KPI OceanConnect launches podcast series on bunker markets and geopolitical risk

Mon 27 Apr 2026, 06:06 GMT | Updated: Mon 27 Apr 2026, 06:09 GMT | Evangelia Fragouli

KPI OceanConnect launches podcast series on bunker markets and geopolitical risk

Marine fuel supplier debuts audio series examining commodity markets, trade route disruptions and Middle East tensions.

Ole Sloth Hansen and Arne Lohmann Rasmussen.

KPI OceanConnect's new podcast series examines how geopolitical tensions could impact global bunker markets and maritime trade routes. Pictured from left to right: Ole Sloth Hansen, Head of Commodity Strategy at Saxo Bank; and Arne Lohmann Rasmussen, Chief Analyst and Head of Research at Global Risk Management (GRM), during the first episode of the podcast series Bunkers Only. Image credit: KPI OceanConnect

KPI OceanConnect has launched a podcast series focused on bunker markets, fuel trading and risk management.

The series, titled 'Bunkers Only', is aimed at listeners dealing with fuel, trading and risk decisions in fast-moving markets.

The first episode looks at what commodity markets may be signalling about the Middle East conflict and what disruption in the Strait of Hormuz could mean in practice.

The discussion covers LNG, jet fuel, fertilisers, metals, freight rates and knock-on effects across global supply chains.

The inaugural episode features Arne Lohmann Rasmussen of Global Risk Management and Ole Sloth Hansen of Saxo Bank, with Ash Gavin as host.

The first episode of 'Bunkers Only' is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

KPI OceanConnect is a marine fuel trader and broker with more than 50 years of experience in bunker markets.

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