Plan smarter. Buy below market. Stay compliant.
The bunker platform that calculates fuel needs from the voyage schedule, awards the best vendor quote automatically, and reconciles PO, BDN, and invoice with zero manual effort.
RFQ dispatched to all approved vendors simultaneously
Fuel requirements from the schedule — no spreadsheets
Live MOPS & S&P Platts price comparison
Real-time transfer monitoring, auto-generated BDN
CII · EU ETS · IMO DCS · FuelEU Maritime
Key capabilities
Eight capabilities, one connected platform — voyage plan to ERP posting.
Bunker procurement activity and the Cardex stock ledger on one dashboard, with AI guidance on the most economical bunkering options from prevailing prices, vessel route and current stock.
A live end-to-end view of the bunker lifecycle that shows the next action at each stage — confirm a quote match, chase a vendor, approve a requisition — with clear ownership and time windows.
Compare quotations alongside reliability, dispute record and fuel-quality history, so nominations weigh supplier performance together with price.
Vendor replies and internal approvals are captured straight from email and filed against the requisition thread — the full decision trail stays inside BMS.
Align bunker requirements with voyage itineraries, port calls, and sea passage data — fuel needs auto-calculated from the schedule.
High-accuracy fuel forecasts generated from historical consumption and vessel-specific profiles.
Automated three-way match across invoice, BDN, and purchase order — eliminating manual errors and disputes.
Built-in IMO 2020, CII, EU ETS, and MARPOL tracking with automated, audit-ready reporting.
Feature spotlight · Zero-touch finance
Every bunker invoice is reconciled automatically against its purchase order and signed BDN — quantity, price, and vendor verified line by line, then posted straight to SAP or Oracle Financials with a complete audit trail.
Proven in operation
Four ways fleet, procurement, and compliance teams run it every day.
Fleet operators plan bunker needs directly from voyage itineraries — aligning port call requirements and grade specifications without manual calculation.
Procurement teams solicit multi-vendor quotes, benchmark against live MOPS prices, and award orders digitally — cutting cycle time from hours to minutes.
Operations teams track each bunkering event from nomination through BDN sign-off — managing barge coordination and quantity confirmation digitally.
Compliance teams automate CII calculations, EU ETS reporting, and IMO DCS submissions — keeping the fleet audit-ready without spreadsheet work.
See IBS on your feeder operations
We'll show IBS configured against your routes, vessels, or workflows — no generic deck. IBS is part of the SVM Feeder platform.
Frequently asked questions
Bunker management software is a digital platform that automates the complete lifecycle of marine fuel (bunker) operations for shipping companies. It covers voyage-based fuel planning, competitive procurement from multiple vendors, real-time delivery tracking, Bunker Delivery Note (BDN) management, invoice reconciliation, and regulatory compliance reporting. It replaces manual spreadsheets and email-based processes, reducing procurement costs, minimising errors, and ensuring compliance with IMO, EU ETS, and CII regulations. Solverminds IBS is an integrated bunker management system used by liner shipping companies, tanker operators, and tramp fleet managers worldwide — consolidating bunker planning, procurement automation, and cost optimization into a single connected platform.
IBS is a comprehensive end-to-end software platform for shipping lines and fleet operators managing the complete bunker lifecycle — from voyage planning and procurement to delivery tracking, cost reconciliation, and regulatory compliance. It replaces fragmented spreadsheets and manual processes with one connected, workflow-driven platform.
IBS enables procurement teams to solicit competitive quotes from multiple approved vendors simultaneously, benchmarks prices against live market data (MOPS, S&P Global Platts), and provides historical price analytics for smarter negotiation. Customers typically achieve meaningful reductions in effective bunker costs through competitive tendering and market-aligned purchasing.
Yes. IBS has built-in support for IMO DCS fuel oil data reporting, CII calculation per vessel and voyage, EU ETS fuel consumption monitoring, MARPOL Annex VI compliance documentation, and FuelEU Maritime readiness tracking. Compliance reports are generated automatically and are audit-ready.
Absolutely. IBS offers native API-based integration with SAP, Oracle Financials, and major maritime TMS platforms. Bunker purchase orders, delivery confirmations, invoices, and cost allocations can be automatically posted to your ERP — eliminating dual-entry and ensuring real-time data accuracy.
IBS supports all commercially relevant fuel grades including VLSFO, HSFO, LSMGO, MDO, LNG, methanol, biofuel blends, and ammonia. Port coverage spans all major global bunkering hubs — Singapore, Fujairah, Rotterdam, Houston, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and more — with the ability to add new ports as required.
A standard IBS deployment for a mid-sized fleet typically takes 8–14 weeks from kick-off to go-live, covering configuration, data migration, ERP integration, user training, and parallel run validation. Solverminds provides dedicated implementation consultants with deep maritime domain expertise.
IBS is available as a cloud-hosted SaaS platform (preferred for rapid deployment) as well as an on-premise or private cloud deployment for organizations with specific data sovereignty requirements. Both options deliver the full feature set.
Shipping operators typically see fuel cost reductions within the first year through live market benchmarking and elimination of over-bunkering. Additional indirect savings include substantial procurement labor hours recovered each quarter, far fewer invoice disputes, and regulatory compliance automation.
Yes. IBS automatically generates and submits compliance reports for IMO DCS, EU ETS, FuelEU Maritime, and CII (Carbon Intensity Indicator) across all voyages in real time. Reports are pre-validated against regulatory schemas and logged for audit trails. Multi-jurisdictional reporting across flag states, trading routes, and fuel grades is fully supported.
Solverminds provides comprehensive post-launch support including premium onboarding, live operator and procurement team training, role-based documentation, a 24/7 technical helpdesk, and quarterly product updates. Optional advanced analytics consulting and fuel market advisory services are also available.
Roadmap
In development now, and on the Q4 2026 roadmap. Shown as upcoming, not as current functionality.
Procurement manager reports
Team activity, order pipeline, vendor exposure and exceptions consolidated into one management view.
AI-based procurement performance
Team and buyer performance measured against the Platts benchmark by region and period, from captured price-variance data.
Negotiation analytics
Effectiveness by buyer and vendor: average reduction from first quote to final order, and RFQ win/loss ratios.
Volatility index for market timing
Historical Platts data turned into a bunker-price volatility reading with buy-now-or-wait guidance.
Simplified bunker ship system
A leaner, guided onboard workflow with fewer data-entry steps when raising and confirming bunker operations.
CCAI & calorific value comparison
Fuel grades enriched with CCAI and calorific value, so vendors compare on true cost per energy unit, not price per ton.
Ancillary consumption
Bunker requirements extended to cargo heating, tank cleaning and other non-propulsion usage, particularly for tankers.
Ad-hoc consumption entry
A flexible category for one-off operational usage, so unusual consumption is recorded without forcing a wrong category.
Safety-margin risk indicator
An early visual warning on ROB showing proximity to the safety margin and flagging shortfall risk before it occurs.
Planned next: fuel specification data tied into the claims process, so a lab result outside the contracted specification can initiate a quality claim automatically.
Why it matters
Solverminds Integrated Bunker System is a leading integrated bunker management system for liner shipping, tanker operations, and tramp fleet management. It brings together bunker planning, bunker procurement automation, and bunker cost optimization into one connected maritime platform — used for VLSFO procurement, HSFO sourcing, automated BDN management, and real-time price benchmarking against MOPS and Platts across the world's major bunkering hubs.
Bunker requirements are calculated from live voyage data, eliminating over-bunkering and port stock mismatches, while live market benchmarks ensure every purchase order is competitively priced. The automated three-way match across PO, BDN, and invoice posts directly to SAP or Oracle with a high automation rate.
With built-in CII reporting, EU ETS compliance, IMO DCS submission, and FuelEU Maritime readiness — regulation-ready by default, not bolted on — IBS is the complete maritime fuel management solution for measurable savings and regulatory readiness.
IBS vs. manual bunker operations
Procurement cycle
Invoice matching
Vendor comparison
Compliance reporting
ERP integration
Cost control
| Capability | IBS platform | Manual process |
|---|---|---|
| Procurement cycle | ✓ Minutes | ✗ 2–4 hours |
| Invoice matching | ✓ Automated 3-way | ✗ Manual |
| Vendor comparison | ✓ Multi-quote live | ✗ Email-based |
| Compliance reporting | ✓ Auto CII / ETS | ✗ Spreadsheets |
| ERP integration | ✓ Direct posting | ✗ Dual entry |
| Cost control | ✓ Market-benchmarked | ✗ Reactive only |
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