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Cockett Marine Oil Supplies has announced that full approval has been granted by the customs authorities in France for the company to supply marine fuel products at the ports of Dieppe and Rouen.

The news follows the company's recent announcement that it had also been given the green light to supply fuel at port berths and jetties at Antifer, Boulogne Sur Mer, Calais, Cherbourg, Dunkerque and Le Havre.

The expansion of Cockett's bunkering capabilities in northern France will complement the company's activities in the South of England. It provides regulated fuelling for vessels from several agreed locations in the Thames estuary. The anchorages sit in deep and unobstructed waters, well sheltered from the prevailing weather by the south eastern hook of the Kent coast and offer a short deviation from the shipping lanes of the English Channel, one of the busiest shipping routes in the world.

Cockett's sister company, Associated Bunkeroil Contractors B.V. (ABC Bunkeroils), provides coverage in the ARA region. The company's owner, Grindrod Ltd., announced the acquisition of ABC Bunkeroils in May 2010. It carries out deliveries in the ports of Rotterdam, Europport, Antwerp and Amsterdam and in the secondary ports of IJmuiden, Velzen, Den Helder, Dordrecht, Flushing, Terneuzen, Ghent and Zeebrugge.

South African holding company Grindrod first acquired a 50 percent share in Cocket Marine Oil in July 2005. Cockettt currently supplies in the region of 5 million tonnes of marine fuel and lubricants per annum and has an annual turnover of approximately US$1 billion.