Hamburg-based marine fuels firm IBT Bunkering & Trading has appointed Kevin Dohmen to lead and manage its newly established Singapore office, marking the company's expansion into the world's largest bunkering hub by volume.

"Dohmen will take the lead in managing and developing IBT's new Singapore office," the company said in a LinkedIn post.

Dohmen relocated from Hamburg to Singapore this month, according to his LinkedIn profile, and has been promoted to executive vice president.

He joined IBT in September 2024 as a bunker trader. Prior to that, he served as a bunker trader at KPI OceanConnect from January 2023 to February 2024. Earlier in his career, Dohmen was a sales manager at E.ON from 2021 to 2023, along with holding other positions at various companies.

IBT Bunkering & Trading announced last month that it is now also trading from Singapore. The city-state consistently ranks as the top global bunkering port, supplying tens of millions of metric tons of marine fuel annually, which makes it a strategically significant location for physical suppliers, traders, and brokers operating in the marine fuels industry. Singapore has held the position of the world's busiest bunkering port by volume for decades, ahead of other major hubs such as Rotterdam and Fujairah. The market is regulated by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), which licenses bunker suppliers and surveyors and enforces quality and quantity standards that contribute to the port's reputation among shipowners and operators.

Singapore has also been building out infrastructure and licensing frameworks for alternative marine fuels, including LNG, biofuel blends, and methanol, as the shipping industry prepares for International Maritime Organization emissions reduction targets and the EU's FuelEU Maritime regulation. For a trading firm entering the market, the ability to offer conventional and alternative fuel products has become an increasingly relevant differentiator.

Source: Ship & Bunker