Hafnia and industry leaders to develop ARA bunkering market
Published by Jessica Casey,
Editor
LNG Industry,
In a ground-breaking development for the global marine fuels industry, Hafnia together with other leading shipping and bunkering companies have come together to launch a Bunkering Services Initiative focused on solving the widely reported issues of fuel quantity shortages and fuel quality opacity across the marine fuel supply chain. By addressing these market distortions, marine fuel buyers can make optimal procurement decisions and suppliers can operate on a level playing field.
The Initiative is voluntary, and participation is welcome from all marine fuel buyers and suppliers who commit to adopting and complying with its standards and governance.
At the outset focused on Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA), the world’s second-largest bunkering hub, the Initiative represents 20% of ARA market volume comprising several thousand deliveries each year. Founding participants include some of the most prominent names in the industry, including Cargill, Frontline, Hafnia, Hapag-Lloyd, Mercuria, Minerva Bunkering, Oldendorff Carriers GmbH & Co. KG, Trafigura, TFG Marine, Unifeeder, and Vitol, as well as other key players in energy and shipping.
The concept is uniquely designed to be self-regulating, leveraging powerful data-driven insights to monitor participant behaviour and adherence to standards – thereby advancing the objectives of regulatory authorities without requiring their administration.
The Initiative defines a new gold standard of technology-enabled bunkering operations, with seamless integration of mass flow meters, digitalised workflows over the blockchain, traceable fuel quality measurements throughout the supply chain, full accounting of quantity balances, and real-time reporting to participants.
To ensure accountability to the Initiative’s objectives and standards of operation:
- Lloyd’s Register has been appointed as the System Auditor, responsible for qualifying participating bunker barges, conducting unannounced physical barge inspections, and verifying compliance with Initiative standards and data integrity.
- ADP Clear Pte Ltd has been appointed as the Initiative’s technology provider, facilitating multi-party workflows, real-time reporting, and verifiable performance metrics for all stakeholders.
Read the article online at: https://www.lngindustry.com/small-scale-lng/24072025/hafnia-and-industry-leaders-to-develop-ara-bunkering-market/
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