Dubai-based Cockett Group, a 50:50 interest between Grindrod Limited and Vitol, has announced 19 new hires at various offices in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
“We are delighted to add further talent to our professional team globally and continue to strengthen our customer offering,” says Cem Saral, group chief executive officer.
The appointments are as follows:
Cockett Group, which manages the Cockett Marine Oil brand, is among the world’s largest value-added resellers of marine fuels and lubricants. The company supplies in excess of 7.5 million metric tonnes per annum.
Published: 20 February 2018
Guangzhou’s bunkering sector received a boost in late 2021 when the Chinese State Council allowed the local government to issue bonded bunkering licences.
Swell of interest in 2H 2020, with large vessel contract announcements and pending installations indicating this number will likely double yearly to 2023.
Completion of SS 660 and TR 80, with SS 648, forms a trinity of bunkering standards covering the local bunker supply chain, says Chairman, TC for Bunkering.
Refinery team creates a blending process that reduces waste while producing a quality product by using slurry oil as raw material to blend low sulphur marine fuel oil.
In August, the company was conducting tests of 0.5% sulphur limit marine fuels at the REDUC refinery.
New 4,000 m3 capacity tank will be commissioned and tested over the next two months before operations.
Firm hopes to leverage partnership in Greece as a springboard to expand into neighbouring and overseas markets including Europe and China, says Robin Van Elderen, Regional Head Bunkers, Europe, Sing Fuels.
Singapore can help less developed countries in SouthEast Asia through ‘piloting and scaling fuels and technology as well as a leading hub for green finance’, said DNV Group President and CEO Remi Eriksen.
Octamar™ Ultra HF, Octamar™ Complete, and Octamar™ F35C were found to have improved the fuel economy while reducing exhaust gas and other emissions of marine engines in a series of trials, states report.
Disposal of evidence has resulted in Singapore not being able to provide full details to the United Nationals Panel of Experts which sought information regarding the case, says Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
‘We are proud to be amongst the first to show the successful steps taken by Singapore’s bunkering ecosystem to remain forward thinking and relevant,’ Choong Sheen Mao, Director of EMF, tells Manifold Times.
‘With the launch of a common data infrastructure, Kenoil aims to continue achieving an end to end visibility and transparency on the bunker data supply chain,’ states Kenoil Managing Director.
