SEKA (oil company)
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SEKA Bunkering Stations S.A. is a Greek-based, independent oil company, specializing in ships' fuels and lubricants.
, in Greece
. 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
and Piraeus
and is a major bunkering supplier in Greece.
History
SEKA was established in the early 1960s by the late Greek tycoon Nikos Vardinogiannis in Kaloi Limenes, CreteCrete
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
, in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. 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
Corinth is a city and former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corinth, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit...
and Piraeus
Piraeus
Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
and is a major bunkering supplier in Greece.