Specialising in tailor-made physical and derivative trading
CSC Commodities is a leading global commodity derivatives specialist. Established in 2013, the company offers a breadth of expertise in crude oil, refined products, freight, emissions management, renewable energy and renewable fuels. With offices in London, New York, Amsterdam, Dubai and Singapore, CSC Commodities has a strong reputation and reach in the energy markets.
Navigating energy market uncertainty
Bastien Declercq, CEO of CSC, explains how 2025 challenged global energy markets. Rapid changes - including Middle East tensions, new sanctions, shifting tariffs and evolving OPEC+ decisions - highlighted that liquidity alone cannot ensure stability or effective market management.
Organisations that succeeded were those that integrated insights across energy markets, freight, derivatives and regulatory developments. By planning for multiple scenarios and managing outcomes across the system, rather than relying on a single forecast, they maintained operational resilience and made informed trading and risk management decisions.
About CSC Commodities
Our deep expertise spans the refined products complex and its supply chains - from fuel oil to distillates, light ends to carbon - linking blends, flows and logistics with actionable market insight.
The team provides tailor-made derivatives, allowing counterparties to select the exact product specifications they require, supported by direct access to a dedicated trading team and a high-touch service model.
CSC’s broad and diversified trading mandate covers residual fuel oils, middle distillates, LPG, dry freight and a full spectrum of environmental commodities. Since its acquisition by Marex in 2019, CSC has expanded its energy sector market making capabilities.
We offer clearing arrangements on all major global exchanges, including ICE, CME, EEX, and SGX, and facilitate bilateral trading through Marex - making CSC a one-stop shop for energy and environmental markets.
Liquidity across the barrel
Direct access and active pricing across physical-linked and derivative products. Scale and execution capability support participation across the full value chain.
Our diversified trading mandate covers:
Crude oil
Distillates and light ends
Dry freight
Fuel oil
Natural gas
Natural gas liquids
Wet freight
Supporting you in the energy transition
At CSC, we can help create net-zero voyage hedges for the shipping sector, supporting operators through the entirety of the voyage lifecycle from freight costs, bunker fuel oil, biofuels, cargo and emissions allowances.
Biofuels
Compliance emissions
Renewable gas
Renewable power
Voluntary carbon
Who we serve
At CSC, we provide tailored solutions to a diverse range of market participants. Whether you're managing physical assets, navigating emissions regulations, or diversification in volatile markets, our expertise and infrastructure are designed to support your objectives.
CSC is a leading provider of physical and paper environmental markets in Europe and across the world, helping counterparties manage risks and capture opportunities in the clean energy transition.
Our diverse range of market participants
Your challenges:
- Managing price volatility across the complex
- Securing competitive pricing and liquidity
- Navigating geopolitical and supply chain disruptions
How we help:
- Direct access to swaps, options and futures across crude and refined products
- Custom hedging strategies aligned with production cycles
- Price discovery and liquidity provision during off-peak and volatile periods
What you can trade:
- Crude Oil: ICE Brent, Dated Brent, WTI, Dubai
- Distillates & Light Ends: Diesel, Gasoil (Platts, ICE), Heating Oil, Jet Fuel, Naphtha, Gasoline
- NGLs: Methane, Ethane, Propane, Butane, Pentane
- Fuel Oil: High Sulphur, Low Sulphur, marine fuel oil.
Why CSC:
- Principal trading model, providing anonymity away from the broker market
- 100% positive trading months since 2021
- Connectivity to 58 global exchanges
Your challenges:
- Managing price volatility across the complex
- Securing competitive pricing and liquidity
- Navigating geopolitical and supply chain disruptions
How we help:
- Direct access to swaps, options and futures across crude and refined products
- Custom hedging strategies aligned with production cycles
- Price discovery and liquidity provision during off-peak and volatile periods
What you can trade:
- Crude Oil: ICE Brent, Dated Brent, WTI, Dubai
- Distillates & Light Ends: Diesel, Gasoil (Platts, ICE), Heating Oil, Jet Fuel, Naphtha, Gasoline
- NGLs: Methane, Ethane, Propane, Butane, Pentane
- Fuel Oil: High Sulphur, Low Sulphur, marine fuel oil.
Why CSC:
- Principal trading model, providing anonymity away from the broker market
- 100% positive trading months since 2021
- Connectivity to 58 global exchanges
Your challenges:
- Fuel cost volatility
- Emissions compliance and offsetting
- Freight rate unpredictability
How we help:
- Jet fuel and marine fuel hedging with flexible structures
- Forward Freight Agreements (FFAs) and time charter coverage
- Emissions Allowance trading (EU ETS, CORSIA) and voluntary offsets
What you can trade:
- Jet Fuel: Jet CIF NWE, Gulf Coast Jet, Singapore Jet, Jet AG
- Freight: Handymax, Supermax, Panamax, Capsize FFAs
- Carbon: EUA + UK’s, VERs, CORSIA credits
Why CSC:
- Ability to fix freight and fuel costs across the voyage lifecycle
- Emissions exposure modeling and hedging
- Access to bilateral and cleared carbon markets
Your challenges:
- Fuel cost volatility
- Emissions compliance and offsetting
- Freight rate unpredictability
How we help:
- Jet fuel and marine fuel hedging with flexible structures
- Forward Freight Agreements (FFAs) and time charter coverage
- Emissions Allowance trading (EU ETS, CORSIA) and voluntary offsets
What you can trade:
- Jet Fuel: Jet CIF NWE, Gulf Coast Jet, Singapore Jet, Jet AG
- Freight: Handymax, Supermax, Panamax, Capsize FFAs
- Carbon: EUA + UK’s, VERs, CORSIA credits
Why CSC:
- Ability to fix freight and fuel costs across the voyage lifecycle
- Emissions exposure modeling and hedging
- Access to bilateral and cleared carbon markets
Your challenges:
- Accessing niche commodity exposures
- Managing portfolio risk and diversification
- Navigating ESG mandates and regulatory complexity
- Experts in underlying’s
How we help:
- Thematic exposure to geopolitical and macroeconomic risk and EU regulation changes
- Structured products and custom derivatives
- Market access across energy, freight and environmental markets
What you can trade:
- Energy: Crude Oil, Gasses and Refined Products
- Environmental: Emissions, Ethanol, Biodiesel Futures
- Freight: Dry Bulk Time Charter Baskets
Why CSC:
- Investment-grade counterparty (via Marex)
- Access to high-return, niche corners of the market
- Research and advisory services available
Your challenges:
- Accessing niche commodity exposures
- Managing portfolio risk and diversification
- Navigating ESG mandates and regulatory complexity
- Experts in underlying’s
How we help:
- Thematic exposure to geopolitical and macroeconomic risk and EU regulation changes
- Structured products and custom derivatives
- Market access across energy, freight and environmental markets
What you can trade:
- Energy: Crude Oil, Gasses and Refined Products
- Environmental: Emissions, Ethanol, Biodiesel Futures
- Freight: Dry Bulk Time Charter Baskets
Why CSC:
- Investment-grade counterparty (via Marex)
- Access to high-return, niche corners of the market
- Research and advisory services available
Your challenges:
- Sourcing high-quality carbon credits
- Navigating fragmented global markets
- Managing compliance and voluntary portfolios
How we help:
- Origination of nature-based and engineered credits
- Access to compliance markets (EU ETS, UK ETS, Singapore ETS etc)
- Advisory on emissions strategy and pricing
What you can trade:
- Voluntary Carbon: Global VERs, Mangrove Project (Indonesia), Engineered Removals
- Compliance Markets: EU ETS, UK ETS, CORSIA
- Clean Energy: Biofuels (RME, UCOM, FAME), Renewable Gas, Renewable Power
Why CSC:
- Self-origination capabilities and project access
- Market maker in both physical and paper environmental products
- Advisory in unregulated environmental space
Your challenges:
- Sourcing high-quality carbon credits
- Navigating fragmented global markets
- Managing compliance and voluntary portfolios
How we help:
- Origination of nature-based and engineered credits
- Access to compliance markets (EU ETS, UK ETS, Singapore ETS etc)
- Advisory on emissions strategy and pricing
What you can trade:
- Voluntary Carbon: Global VERs, Mangrove Project (Indonesia), Engineered Removals
- Compliance Markets: EU ETS, UK ETS, CORSIA
- Clean Energy: Biofuels (RME, UCOM, FAME), Renewable Gas, Renewable Power
Why CSC:
- Self-origination capabilities and project access
- Market maker in both physical and paper environmental products
- Advisory in unregulated environmental space
Your one-stop-shop
Imagine a customer planning to ship cargo along a specific route who wants to hedge the entire shipment and fix costs on a voyage basis. CSC’s trading desk can produce a single price that incorporates:
- Freight costs: calculated using ship speed, weather assumptions, port congestion, and current time-charter rates.
- Bunker costs: derived from sailing time, fuel consumption rates, and prevailing bunker fuel prices.
- Emissions offset costs: based on projected emissions and regulatory obligations at both departure and arrival ports.
All three components, ship charter, bunker fuel, and emissions offsets, can be hedged or sourced independently through CSC’s market-making capabilities. This enables a tailored, bundled solution for the counterparty, leveraging the full breadth of our platform.
Investment Grade
5,000+
$24.3bn
Nasdaq
18 years
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