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 new, and discussion on the matter saw particular recent attention in 2019 as part of the run up to IMO 2020, with the likes of
Hafnia among those publicly encouraging Owner / Operators to adopt such a strategy.