Link Enterprises

What Link Enterprises does

Link Enterprises is an ISO 9001:2000 certified, privately held maritime services company headquartered in Kandla, Gujarat, India, operating in the procurement and trading of petroleum products and marine lubricants. The company supplies marine fuels — VLSFO, MGO, and HSFO — and lubricants to foreign-going vessels and shipping operators calling at Indian ports, while also providing ship chandling services covering bonded and non-bonded stores, deck, engine, and cabin supplies, supported by an in-house warehousing facility. As an authorized distributor of Castrol Marine lubricants, Link Enterprises maintains physical stock of marine lubricants across ports in India for immediate delivery, and operates a proprietary Enterprise Bunker Delivery Note (EBDN) system layered on top of refinery BDNs to provide documentation transparency. All product movements are supervised by independent surveyors in compliance with MARPOL 73/78 regulations.

The business model is transaction-based, quote-driven B2B service delivery: customers (vessel operators, ship agents, shipping companies) request pricing via website forms, WhatsApp, phone, or email, with pricing determined per transaction by fuel grade, volume, port, and delivery requirements. Distribution is exclusively domestic India via port-based direct delivery at six major ports (Sikka, Kandla, Vadinar, Chennai, Haldia, Cochin), using an enterprise field-sales motion with inside-sales inbound handling. Revenue streams consist of bunkering (transactional fuel sales), marine lubricant distribution (transactional with recurring customer relationships), and ship chandling (transactional provisions supply). The company is privately held with no disclosed funding, revenue, or ownership structure in the source material.

Name

Link Enterprises

Legal name

Link Enterprises

Website

https://linkenterprises.in

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Link Enterprises is an ISO 9001:2000 certified, privately held Indian maritime services company supplying marine fuels (VLSFO, MGO, HSFO), Castrol Marine lubricants, and ship chandling to foreign-going vessels across all major Indian ports.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Fuel Supply and Ship Chandling Services

NAICS

Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals (424710)

SIC

Wholesale-Petroleum & Petroleum Products (No Bulk Stations) (5172)

akta.pro primary industry

Marine Bunkering & Port Fuel Supply (EUALAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Marine Lubricants Supply & Services (Cylinder/System Oils) (TLAHAKAJ)

Keywords

• Marine bunkering services
• Ship chandling
• Marine lubricants
• Port fuel supply
• Marine procurement

Headquarters

HQ city

Kandla

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Bunkering Services: Supply of marine fuels including VLSFO, MGO, and HSFO to vessels at Indian ports. Revenue generated through fuel sales with own EBDN and refinery BDN documentation for transparency.
2. Marine Lubricant Distribution: Authorized distribution of Castrol Marine lubricants across ports in India. Supply of both duty-paid and bonded products.
3. Ship Chandling Services: Supply of bonded and non-bonded stores, deck, engine, and cabin supplies to vessels. Comprehensive ship supply services including essential commodities and services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Link Enterprises is engaged in the procurement and trading of petroleum products and marine lubricants, with operations centered on marine bunkering (supply of marine fuels to vessels), ship chandling (supply of provisions, stores, and technical consumables to ships), and warehousing of fuel and lubricant stocks. It is an authorized distributor of Castrol Marine lubricants and a licensed bunker supplier operating across major Indian ports.

Product overview

Link Enterprises is an ISO 9001:2000 certified maritime services company offering three interconnected service lines: Bunkers (marine fuel and lubricant supply), Ship Chandlers (comprehensive ship supply including stores and provisions), and Warehousing Facility (logistics support). The Bunkers service serves as the core offering with over two decades of experience supplying marine fuels and lubricants across all major Indian ports, while Ship Chandlers provides bonded and non-bonded stores and deck/engine/cabin supplies. The Warehousing Facility supports these operations with storage capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Marine Bunkering Services Supply of marine fuel (bunker fuel) to commercial vessels calling at Indian ports, with electronic Bunker Delivery Note documentation. For shipping companies, vessel operators, and ship agents requiring compliant marine fuel delivery.
• Ship Chandling Services Provision and supply of stores, provisions, technical consumables, and other supplies required by vessels during port calls. For ship owners, vessel operators, and ship agents calling at Indian ports.
• Marine Lubricants Distribution (Castrol Marine) Distribution of Castrol Marine branded marine lubricants to vessels and shipping operators across Indian ports under authorized distributor status.
• Petroleum and Lubricant Warehousing Storage and warehousing of petroleum products and marine lubricant inventory to support bunkering and distribution operations across Indian ports.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Castrol MarinecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor of Castrol Marine lubricants, supplying both duty-paid and bonded products across ports in India. Physical stock of marine lubricants from Castrol available on hand for immediate delivery to vessels.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Chemoil Energy: One of the world's largest independent marine fuel suppliers, part of SMO Group, distributing bunker fuel and lubricants globally. Comparable in product (bunker fuels and marine lubricants) and customer type (shipowners/operators), but with substantially larger scale, physical supply network, and global procurement capability.
• KPI Bridge Oil: Independent global marine fuel supplier and trader operating bunker barging and supply at ports worldwide, including Asia-Pacific. Comparable as an independent (non-OMC) bunker supplier focused on mid-tier customers, but with significantly larger geographic reach and trading volume.
• Aegean Marine Petroleum Network: Global marine fuel supplier (now part of Mercuria) serving vessels at international ports including locations in South Asia. Comparable product mix (bunker fuels and lubricants) and customer base (foreign-going vessels), but global footprint and trading scale dwarf a single-country operator like Link Enterprises.
• Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL): Indian OMC providing marine fuel, lubricants, and ship supply services at Indian ports. Overlaps directly with Link Enterprises' core bunker + chandling offering, but operates through a wider retail and refining network that gives scale advantages on bunker procurement.
• Minerva Bunkering: Singapore-headquartered physical and marine fuel supplier with global operations across major trading hubs. Directly comparable business model (independent bunker trader/supplier) and customer overlap (foreign-going vessels), though operating at higher volume and across more geographies.
• Bharat Petroleum (BPCL): Major Indian OMC with marine bunkering operations across Indian ports, supplying VLSFO and MGO to domestic and foreign-going vessels. Directly competitive in the same product categories Link Enterprises serves, but with an integrated refinery-to-port supply chain and far larger balance sheet.
• Indian Oil Corporation (IOC): India's largest state-owned oil marketing company, operating bunkering terminals and fuel supply at major Indian ports including Kandla and Chennai. Comparable on product (VLSFO, MGO, HSFO) and customer base (foreign-going vessels), but vastly larger scale and diversified across refining, pipelines, and retail fuel.

Direct peers

• Gandhar Oil Refinery India: Indian company manufacturing and distributing specialty lubricants including marine oils across Indian ports and industrial customers. Most directly comparable peer for Link Enterprises' marine lubricant distribution revenue stream (Castrol Marine supply); competes for the same marine lubricant wallet on Indian-flag and foreign-going vessels.
• Tide Water Oil Co. India: Indian lubricant manufacturer and distributor (part of Andrew Yule group) supplying marine and industrial lubricants, including branded marine engine oils, across Indian ports. Direct competitor in the authorized-distributor-tier marine lubricant segment and overlapping customer base of vessel operators calling at Indian ports.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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