Minerva Bunkering Seeks Bunker Operator in Las Palmas
Key Takeaways
- •Minerva Bunkering is hiring a bunker operator to be based in Las Palmas, Canary Islands.
- •The position requires candidates to have at least two years of relevant industry experience.
- •Las Palmas serves as one of the largest bunkering ports in the Atlantic, connecting vessel traffic between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
- •The role includes responsibilities such as vessel suitability checks, operational scheduling, agency coordination, barge monitoring, and stakeholder relationship management.
- •The job opening was publicly advertised by Minerva Bunkering on LinkedIn.

Global marine fuel supplier and trading firm Minerva Bunkering is seeking to hire a bunker operator based in Las Palmas, Canary Islands.
Las Palmas is one of the largest bunkering ports in the Atlantic, serving as a key refueling hub for vessels transiting between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
The company is looking for candidates with two years of relevant industry experience, according to a LinkedIn job advertisement posted by Minerva Bunkering.
The role encompasses a range of operational and coordination responsibilities, which the company lists as follows:
- Checking the suitability of clients' vessels for bunkering operations
- Working on the applicable internal clearances required for each of the planned operations
- Actioning sales and building them into the schedule of operations
- Regularly updating other team members on the planned schedule
- Agency coordination
- Managing diversions from schedules
- Monitoring the progress of barges during loading and discharge operations
- Sending calling instructions to vessels and barges, and updating internal systems with the latest information
- Managing relationships with internal and external counterparties
- Following internal procedures and company policies strictly
- Maintaining strict adherence to the company's Code of Conduct
- Maintaining spreadsheets with operational and sales data summaries for easy reference by the bunkering team
- Assisting in customer complaints and dispute cases
- Any other assigned duties
Further details about the position are available on LinkedIn.
Source: Ship & Bunker