LaycanDeskBunker & Coastal Tanker Chartering
1,000–10,000 dwt bunker barges and coastal product tankers for port supply, coastal distribution and short-sea parcels. Bunker tanker and coastal tanker chartering: 1,000 to 10,000 dwt product tankers and bunker barges on period charter for port bunkering and coastal fuel distribution, and on spot for short-sea parcels of gasoil, fuel oil and blended products in West Africa, East Africa, the Gulf, the Red Sea and Southeast Asia.
The smallest end of the tanker fleet does the work the big ships cannot: bunker barges of 1,000 to 5,000 dwt supply fuel to ships in port and at anchorage, and coastal product tankers of 3,000 to 10,000 dwt distribute gasoil and fuel oil from a regional refinery or import terminal to the smaller ports along a coast. Most of this business is period employment, six months to several years, for a bunker supplier, a national oil company or a trader with a supply contract, and the ship's draft, her pumping rate, her segregation for two grades and her ability to blend or heat are what decide whether she fits.
A bunker or coastal tanker enquiry is fixed on the products and grades, the ports and the draft at each, the intended employment and period, the delivery and redelivery places, the hire basis and the charterer of record. We ask for those and for the charterer's supply contract or licence where a port requires one, then go to the owners of small tankers on that coast. Owners and operators send positions and particulars the same way, and we put them against the requirements on the board.
Cargoes
- Marine gasoil and VLSFO bunkers
- Gasoil and diesel coastal distribution
- Fuel oil and heavy products
- Short-sea clean product parcels
Lanes we work
- West Africa port bunkering and coastal supply
- East Africa and the Red Sea coastal distribution
- Arabian Gulf and Oman port supply
- Southeast Asia and the Philippines inter-island
Questions charterers and owners ask
What is the difference between a bunker barge and a coastal tanker?
A bunker barge supplies fuel to other ships, in port or at anchorage, and is fixed on her pumping rate, grades and manoeuvrability; a coastal tanker carries product from a terminal to other ports along a coast and is fixed on her draft, capacity and speed. Many small ships do both.
Do you fix small tankers on period charter?
Yes, most of this business is period: six months to several years for a bunker supplier, a national oil company or a trader with a supply contract. Owners want the intended employment, the ports, the products and the charterer's name before they quote a hire.
What do you need from a charterer?
The products and grades, the ports and the draft at each, the period and the delivery and redelivery places, the hire basis, and the charterer of record with any licence the port requires. A requirement without a named charterer and an employment is not put to owners.
What do you need from an owner?
Ship's name and IMO number, dwt and capacity per grade, draft, pumps and pumping rate, heating and blending if any, current position and open dates, and a hire idea. Positions to desk-a005f1@in.laycandesk.com.