OW Bunker launches marine lubricants division

The division will be headquartered in Piraeus, and led by Stathis Grafakos, who has experience in the lubricants business. Further offices will be rolled out on a global basis over the coming months.

The company will provide a full range of marine lubricant grades, including products for main engines as well as synthetic products for special on board applications. OW Bunker says it will use its technical expertise to provide customers with a complete lubricants solution, focusing on reducing the total cost of lubricant spend, and focusing on providing customers with the right quantity and quality of product to ensure that unscheduled downtime is minimised. The company will provide an after sales support service mainly through an oil analysis programme, to simplify the lubrication monitoring process and help guide maintenance professionals to make the best decisions for their operations.

“Fuel oil is changing rapidly in line with new regulations, creating new pressures and stress for engines, which demands additional protection from new and advanced lubricants. Our partnerships enables us to provide customers with the latest high performance products that can help reduce operational costs and optimise the performance of their fleets,” says Grafakos.

Søren Christian Meyer, global sales director, OW Bunker commented: “The launch of our lubricants division is a natural step for us as we continue to look at every avenue where we can add further value to our customers’ operations. Our continual focus is on helping them to reduce costs, and increase both efficiencies and profitability within their operations. We understand the challenges that they face, and combining our knowledge of the fuel market to include the provision of lubricants solutions will enable us to have an even greater impact in achieving this.”