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In total Hafnia has arranged between 10-15 biofuel stems for alliance members and its own fleet over the past three years, a company representative tells Ship & Bunker.

Navigator Gas is the latest shipping firm to join a bunker buying alliance, Hafnia's Peter Grunwaldt tells Ship & Bunker.

The new service will cover the bunker needs of both firms as well as seeking third-party customers.

Ship & Bunker looks at what bunker buying alliances bring to the table, and where they fit in the growing number of marine fuel players.

FEATURE: Hafnia Sees Rising Interest in Bunker Buying Alliances by Ship & Bunker News Team Wednesday July 21, 2021 Peter Grunwaldt, Head of Bunkers in Hafnia. Image Credit: Hafnia Traditionally, shipowners and operators have acted alone to fuel their own vessels – that is, they buy their own bunkers regardless of the number of vessels they have or whether they have designated "bunker buyers" within their teams. The idea of buyers coming together to pool their buying resources is nothing ne...

Shipping sector renews calls for bunkering meters in Europe’s key port hub Delays and disputes over marine bunkering operations remain widespread at the key Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp ports, according to industry players, fueling new calls for mandatory mass flow meters in the European port hub. Disagreements over the volumes of marine fuels actually bunkered remain prevalent, industry players said, despite initiatives such as Rotterdam’s bunker barge operator license system which came int...