SEKA Bunkering Stations S.A. is a Greek-based, independent oil company, specializing in ships' fuels and lubricants.
History
SEKA was established in the early 1960s by the late Greek
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Nikos Vardinogiannis in
Kaloi Limenes
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,
Crete
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, in
Greece
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. The name is the acronym of the words "Fuels Bunkering Station" ("Stathmos Ephodiasmou Kafsimon") in Greek. The company continues to market ships' fuels and lubricants, from that location as well as from
Corinth
Corinth ( ; el, Κόρινθος, Kórinthos, ) is the successor to an ancient city, and is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part o ...
and
Piraeus
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and is a major
bunkering
Bunkering is the supplying of fuel for use by ships (such fuel is referred to as bunker), including the logistics of loading and distributing the fuel among available shipboard tanks. A person dealing in trade of bunker (fuel) is called a bun ...
supplier in Greece.
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See also
* Energy in Greece
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References
External links
Corporate websiteNational Oil Industry Association, Greece
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Oil and gas companies of Greece
Oil terminals