Flex Commodities hires Trafigura operator for Greek bunker deliveries

Fri 15 May 2026, 03:40 GMT | Updated: Fri 15 May 2026, 03:43 GMT | Evangelia Fragouli

Flex Commodities hires Trafigura operator for Greek bunker deliveries

Evangelia Tsimpidi joins from Trafigura Maritime Ventures with experience in ARA and US markets.

Flex Commodities is expanding its physical bunker operations capabilities with the appointment of an experienced operator based in Greece. Pictured: Evangelia Tsimpidi, Operator – Physical at Flex Commodities. Image credit: Flex Commodities

Flex Commodities FZCO has appointed Evangelia Tsimpidi as operator – physical.

Tsimpidi joins from Trafigura Maritime Ventures, where she spent more than three years in bunkering.

Her previous work covered Athens and Montevideo, with responsibility for end-to-end marine fuel activity in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region and the United States market.

At Flex Commodities, Tsimpidi will manage Greek-based physical bunker work. Her remit includes barge management, supply execution and coordination with traders, suppliers and agents.

The bunker firm stated that her market knowledge and practical experience would support its continued expansion of physical capabilities.

Flex Commodities is a marine fuels trading and cargo logistics company headquartered in Dubai with staff also based in Greece and Singapore.

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