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Seascale Energy backs Fuelsure to drive total commercial outcomes in bunker fuel procurement

Fuelsure addresses gaps in bunker procurement by enabling procurement decisions to be evaluated on total commercial outcome rather than nominal cost.
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Seascale Energy backs Fuelsure to drive total commercial outcomes in bunker fuel procurement

Seascale Energy, together with innovation studio 30 50, on Thursday (26 March) said it is supporting the continued development and commercial rollout of Fuelsure, a data-driven platform designed to improve transparency and commercial outcomes in marine fuel procurement.

Bunker procurement has historically been assessed on price, despite the well-known impact of factors such as quantity discrepancies, fuel quality, claims performance and counterparty reliability. Fuelsure addresses this gap by enabling procurement decisions to be evaluated on total commercial outcome rather than nominal cost.

To achieve this, Fuelsure aggregates and analyses historical bunker transaction data, including delivered quantities, fuel quality indicators, claims records and supplier performance to generate comparable, evidence-based benchmarks. Through a digital interface, users can compare suppliers and ports, assess historical performance trends, and evaluate procurement options based on expected total cost rather than headline price.

The Fuelsure platform has been developed in collaboration with Studio 30 50, a venture studio that works with maritime industry partners to build new businesses by combining domain expertise with product development capability.

Fuelsure has evolved through industry validation into a pilot tool that provides structured intelligence both before and after bunker purchases. It allows procurement teams to benchmark supplier performance across ports and counterparties, identify recurring risk patterns, and assess where value is achieved once quality and operational performance are accounted for.

This “true cost” view combines price with operational and performance factors, such as quantity delivered, net calorific value (NCV), claims frequency and counterparty reliability, providing a more complete basis for decision-making. For example, a supplier offering a lower nominal price may ultimately result in higher effective costs if deliveries are consistently short, or fuel performance is below expectation.

Seascale Energy has helped shape the platform by contributing transaction data, procurement expertise and commercial insights. At this stage, the dataset is based on the Hafnia fleets’ transaction data with the aim to eventually broaden the dataset from consenting third-party customers. The scale of the combined platform, including significant global bunker volumes, enables insights that would not be available at an individual company level and supports more consistent, evidence-based decision-making across the market.

Fuelsure is currently in its pilot phase, with Seascale Energy supporting the commercialisation towards a broader market rollout through 2026.

Allan Nexø Gundorph, Head of Strategy at Seascale Energy, said: “Seascale Energy was created by Cargill and Hafnia to bring greater transparency and efficiency to bunker procurement. Fuelsure directly builds on that by allowing us to measure performance across the full value chain beyond price. This is about providing us better control over cost and risk, to the benefit of our clients.” 

“By combining data and procurement expertise, we can support better decisions and more consistent commercial results.”

Shanker Pillai, Founder and Managing Director of Studio 30 50, shared: “The maritime industry has long relied on price as a proxy for value. Fuelsure changes that by making the full picture visible. We are proud to have helped build something that can genuinely shift how procurement decisions are made.”

Seascale Energy said it looks forward to scaling Fuelsure through 2026 as part of its broader ambition to standardise transparent, data-driven fuel procurement.

 

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Published: 30 March, 2026

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Singapore: Ofiniti, ONE trial direct platform integration to streamline bunker workflows

Ofiniti started a trial in Singapore, integrating FuelBoss directly with a bunker buyer’s own platform, with Ocean Network Express as its first buyer-side integration partner.

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Singapore: Ofiniti, ONE trial direct platform integration to streamline bunker workflows

Ofiniti, the digital platform for maritime fuel operations, on Tuesday (21 July) said it has started a trial in Singapore, integrating FuelBoss directly with a bunker buyer’s own platform.

The company announced Singapore-headquartered container shipping firm Ocean Network Express (ONE) as its first buyer-side integration partner. 

“It is no coincidence we start in Singapore, as the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) remains at the forefront of digitalisation of all things bunkering,” the company said in a social media post.

In November 2023, MPA launched its digital bunkering platform, becoming the world’s first port to implement e-BDN. 

Ofiniti said every bunker delivery still runs on retyped data. 

“The buyer’s system says one thing, the supplier says another, and someone reconciles the gap by email, phone, or PDF. On every stem,” the company said. 

“We built FuelBoss to change this reality.”

With the integration, operational data now flows without manual re-entry, fewer reconciliation errors and faster processing and data, instead of documents, are readily available for procurement and claims workflows. 

“One connection will not transform the industry on its own, but digitalisation gets built one integration at a time. We are grateful to ONE for being willing to go first,” Ofiniti added.

Manifold Times previously reported ONE completing its successful trial of the electronic Bunker Delivery Note (e-BDN) with Shell. 

The e-BDN trial, using the digital bunkering solution developed by Angsana Technology, was conducted on 9 September 2023 at the Port of Singapore, with support from the MPA.

In March 2025, Ofiniti acquired Singapore-based Angsana Technology, with the entire Angsana team joining Ofiniti as part of the acquisition.

Related: MPA Chief Executive: Port of Singapore begins digital bunkering initiative today
Related: Singapore set to become first port in the world to debut electronic bunker delivery notes
Related: ONE completes e-BDN adoption trial with Shell in Port of Singapore
Related: Ofiniti acquires Singapore-based Angsana Technology to advance digital bunkering solutions

 

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Published: 22 July, 2026

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PIL’s LNG dual-fuel boxship “Kota Elok” arrives in Singapore on maiden call

As the first of 13 new 13,000 TEU vessels joining its fleet, Kota Elok is equipped to operate on LNG and low-sulphur fuel oil that helps reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.

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PIL's LNG dual-fuel boxship “Kota Elok” arrives in Singapore on maiden call

Singapore-based Pacific International Lines Pte Ltd on Monday (20 July) said its first 13,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessel, Kota Elok, recently made her maiden call to Singapore on 15 July.

As the first of 13 new 13,000 TEU vessels joining its fleet, Kota Elok is equipped to operate on liquefied natural gas (LNG) and low-sulphur fuel oil that helps reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. 

The vessel also incorporated energy-saving features and digital technologies to reduce fuel consumption and enhance operational performance, as well as a bow windshield to improve aerodynamics, contributing to improved fuel efficiency and lower emissions over the course of long-haul voyages.

“Following Singapore, Kota Elok will continue her voyage on our East Coast Service 1 (ES1) route to South America, calling at ports in Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina before returning to Asia,” the company said in a social media post. 

Kota Elok also became PIL’s first vessel to receive Lloyd’s Register certification for compliance with the IACS UR E26 and UR E27 cyber security requirements.

Developed by the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), UR E26 and UR E27 are mandatory cyber resilience requirements for newbuild vessels contracted from 1 July 2024. 

 

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Published: 21 July, 2026

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CIMC SOE secures order for 12,000-cbm LNG bunkering vessel from Sinopec Clean Energy

Once operational, the vessel is expected to strengthen Sinopec’s domestic coastal LNG bunkering network and help address gaps in China’s alternative fuel bunkering infrastructure.
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CIMC SOE secures order for 12,000-cbm LNG bunkering vessel from Sinopec Clean Energy

China’s Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co., Ltd. (CIMC SOE) recently signed a contract with Sinopec (Beijing) Clean Energy Co., Ltd. to build a 12,000-cubic metre (m3) LNG bunkering vessel, according to Chinese maritime media.

The vessel is scheduled for delivery in 2028 and will support Sinopec’s efforts to expand its presence in the marine clean energy sector.

Once operational, the vessel is expected to strengthen Sinopec’s domestic coastal LNG bunkering network and help address gaps in China’s LNG bunkering infrastructure.

With this signing , CIMC Pacific Offshore Engineering’s LNG bunkering vessel orderbook is further strengthened, maintaining its leading position in the global market for small and medium-sized LNG bunkering vessels.

The contract also marked another milestone for CIMC SOE, which has seen a sharp increase in orders and business performance this year amid a surge in domestic LNG vessel demand.

 

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Published: 21 July, 2026

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