BUNKER JOBS: Arte Bunkering Seeks Senior Bunker Trader in Hong Kong or Shanghai
Key Takeaways
- •Arte Bunkering is hiring a Mandarin-fluent senior bunker trader to be based in Shanghai or Hong Kong, per a LinkedIn ad published Friday.
- •The role requires a minimum of three years of relevant experience, ideally within a 3-5 year range.
- •The trader would own the end-to-end trade cycle, including fixtures, operations, delivery, and payment collection.
- •The Mandarin requirement and responsibilities indicate a focus on building client relationships in the Chinese and Hong Kong markets.
- •The vacancy is part of ongoing hiring activity across marine fuels trading desks in the Asia/Pacific region.
Marine fuels trading firm Arte Bunkering is seeking to hire a Mandarin-fluent senior bunker trader to be based in either Shanghai or Hong Kong, according to a LinkedIn job advertisement published by the company on Friday. The posting is one of a series of bunker industry job vacancies regularly tracked by trade publications, reflecting ongoing hiring activity across marine fuels trading desks in the Asia/Pacific region.
Experience Requirements
The company is looking for candidates with a minimum of three years of relevant experience, ideally within the 3-5 year range, it said in the LinkedIn job posting. The Mandarin requirement points to the role's focus on the Chinese market, where relationships with local shipowners, operators, and charterers are central to building a trading book.
Responsibilities
Arte Bunkering lists the following responsibilities for the role:
- Conduct daily back-to-back bunker trading and sourcing operations.
- Identify, develop, and manage a personal client portfolio in China and Hong Kong, including shipowners, operators, and charterers.
- Own the end-to-end trade cycle — from trading and fixture/post-fixture operations through to delivery and payment collection.
- Monitor market trends and supply chain developments to maintain a competitive trading edge.
- Support procurement and sourcing of bunkers for the Chinese market.
The emphasis on owning the full trade cycle, through to delivery and payment collection, is typical of physical bunker trading roles, where operational execution and credit management carry as much weight as pricing decisions.
Background
Arte Bunkering is a marine fuels trading company. Back-to-back trading, one of the core functions of the advertised role, is a common practice in the bunker industry in which a trader matches a fuel purchase with a corresponding sale to a customer, managing the operational and credit processes involved in physical bunker deliveries. Port hubs such as Hong Kong and Shanghai are among the key bunkering locations in the Asia/Pacific region, making them natural bases for traders covering Chinese demand.
Further details are available in the original job advertisement, and the full posting can be found on LinkedIn.
Source: Ship & Bunker
