V-Marine starts physical operations in the Port of Houston

V-Marine Fuels, today announced that it is entering the US bunker market, commencing physical operations in the Port of Houston and the nearby ports of Texas City, Galveston including Bolivar Roads on March 1, 2013.

V-Marine Fuels will source product from its parent company, The Vitol Group, the world’s largest independent energy trader, offering a complete line of ISO 8217-2010 marine fuels. It will initially operate one barge, capable of delivering Low and High Sulphur fuels and will have additional barges at its disposal to meet its customer’s demands.

This is V-Marine Fuels latest bunkering venture, the others being Rotterdam, Netherlands and the English Channel, UK.

The new venture will be managed by Steve Leonard supported by a very experienced team.