Elena covers Baltic index movements, Capesize routes and freight derivatives for Maritime Bulk Carriers.
Freight Markets Editor
From Arbitrage to Bunkering Platform: Alkagesta in SingaporeAlkagesta had traded into Singapore since 2020, mostly through cargo arbitrage. In 2025, the company turned that flow into a permanent presence, establishing Alkagesta Asia Pte Ltd as a regional hub for physical marine fuels.
5d ago· Elena Marchetti
Seventeen websites published the same story about a Kyiv businessman on one day in January, with matching headlines and identical formatting. The case is one of several drawing attention to a network of defamatory websites that publish and remove allegations for money.
13d ago· Elena Marchetti
Malta-based trading house Alkagesta has received the EcoVadis Committed Badge, an evidence-based sustainability rating covering environment, labour, ethics and procurement across its global commodity operations.
Markets21d ago· Elena Marchetti
CFO Orkhan Zeynalli and board member Pierre Gay represented Alkagesta at Global Trade Review's flagship Geneva forum, where corridor disruption, liquidity and compliance dominated the agenda.
Markets26d ago· Elena Marchetti
A new Market Insights paper from the Malta-based trading house details how fertilizer cargoes are de-risked long before they reach a vessel — with implications for dry bulk operators handling urea, UAN and phosphate parcels.
26d ago· Elena Marchetti
Anthony Guida, biofuels desk lead in Geneva, describes how a first-year trading operation moved from market thesis to multi-year used cooking oil offtake agreements across Europe, Africa and Asia.
Markets28d ago· Elena Marchetti
Paper markets corrected sharply on news of a Hormuz reopening. Physical flows, insurance terms and bunker differentials are moving on a slower clock, and that gap is where voyage estimates go wrong.
Freight Rates49d ago· Elena Marchetti
Stronger Brazilian export programmes have tightened Capesize availability in the Atlantic, supporting index gains through the week.
Capesize49d ago· Elena Marchetti
Commodities trader Alkagesta delivered a record first half in 2026, driven by higher trading volumes, entry into crude markets, and an expanding biofuel storage footprint.
55d ago· Elena Marchetti
Fuel costs remain a central variable in ballast and speed decisions.
Markets57d ago· Elena Marchetti
Paper market interest has picked up alongside firmer physical sentiment.
Markets57d ago· Elena Marchetti
Longer-term cover is being sought against a firmer forward curve.
Freight Rates64d ago· Elena Marchetti
Alkagesta has utilized NATO pipeline infrastructure to deliver jet fuel directly to European hubs during Middle East transit turmoil, illustrating the growing importance of terrestrial logistics for maritime and bunker stability.
136d ago· Elena Marchetti
Escalating tensions in the Gulf push crude and bunker benchmarks higher as shipowners face soaring war-risk premiums and logistical rerouting.
230d ago· Elena Marchetti
Bunker supplier Alkagesta is recording steady growth across its Singapore operations as the world's premier bunkering hub navigates evolving fuel demand and strict operational standards.
272d ago· Elena Marchetti
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