Fri 17 Apr 2015, 09:26 GMT

Bomin launches Copenhagen bunker supply operation


Manager says Danish port is 'the first of several planned expansions within our network'.



Bomin Group, a supplier and trader of marine fuel, has announced that it is launching a physical operation in Copenhagen, Denmark, which is said to be "in line with the company's ambitious plans for growth throughout 2015".

Commenting on the news in a statement, Anatoli Belov, Managing Director Bomin Baltic, said: "Securing supply in key markets for our customers is an important part of the growth strategy for the Baltic region. Our physical offering enables us to take more control of the bunkering process, ensuring that customers are provided with quality products and at the right quantity, as well as looking at all opportunities to maximize their operational efficiencies. We plan to phase our physical expansion within Copenhagen, beginning with providing products ex-pipe and by truck."

Available immediately is the provision of marine gas oil (MGO) delivered ex-pipe. All deliveries are to be supplied using a mass flow meter to ensure customers are provided with the exact quantity of MGO that they order.

The company is also set up to provide smaller product quantities by truck, which can be delivered to customers directly at berth in Copenhagen as well as smaller ports in the Copenhagen area and south-west Sweden.

Bomin said the new supply port complements its existing physical network in the Baltic Sea region, including Tallinn, Stockholm and Rostock.

Jan Christensen, Regional Manager Northwest Europe remarked: "The development in Copenhagen is the first of several planned expansions within our network. Despite the continued challenges within the shipping industry, Bomin is well placed, financially robust and with the strong backing of its parent company to drive growth and increase market share."

Bomin Group has been active in the bunker business for more than 35 years and is one of the world's leading independent suppliers and traders of bunker fuel. The company operates with more than 300 members of staff in 36 offices worldwide.

Bomin is 100 percent owned by Mabanaft - the trading division of Marquard & Bahls, a leading privately owned independent petroleum company. The business encompasses the import and wholesale of petroleum products. Furthermore, the company is active in bunker services, service stations, heating oil retail, lubricants and biofuels.


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