Update: New Physical Bunker Supplier Enters ARA Market

by Ship & Bunker News Team
Tuesday July 12, 2016
  • Update 1: Changed the email address in the contact details

Sonan Bunkers has begun physical bunker supply operations in the ARA region effective July 1, 2016, the company has told Ship & Bunker.

Established in 2014 as a broker and trader, Sonan Bunkers has offices in London, Rio de Janeiro, Athens, Singapore, and Rotterdam.

"The Rotterdam Office, based in Dordrecht, will be active in the role of Physical supplier for the ARA, with its homebase, the port of Rotterdam," a company spoksperson told Ship & Bunker.

The office will meet the needs of both term contracted customers, as well as spot enquiries, they added.

In Rotterdam, Sonan Bunkers currently operates one barge, Barge Felicia, with a 1,850 cbm capacity and a pumping capacity of 450 cbm/hr.

HFO, ULSFO, and MGO are all offered to the latest ISO standards, with MGO also meeting the 0.10 percent sulfur cap for compliance with Emissions Control Area (ECA) regulations.

The company also offers a lubricant service to all its customers, either on a spot basis or under contract.

Contact details for the new Rotterdam office are as follows:

Aventurijn 300
2nd Floor Dordrecht,
3316 LB Netherlands

Bunkers-bv@sonanbunkers.com

+31 78 303 1390

* Please note a previous version of this story advised the email address as Bunkers-rt@sonanbunkers.com