Sponsors and Supporters
gold SPONSOR
Colonial Oil Industries
Colonial Oil Industries, Inc., originally founded as American Oil Company in 1921, has unsurpassed experience in the delivery of high-quality fuel and lubricant products. We offer ex-pipe, truck and barge bunkering services to Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Florida.
In addition to Colonial Oil being a physical supplier of marine fuels, our sister companies (Colonial Terminals, Inc., Colonial Towing, Inc., and Colonial Fuel & Lubricant Services, Inc.) add a powerhouse of logistical capabilities. We have the expertise and operational flexibility to provide each and every customer with personalized service 24/7-365. We have 100 years of experience navigating the constant changes in the marine world. We will be there when and where you need us.
Web: colonialoilindustries.com
SILVER SPONSORS
CUROIL
Curoil is a reliable partner in business, delivering a variety of high-quality fuel products and related services. Operating from the Southern Caribbean, the company serves clients from all over the globe.
BUNKERING ON LAND & AT SEA
Curoil has a large storage capacity in place, especially for bunkering, leasing, and cargo activities. The company offers onshore, inshore, and offshore bunkering services, with a variety of high-quality bunkering products available at a short turnaround time. On request, custom-made product blends are delivered.
Curoil operates according to the highest international and environmental standards. Its key products are ISO-certified and delivered under well-known international standards. For more information about Curoil’s products and services, please contact their commercial department at +5999 432-0000 or send an email to bunkering@curoil.com.
DRUMO COIN
We are a professional team of experienced and innovate maritime engineers who decided to make a difference in this tough system looking to contribute with the correct development of the local market, aiming to provide our services in the most efficient manner, being impartial in all aspects, conducting the survey with professionalism and responsibility.
We believe that excellent performance can be executed through professional work done by qualified personnel, constant upgrading of skills and keeping up to date with new methodology is our best presentation card, our high level standard surveyors together with our well trained operation team will make sure that all your vessels needs be satisfied.
Web: drumocoin.com
Lindsay Blee Americas LLC
Founded in 1959, Lindsay Blee has an established presence in the marine fuel market. Initially the company started as a broker, but fast forward to current times and our footprint has expanded into international trading and physical supply. This hybrid business model allows for flexibility in an extremely dynamic market.
Our footprint has touched on every segment of maritime vessels. Every customer has a unique set of operational requirements and Lindsay Blee are well placed to tailor our approach to meet their needs.
Across the broking, trading and physical supply spectrum Lindsay Blee can offer delivery solutions via barge, truck and pipeline where required. Our key physical supply locations are throughout the UK, French and Irish coastlines, Colombia and Florida. Through these various options, Lindsay Blee provides a comprehensive range of required marine fuels.
Web: lindsay-blee.com
NORTH ATLANTIC
From its early beginnings as a petroleum company to today, a province-wide leader in retail gas and convenience, residential, commercial, and wholesale fuels, North Atlantic has called Newfoundland and Labrador home for over 30 years. We’re proud to be the leading fuel provider in the province and a global exporter to countless countries. Plus, as an engaged community supporter, we’re privileged to be headquartered here and have a team made up of amazing people who call this province home too. We have the privilege of servicing a wide range of clients in a number of major industries. It’s this experience that allows us to meet our clients’ unique needs and exceed their expectations.
Web: northatlantic.ca
BRONZE SPONSORS
Alliance Caribbean Limited
Alliance Caribbean is an independent distributor of petroleum fuels primarily to the Caribbean region.
Driven by the need to meet the energy needs of the region, we decided to find his own space in the complex oil market. Creating a new business line in the company with the Fuel Area, with a new and visionary philosophy that aspires to represent a solid alternative to the large multinationals that operate in the sector.
The Fuels Area is booming, with a continuously growing human team and a wide range of increasingly efficient and sustainable products.
Located with office in St. George. Grenada, from where we want to become the leading company in the sector for the Caribbean region.
Web: allianbean.com
GASUM
Gasum is a Nordic energy company. We are an expert in the Nordic gas sector and energy markets. Together with our partners, we are taking important steps towards a carbon-neutral future on land and at sea.
We provide cleaner energy for industrial as well as road and maritime transport needs. Our aim is low-emission mobility of people and goods.
Web: gasum.com/en
SEAHAWK SERVICES
Seahawk Services is a leading provider of marine fuel oil testing, inspection, and fuel management solutions, dedicated to ensuring safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible maritime operations. We focus on delivering comprehensive fuel analysis through state-of-the-art technologies and rigorous testing protocols, guaranteeing that our clients receive accurate and reliable data to maintain the highest operational standards.
Our suite of services includes detailed fuel quality assessments, contamination detection, and periodic inspections that help identify potential issues before they affect performance. By collaborating with us, clients can optimize fuel usage, prolong the lifespan of their marine assets, and mitigate risks associated with fuel degradation and non-compliance with industry standards.
Sustainability is at the core of our mission. As the maritime industry shifts toward greener fuel solutions, Seahawk Services is committed to facilitating this transition by offering expert guidance and innovative fuel management strategies. We work closely with our partners to integrate environmentally friendly practices into their operations, reducing both their ecological footprint and operational costs. Our approach combines technical expertise with a deep understanding of market trends, ensuring our clients are well-prepared for current and future environmental challenges.
Supported by a team of experienced professionals and industry experts, Seahawk Services takes pride in providing exceptional service and tailored solutions that cater to the unique needs of each client. Our commitment to continuous improvement and excellence drives us to stay ahead of technological advancements and regulatory changes, establishing us as a trusted partner in the marine fuel industry.
Whether you need routine fuel testing or a comprehensive fuel management plan, Seahawk Services is dedicated to helping you achieve operational excellence and a greener future.
Web: seahawkservices.com
Simms Showers LLP
Simms Showers provides comprehensive legal representation across a variety of areas, including admiralty and maritime litigation, criminal defense, False Claims Act / whistleblower litigation, intellectual property litigation, and tax controversies. Through a network of local counsel across the globe, Simms Showers assists its clients in local, national, and international matters.
Web: simmsshowers.com
Stabilis Solutions
Headquartered in Houston, TX, Stabilis Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLNG) is a leading provider of turnkey clean energy fueling, production, storage, and delivery solutions to multiple end markets for many of the world’s most recognized, high-performance brands across North America. We provide decades of experience and proven, reliable offerings to critical market sectors including Clean Marine Fueling Solutions, Distributed Power Solutions, and Aerospace.
An experienced LNG provider with two permitted, owned, and operated PHMSA facilities and additional LNG infrastructure projects in development, Stabilis provides 24/7, 365-day LNG supply and unmatched expertise to our customers. This, combined with our 30+ point supply network across North America, ensures critical LNG know-how and reliable LNG supply when and where you need it.
With a strong emphasis on safety, reliability, and customer service, Stabilis works closely with our customers to understand their needs and provide innovative solutions, repeatedly earning us the role of Trusted Partner.
TRANSPETROL
Transpetrol is a key player in maritime fuel supply and logistics, specializing in bunkering, aviation fueling, and Antarctic operations. Based in Punta Arenas, Chile, we connect South America’s southernmost ports with the global shipping industry.
With over 40 years of experience, we provide flexible and secure fuel solutions through tanker trucks, pipelines, and barge deliveries. Our operations meet strict international safety and environmental standards, ensuring efficiency even in the most challenging conditions.
As a trusted logistics partner in Antarctic expeditions, we support scientific and commercial vessels navigating extreme environments, guaranteeing energy supply where it’s needed most.
This year, as a proud sponsor of Maritime Week Americas, we reaffirm our commitment to innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence in the fuel and logistics industry.
Web: www.transpetrol.cl
BADGES & LANYARDS
KPI OCEANCONNECT
KPI OceanConnect is one of the world’s largest and most experienced independent marine energy service and solutions providers, established by the merger of KPI Bridge Oil and OceanConnect Marine.
Our dedicated global team of 170 experienced professionals has delivered trusted expert advice and services to the international shipping community since 1971.
We operate across every major maritime hub and time zone with offices in Athens, Denmark, Dubai, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Jakarta, London, Miami, New York, Rotterdam, Seattle, Seoul, Singapore and Tokyo.
Web: kpioceanconnect.com
DELEGATE BAGS sponsor
TERPEL
ORGANIZACIÓN TERPEL is a leading company of Colombian origin that sells fuel for automobiles, aircraft, and vessels and that also produces lubricants. The company also operates internationally in Panama, Ecuador, Peru, and the Dominican Republic.
In Colombia, we are market leaders in liquid fuels and natural gas retail. We also manage the largest network of gas stations nationwide.
Our team consists of 3,000 dedicated professionals across five countries — Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, and the Dominican Republic — who work tirelessly to ensure seamless service that keeps industry and transportation moving. Our highly qualified and specialized personnel ensure that our operations remain reliable, efficient, and secure for all customers.
Innovation is at the core of what we do, enabling us to deliver superior quality, competitive prices, and exceptional value to our customers. Our service stations, airport terminals, and maritime ports are designed to meet diverse and evolving customer needs.
Our bunker operations are based in Colombia and Panama, where we deliver marine fuel via barge, truck, and pipeline. We supply marine diesel to passenger ships, fishing vessels, tuna seiners, dredges, general cargo ships, tugboats, and logistics support vessels operating in open waters.
We provide top-quality Marine Gas Oil and marine lubricants at competitive prices, available at key terminals in Colombia and Panama.
We are proud to have earned the trust of our customers by consistently offering high-quality products and innovative solutions at competitive prices.
Web: terpel.com/en/business/marine
NOTEPADS AND PENS
VIROQUE ENERGY
Experts in international energy trading and the supply of quality energy resources and services.
Our international business group, with professionals with more than 30 years of experience within the sector, leads the import, worldwide commercialization and supply of fuels, biofuels, natural gas, LNG and power for the industrial, automotive, and maritime (Bunker) industries in Europe, America, and Africa.
Our international reach positions us as a strategic partner in the development of energy-related activities at a global level, being promoters, developers and executors of profitable and sustainable energy projects, under standards of quality, transparency and trust.
Web: viroqueenergy.com
Polo-Shirts sponsor
Bay Island Petroleum S.A.
Located in Roatán, Honduras, Bay Island Petroleum is a company who has 14 years of experience evolving the economy through diversified solutions in areas of Fuel and Convenience Stations, Bunkering, LPG, Cargo transportation, Passengers, Fishing and Shellfish Export, Maritime Supplies and Wholesaler.
Web: biproatan.com
SUPPORTING ORGANISATION
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
Media Support Partner
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
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
CARGO CONNECTIONS
Cargo Connections is an ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified general cargo network formed in 2014 and offers Restricted Representation so membership is only offered to a limited number of freight forwarders who offer air, sea and road freight services per country. With a cutting-edge website, Cargo Connections offers innovative membership benefits including a useful Smartphone Service.
Web: cargoconnections.net
DIGIFREIGHT
The logistics industry provides one of the most important services to our globally connected world and communication is vital. This is particularly important with many people now working remotely. DigiFreight enables forwarders to connect better so that they can achieve and maintain strong working relationships. Our trailblazing Meeting Hub contains all the tools our Members need to build, manage, and engage with their overseas partners.
Web: digifreight.live
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
FREIGHTBOOK
Freightbook is a fast growing online database of 1500+ freight forwarders in 140+ countries. The unique profile pages and rating system provide a good insight into each registered company. Freightbook also provides a useful Smartphone Service where forwarders and suppliers to the freight industry can be found quickly on mobile devices, and a comprehensive online training course on Heavy Transport. Kuehne+Nagel, Bertling Logistics, DSV Panalpina, DB Schenker, and DHL have all recently signed up several of their staff
Web: freightbook.net
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: https://greeneconomy.media
INDUSTRY EVENTS
Industry Events is a trusted platform designed for professionals to navigate the dynamic world of business events. The website and mobile app also features global industry news on the latest tech trends in Finance, Energy, Healthcare, Manufacturing and more. Its mission is to make it easier for professionals, enterprise and academia to collaborate and attend cross-industry events focused on solving the world’s most challenging problems.
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
MANIFOLD TIMES
Based at the world’s largest bunkering port, Singapore bunkering publication Manifold Times (www.manifoldtimes.com) is recognised as the leading reference for information regarding the Asian marine fuels sector; as the only independent bunkering publication operating in Asia – with expansion to China during 2023 (www.manifoldtimes.com.cn) – we offer clients a unique gateway to enter the regional market.
Web: manifoldtimes.com
THE MARITIME STANDARD
Headquartered in Dubai, The Maritime Standard (TMS) produces a fortnightly e-newsletter which is aimed at business leaders in the shipping, ports, transportation, and logistics sectors, as well as the wider maritime technology and services communities. It is delivered regularly on the 1st and 15th of every month, and offers an insightful, clearly written news digest focusing on developments in the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent primarily. Over the course of more than 250 editions, the publication has built up the largest readership of any shipping-related online newsletter in the region. It has also raised its profile in other major shipping hubs, such as Oslo, Hamburg, Singapore, London, and Greece, where it has a growing number of readers.
Topics that are regularly covered in The Maritime Standard include ports and terminals, tanker shipping, container operations, dry and liquid bulk trades, ro-ro, and cruise shipping. In addition, readers can find up to date information about ship repair and shipbuilding; ship agency; finance and insurance; maritime law; and transportation & logistics. The newsletter, which celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2023, carries exclusives, analysis, and interviews with top executives to add value to the publication.
MUNDOMARITIMO LTD
MundoMaritimo is one of the most important sources of information for the shipping industry in Latin America, covering all sectors of the maritime industry including Ports and Terminals, Containers, Shipping Lines, Dry Bulk, Chartering and their users of the port and transport chain.
MundoMaritimo es una de las principales fuentes de información para la industria del transporte marítimo en América Latina, abarcando todos los sectores de la industria, incluida la de Puertos y Terminales, Contenedores, Líneas Navieras, Carga a Granel, así como los usuarios del puerto y la cadena logística de transporte en general.
Web: www.mundomaritimo.cl
PROJECT CARGO NETWORK
Project Cargo Network (PCN) is an ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified organisation established to provide a networking platform for the world’s top heavy lift and project cargo specialists. Members work for many sectors including oil and gas, pulp and paper, automotive, construction, power and energy, as well as aid cargo. Our fast-growing organisation comprises of 350+ specialists in 125+ countries and in 2020, we were very proud to celebrate our 10th Anniversary
ROBBAN ASSAFINA
TRADEMAKER MAGAZINE
TradeMaker magazine covers various areas of global trade. The monthly international publication encompasses: The Maritime world, Environment, Infrastructure, Aviation, Logistics, Railways, Road, and Pipeline transportation. A versatile periodical, TradeMaker also incorporates Luxe lifestyle experiences, Articles and case studies related to the financial world, and Export import information.
If you want to showcase and talk about your brand, product, or service; publish your story; have a message to convey; want to be recognised as a writer/compiler — TradeMaker is the appropriate medium for you.
Universal Freight Organisation (UFO)
Universal Freight Organisation (UFO) was formed in January 2000 and today the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified association boasts representation in 100+ countries. We are proud of our exclusivity policy as one of the most important ingredients to our success is that we do not allow more than two Members per country. With various membership benefits including our bespoke Meeting Hub where our Members can connect virtually, the most advanced Virtual Meeting Platform in the industry
Web: ufofreight.com
EVENT ORGANISER
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.
Sign up for FREE instant access.