RUDDER is an oil trading company, primarily focused on bunker products. The company operates through its Monaco headquarters and Singapore offices.
We are owned by a renowned international group which assures that we are respected as a secure financial counter-party.
RUDDER acts as principal and works with hundreds of selected reliable physical bunker suppliers worldwide.
We have an international client base with customers from Europe, South America, and the Far East. We successfully bunker on a worldwide basis several tramp-trading fleets (some of them up to 100%).
Our clients include also physical suppliers, major trading houses, as well as cruise, container vessel operators and special vessels for the offshore oil & gas industry which have very peculiar operational constraints needing good understanding, planning and close follow-up.
RUDDER’s staff complementary skill set and understanding of its buyers’ needs, acquired also through long experiences of its team members at renowned international trading and shipping groups and physical suppliers companies, distinguishes the company from its competitors.
RUDDER combines this experience with a prudent approach, and a strong motivation to provide a quality service at all times, by anticipating problems and maintaining a constant focus on operational issues.
Prioritize quality of service – we focus on detail, and have internal control systems which assure consistency in the quality of service provided.
Reliable physical suppliers – we have screened our suppliers attentively and choose to work only with those which we are confident will consistently deliver the high quality products required by our buyers in a timely manner.
First-class customers – we thoroughly evaluate credit standings of new and existing clients, choosing to work only with financially sound companies.
Our buyers include tramp operators, cargo traders, as well as managers of cruise and container vessels. Our clients’ vessels can trade regionally or worldwide. Priorities can vary from flexibility, to cost, to certainty of price. We recognize and understand their differing needs, and work with them to develop tailor-made solutions.
Constant focus on operational issues – some of our staff members have had long experiences in the operations department of leading international ship-owners before moving into bunker trading. They have transmitted their know-how to other team members, to assure operations will always run smoothly.
Highly motivated team, providing a 7/7, and 24/24 service – through our offices in Monaco Singapore and Argentina, and our team members’ high motivation to service our clients at all times, we can assure we will always be there for them.
Proactive and solutions-oriented – through our understanding of our buyers’ needs and our commitment to work with them to identify problems and solutions in advance, we believe we can assist them achieve significant cost savings.
Staff with broad and complementary skill-set – our team members’ long experiences in bunker trading, physical supplies but also at ship-owners, in cargo trading and other energy-related fields, allows us to look at issues from several perspectives, often resulting in useful insight.