Black Gold Hub LLP brokers marine bunker, Jet A-1 and yacht fuel between verified buyers and qualified physical suppliers. We take no title, hold no funds, and verify every counterparty before an offer is presented.
We take no title, hold no inventory and carry no cargo risk. Our value is careful counterparty matching, disciplined documentation and speed of execution.
Spot stems and term supply of residual and distillate grades, delivered by barge or truck, quality and quantity per independent inspection where the contract provides for it.
Aviation turbine fuel to DEF STAN 91-091 and ASTM D1655, through licensed suppliers, with end user and end use verified before we quote.
Supply for private and commercially registered yachts across the Mediterranean and Caribbean seasons, quayside truck or barge alongside, working with captains, managers and agents.
| Grade | Standard and key parameters | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DMA / DMZ | ISO 8217 distillate, current edition as agreed (2017 or 2024). Sulphur to the buyer’s stated requirement, 0.10% m/m max inside SOx ECAs. | Mandatory in all SOx ECAs, including the whole Mediterranean since 1 May 2025, unless an approved EGCS is in use. |
| RMG 380 | ISO 8217 residual, viscosity 380 cSt at 50°C, sulphur 0.50% m/m max (VLSFO). | Outside ECAs. Stability and compatibility to be considered before commingling with fuel on board. |
| RMG / RMK 380–500 | ISO 8217 residual, high sulphur, viscosity per grade. | Scrubber-fitted tonnage only, against a valid EGCS approval and the vessel’s trading area. |
| B24 / B30 | Not a complete specification on its own. Base fuel grade, bio-component type and blend ratio must each be stated. | Requires sustainability documentation, stability and compatibility assessment, and buyer acceptance. Relevant to FuelEU Maritime GHG intensity. |
| Jet A-1 | DEF STAN 91-091 / ASTM D1655, AFQRJOS release. | Handled selectively, subject to verified mandate, specification, logistics and compliance clearance. |
| ULSD EN590 | EN 590 automotive gasoil, 10 ppm sulphur. | Yacht supply. Handled selectively. Duty and VAT status verified per vessel before quoting. |
Marine bunkers are our primary market. The final specification is always the buyer’s stated requirement read against the supply contract, the delivery location and the vessel’s trading area — not a grade name on its own.
Since 1 May 2025 the entire Mediterranean is an Emission Control Area for sulphur oxides under MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 14. Sulphur content is capped at 0.10% m/m, a fifth of the global limit, unless the vessel operates an approved exhaust gas cleaning system. It is the fifth SOx ECA worldwide and it changes the economics of every Adriatic stem. Alongside it, the EU ETS maritime phase-in reaches 100% for emissions reported for 2026, subject to the applicable scope and voyage coverage, and FuelEU Maritime GHG-intensity targets have applied since January 2025. We factor all three into what we quote, and we flag when a lower-priced option may conflict with the stated specification, trading area or compliance requirement. Final fuel selection remains with the buyer and the vessel.
Every transaction follows the same five steps. Verification runs in parallel with the commercial work, so it protects the stem rather than delaying it.
You send vessel or aircraft, port or airport, grade, quantity and delivery window. We assign a deal reference and confirm receipt.
Identity, ownership, authority to act and sanctions screening on both sides. We provide the same documents about ourselves.
Supplier identity, delivery basis, payment terms and our commission, stated openly. Where more than one workable offer exists, you see them side by side.
On acceptance we issue the nomination, confirm the stem with the supplier and stay on it until delivery.
We reconcile the Bunker Delivery Note or uplift record against the nominated vessel, grade, quantity and date, then close the file.
VESSEL M/V EXAMPLE TRADER IMO / FLAG 9XXXXXXX / MALTA PORT BAR, MONTENEGRO — ALONGSIDE BERTH 5 ETA / ETD 14 OCT 06:00 LT / 14 OCT 22:00 LT LAYCAN 13–15 OCT GRADE DMA 0.10% S — ISO 8217, MED SOX ECA COMPLIANT QUANTITY 180 MT ±5% MOLOO — EXAMPLE FIGURE ONLY DELIVERY MODE TRUCK TO SHIP, 2 × 90 MT SUPPLIER NAMED IN FULL ON THE FIRM OFFER PRICE BASIS USD/MT DELIVERED, FIXED, VS PLATTS MED CARGO + DIFF PAYMENT 30 DAYS FROM BDN DATE, SUPPLIER’S TERMS BGH COMMISSION USD/MT, DISCLOSED, PAYABLE BY SUPPLIER SAMPLING REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE AT RECEIVING MANIFOLD PER MARPOL, CONTRACT AND LOCAL PRACTICE. COMMERCIAL SAMPLES AND DISTRIBUTION AGREED PER SUPPLY AGENT LOCAL AGENT, CONTACT ON NOMINATION NOMINATION INDICATIVE FOR THIS SPECIMEN: 72 H NOTICE, RECONFIRMED AT 24 H AND 6 H, SUBJECT TO LOCAL SUPPLIER AND TERMINAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY. ALL TERMS REMAIN SUBJECT TO CONTRACT, SUPPLIER ACCEPTANCE, CREDIT APPROVAL AND COMPLIANCE CLEARANCE.
This is the shape of what you receive on acceptance — supplier named, price basis stated, commission disclosed, sampling and nomination notice fixed in writing before the barge or truck moves. Figures above are illustrative; every stem is written to its own facts, port practice and supplier terms. No part of a stem is agreed verbally and confirmed later.
What we decline: unsolicited FCOs, soft offers and unverifiable allocation claims; open broker chains where the ultimate buyer or seller cannot be identified; advance fees for registration, allocation, performance or inspection; product of Russian or Belarusian origin, and any transaction prohibited or restricted under applicable sanctions.
We are based on the Adriatic and we work it directly. Everywhere else we source through qualified physical suppliers and traders — the normal way brokerage works, and we tell you which it is.
Home port
Yacht season
Central Adriatic
North Adriatic
Head of the Adriatic
Albanian coast
Ionian gateway
East Med
World no. 1 bunker hub
East–West gateway, UAE
Europe’s deepest liquidity
US Gulf
West Med lane
Central Med anchorage
Atlantic crossing
Balboa & Cristóbal
Caribbean season, Nov–Apr
Refit and charter base
Riviera season, May–Oct
Caribbean hub
Outside our home market we do not hold stock or operate assets — we source through verified physical suppliers and traders, and we name the supplier behind every offer. Availability, price and terms depend on port, grade, quantity, timing and supplier verification, and every enquiry is quoted on its own facts. If we cannot cover a port properly, we will say so rather than pass you down a chain.
Most disputes in this trade are not about price. They are about how much was delivered, what it was, and who has the sample. We set that out before delivery, not after a problem.
Representative sampling should be carried out at the receiving ship’s bunker manifold in accordance with applicable MARPOL requirements, the supply contract and recognised industry practice. Commercial samples and their distribution are agreed for each supply.
The representative sample linked to the Bunker Delivery Note is sealed, signed and retained until the fuel is substantially consumed and in any case not less than twelve months. The BDN itself is retained for not less than three years, subject to the applicable rule and the circumstances.
Barge tank gauging before and after, or mass flow meter where the port operates one. Temperature, density and water content recorded. Disputed figures get a letter of protest at the time, not an email a week later.
If the retained sample fails, we help escalate it: laboratory analysis of the sealed MARPOL sample, notice to the supplier within the contractual window, and the practical question of whether the fuel is segregated, blended down or debunkered.
We are a broker, not a party to the supply contract, and we do not settle claims. What we do is help make sure the evidence exists before it is needed: the sample drawn as agreed, the BDN checked against the nomination on the day, and the protest lodged while it still counts. Any operational assistance is provided without assuming the contractual obligations of the buyer, seller, physical supplier, surveyor or testing laboratory, and without acting as surveyor, laboratory, legal representative or guarantor of quality.
The fuel trade attracts noise. Our filter removes it before it reaches your desk. We apply regulated-sector due diligence standards voluntarily, under a controlled internal framework covering financial crime, sanctions, counterparty due diligence, anti-bribery, tax and transaction controls.
A one-page Compliance Framework Overview and our signed Sanctions and Anti-Bribery Statement are available on request. Write to compliance@blackgoldhub.com.
Our word and our written record are our currency.
Buyers: vessel, port, grade, quantity and laycan is all we need to start. Suppliers: send your port coverage, grades and delivery modes. We reply to every enquiry we can act on, and we tell you plainly when we cannot.