Fuel Transition in Shipping: From Technical Reality to Commercial Risk

Tom SosnowskiAssociate Director, Global Marine Fuels, OPIS

Tom Sosnowski is Associate Director, Global Marine Fuels for OPIS, A Dow Jones Company. Tom has more than 15 years of experience in the heavy fuels markets and currently oversees bulk and bunker fuel pricing for the Americas.

In the past, Tom has been certified in ship chartering by the Law Society of England and Wales. Tom is a graduate of Gettysburg College, where he earned a BA in Communications.

Nicola Christina WilliamsDirector of Shipping, OPIS

Nicola Williams joined OPIS in May 2024 as Director of Shipping, based in the London office. Nicola was previously employed from 1995-2023 as a Director of Clarksons, the world’s largest shipping services provider.

After graduating from Cambridge, Nicola initially worked as a tanker analyst within Clarkson Research for 4 years. Since joining the Clarksons Gas & Specialised Broking Teams in 1999, she was responsible for analysis of market fundamentals and freight across all sectors of the Gas carrier fleet. Her responsibilities included preparing KPI’s and benchmarking of COA’s and Timecharters for clients, business development, market analysis, consultancy and logistics strategy evaluation. For the last 2 decades she was the Head Shipping Analytics for LPG, Ammonia and Petrochemical Gases and also covered LNG intermittently. Nicola has been a guest lecturer for METL and Regents University and spoken at WLPGA, Japan LPG Association and various Industry events, including the flagship Global OPIS annual LPG conference launched in Houston November 2024. Since joining OPIS, Nicola has been engaged in assisting with the development of the Global LPG and Naphtha report and extending the shipping coverage in the OPIS offering across various market segments including Ethane and Ammonia.

Anthony MolletCo-Founder of the Marine Fuels Alliance

Anthony Mollet has been in the Marine Fuels industry over 25 years, having worked in roles as a bunker buyer at Shell, headed GAC Group’s Bunker Trading Desk and supported Sales and Operations management for a physical supplier in the Mediterranean. He is presently Trading Manager in the UK for Propeller Fuels, who are a global trader and gasoil supplier. Mollet co-founded the MFA 5 years ago with Robert Thompson (Chair). The MFA has a growing membership of engaged bunker industry companies, collaborating to provide essential guidance and resources across their key Focus Areas. Mollet hosts Podcasts and Webinars with members to address critical topics, to help provide clear information and overview.

Stacy MaphulaEuropean Oil Markets Editor, OPIS

Stacy Maphula is the European Oil Markets Editor at OPIS and has nearly 8 years of experience tracking oil majors and bunker markets across Europe. With over a decade of commodities journalism experience, Stacy previously covered European oil majors at Energy Intelligence and tracked the EMEA steel markets for Metal Bulletin (now Fastmarkets).