definitive resource for the maritime sector.
Web: https://www.maritimeinformed.com
ROBBAN ASSAFINA
SHIP.ENERGY
ship.energy tracks the maritime sector’s journey towards a decarbonised future. The platform gives shipping industry stakeholders the opportunity to learn more about cleaner marine fuels and propulsion technologies and to take part in the growing debate over how shipping and the bunker sector can actively and fully participate in the marine energy transition to zero emissions.
Published by Petrospot Limited, ship.energy is the go-to information hub for news, longer reads, interviews, and expert comment on new fuels, technologies and vessel efficiency. It also encourages and facilitates dynamic information exchange, allowing shipping and bunkering stakeholders to engage with energy and technology providers through polls, surveys, blogs, podcasts, and online discussions.
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Web: https://ship.energy
WORLDOILS
Worldoils is a company that combines the power of marketing as well as the in-house expertise for the Oil, Gas, Offshore and the Maritime industries.
Worldoils' web portal www.worldoils.com has become a truly central platform for visitors who need information regarding oil and gas products and services, research, training, conferences, news and events as well as a popular advertising base for providers of Oil, Gas, Marine and Offshore services. Worldoils has also launched the jobs system and a marketplace. In the recent months, Worldoils has strengthened its position as a fast developing central place for buying and selling of land rigs, offshore rigs, barge rigs and other oilfield and subsea equipment.
Web: worldoils.com
EVENT ORGANISER
PETROSPOT LTD
Petrospot is an independent publishing, training and events organisation focused on the maritime, energy and transportation industries.
Based in Oxfordshire, England, Petrospot was established in May 2003 by Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes (Managing Director). He is supported by Lesley Bankes-Hughes (Director of Publishing/Executive Editor) and backed by a highly professional team.
It delivers the highest quality strategic information in the most comprehensive and convenient formats – via magazines, websites and books, or face to face in conferences, exhibitions, seminars and training courses.
Petrospot works very closely with government and industry in many countries and organises some of the biggest, most popular and prestigious shipping and bunkering events in the world. In the marine fuels sector, Petrospot organises events as diverse as: Maritime Week Americas, Maritime Week Africa, Maritime Week Gibraltar, Maritime Week Las Palmas, Portugal Shipping Week, the Middle East Bunkering Convention and ARACON. The Petrospot Academy runs a range of well-respected training courses and in-house training around the world, including the Oxford Bunker Course, BunkerExperience and An Introduction to Shipping. Petrospot also co-owns and runs London International Shipping Week.
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