In the imposing setting of the iconic Grosvenor House Hotel, the fuel supply sector of the islands has made one premise clear: the competitiveness of the Canary ports is key in the Atlantic. More than 1,200 members of the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) and their guests came together for this evening, the flagship event of the industrial calendar, where the Bunkering Commission of the Canary sector’s employers’ association and the Port Authority of Las Palmas shared a table and strategy.
The fuel supply sector of the Canary Islands has made it clear: the competitiveness of the Canary ports is defended with a single voice. The bunkering commission of the Canary employers’ association and the Port Authority of Las Palmas have shared a table and strategy in the British capital, demonstrating a perception of unity in the mid-Atlantic market.
Under the leadership of Francisco Javier Trujillo, director of Ports of Las Palmas, the sector has shown its most operational face. Present at the table were the players who move fuel in the islands: Oryx Energies, Peninsula, Petrocan, now Moeve, Minerva Bunkering, Petrologis Canarias, and Terminales Canarios. This unity of action allows for highlighting a supply capacity that few nodes in the Atlantic can match. The employers’ association accredited by CEOE was represented by Bernardino Santana and Elba Bueno.
For the Canary companies, being present in a coordinated manner at this meeting is not just a matter of protocol but an operational necessity in a sector subject to fierce international competition. Digitalization and decarbonization are no longer theoretical debates but the rules of the game that will determine which ports remain reference nodes.
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The operational muscle was provided by the executives of the companies that lead the market in the archipelago: María Teresa Satué Berruete (Oryx Energies), Alejandro Morales Moreno (Peninsula), Anabel Bravo Mateos (Petrocan), Gonzalo Monche (Minerva Bunkering), Javier Cornago Protomartir (Petrologis Canarias), and Juan Luis Santana Perera (Terminales Canarios). This unity of action allows for highlighting a supply capacity that few nodes in the Atlantic can match.
For the employers’ association, participation in this international forum reinforces the external projection of Las Palmas at a critical moment. While the sector adapts to the new demands of sustainability, the Canary hub reaffirms its position not only as a technical stop but as a highly specialized port. In London, it has been noted that the future of bunkering passes through the Canary Islands, provided that there is regulatory agility and technological investment from these companies.
For the Canary companies, being present in a coordinated manner at this meeting is not just a matter of protocol but an operational necessity in a sector subject to fierce international competition. Digitalization and the decarbonization of maritime transport are no longer theoretical debates but the rules of the game that will determine which ports remain reference nodes.
