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MARKET SURVEY: Major Hubs Saw Average 4.3% Yearly Gain in Q3 Volumes
Global bunker demand at key hubs gained 4.3% on the year in Q3, with 2025 as a whole heading for the highest total since 2019, but markets in the Americas are still underperforming.
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19DecChristian Larsen is taking on the role after previously working with Oilmar. Read in Full
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19DecThe firm has become a vessel owner for the first time. Read in Full
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19DecStabilis has secured offtake deals covering 55% of the capacity of its proposed LNG bunkering facility at Galveston. Read in Full
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19DecSaudi firm Eleven Energy has appointed Konstantin Kaminski as head of technology ahead of the planned January launch of its ElevenX bunker procurement platform. Read in Full
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19DecThe approval confirms the feasibility of the concept from a regulatory and safety perspective. Read in Full
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19DecThe study estimates the levelised cost of e-methanol production at $1,860/mt. Read in Full
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18DecThe Venezuela blockades are a chief point of analytical debate - for now. Read in Full
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18DecThe deal represents the largest contract by USD value the firm has secured to date. Read in Full
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18DecPassenger ships under 10,000 GT are required to achieve zero emissions in Norway's Fjords starting in 2026. Read in Full
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18DecThe ship will be built in the Netherlands and launched in late 2026. Read in Full
IBIA Convention 2025
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Nov 26Prokopakis gives his thoughts on 'one of our strongest conventions to date' along exclusive news on a new member benefit coming soon. -
Nov 25Conventional bunker demand remains under sustained pressure from improved fuel-efficiency measures from the shipping industry as it seeks to cut fuel bills and reduce emissions. -
Nov 25IMO NZF, MFMs, other efforts towards decarbonization took centre stage at IBIA's annual convention in Hong Kong. -
Nov 24With the global fleet capable of consuming 50 million mt/year of alternative fuels by 2030, questions remain over how quickly supply can be scaled. -
Nov 24Bulkers have had limited uptake of methanol-fuelled ships thus far, but this has begun to change in recent months with China's backing for the fuel.
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Nov 24"What we can do as an industry is to fix the market which is not transparent, not compliant, and is not safe," TFG's Kenneth Dam tells delegates in Hong Kong. -
Nov 21Some speakers at the IBIA Annual Convention view suppliers holding the upper hand during LNG bunkering.
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Dec 16Ossi Mettälä of NAPA Shipping Solutions discusses how EU and other GHG regulations are driving shipping companies to find new ways of cutting their emissions. -
Dec 08Trine Braathen of Blue Energy Partners discusses ways the shipping industry can improve GHG compliance strategy. -
Dec 03Core Power CEO Mikal Bøe discusses the pathway to as many as 3,000 ships using nuclear reactors by 2060. -
Nov 27Emissionlink Managing Director Philippos Ioulianou discusses the risks in allowing emissions regulation to fragment into a region-by-region approach.
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Dec 19Global bunker demand at key hubs gained 4.3% on the year in Q3, with 2025 as a whole heading for the highest total since 2019, but markets in the Americas are still underperforming. -
Dec 16Ossi Mettälä of NAPA Shipping Solutions discusses how EU and other GHG regulations are driving shipping companies to find new ways of cutting their emissions.
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Dec 16The company has also added a new bunker barge, the MT Maximus, to its delivery infrastructure in order to accommodate varying operational needs. -
Dec 12The project has launched as of the start of this month, covering 20% of ARA volumes, with the first barges already loaded and making deliveries. -
Dec 11Measures in response to market tightness have included releasing long-term tug and barge charters.
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Dec 19Global bunker demand at key hubs gained 4.3% on the year in Q3, with 2025 as a whole heading for the highest total since 2019, but markets in the Americas are still underperforming.
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Dec 16Ossi Mettälä of NAPA Shipping Solutions discusses how EU and other GHG regulations are driving shipping companies to find new ways of cutting their emissions.
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Dec 15For the first time since May 2024, methanol bunker sales were recorded, with 3,000 mt sold in November. -
Dec 12The project has launched as of the start of this month, covering 20% of ARA volumes, with the first barges already loaded and making deliveries.
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Dec 08Steve Bee of VPS discusses the fuel quality impact so far seen from the Mediterranean ECA, pointing out in particular a rise in ULSFO problems. -
Dec 05We have not seen strong evidence to suggest that MFM deliveries will adhere to ISO 22192, a mandatory requirement of the Rotterdam bunker licence. -
Dec 03Core Power CEO Mikal Bøe discusses the pathway to as many as 3,000 ships using nuclear reactors by 2060.
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Nov 27The firm's first physical supply operation is in partnership with GAC Investment CC, Managing Partner Rakesh Sharma tells Ship & Bunker. -
Nov 27Emissionlink Managing Director Philippos Ioulianou discusses the risks in allowing emissions regulation to fragment into a region-by-region approach.
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Nov 25Dan-Bunkering USA currently sells just short of 1 million mt/year of marine fuels in the Americas, and sees oil and gas as a key part of its future growth.
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Dec 19The study estimates the levelised cost of e-methanol production at $1,860/mt. -
Dec 18The deal represents the largest contract by USD value the firm has secured to date. -
Dec 18Passenger ships under 10,000 GT are required to achieve zero emissions in Norway's Fjords starting in 2026. -
Dec 18Transport & Environment says EU countries are planning large volumes of green fuels for shipping, but most projects are struggling to move beyond early stages. -
Dec 18The firm has secured more than NOK 500 million in funding to support the construction of hydrogen-powered ships.
Latest Bunker Prices See All Bunker Prices
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| $/mt | +/- | $/mt | +/- | $/mt | +/- | |
| Global 4 Ports Average | 408.00 | 0.50 | 632.00 | 3.50 | 342.50 | 7.00 |
| Global 20 Ports Average | 455.50 | 0.50 | 716.00 | 5.00 | 387.00 | 3.50 |
| Global Average Bunker Price | 505.50 | 10.00 | 762.50 | 6.00 | 402.50 | 2.50 |
| Singapore | 422.50 | 0.00 | 619.50 | 7.00 | 354.00 | 5.00 |
| Rotterdam | 387.00 | 2.00 | 594.50 | 7.50 | 342.00 | 10.50 |
| Fujairah | 420.50 | 1.00 | 707.50 | 3.50 | 331.50 | 13.00 |
| Houston | 401.00 | 2.50 | 607.50 | 2.50 | 344.00 | 1.00 |
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| Gibraltar | 430.50 | 0.50 | - | 379.00 | 0.50 | |
| Hong Kong | 442.00 | 2.00 | 630.00 | 3.50 | 372.00 | 5.00 |
| Istanbul | 555.00 | 1.50 | 692.50 | 1.50 | 472.00 | 4.00 |
| LA / LB | 485.00 | 0.50 | 665.50 | 1.00 | 407.50 | 5.00 |
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| Piraeus | 506.50 | 2.00 | 680.00 | 9.50 | 364.50 | 2.50 |
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Top Bunker Prices All Prices
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| Global 20 Ports Average | 455.50 | 0.50 | 716.00 | 5.00 |
| Global 4 Ports Average | 408.00 | 0.50 | 632.00 | 3.50 |
| Global Average Bunker Price | 505.50 | 10.00 | 762.50 | 6.00 |
| Singapore | 422.50 | 0.00 | 619.50 | 7.00 |
| Fujairah | 420.50 | 1.00 | 707.50 | 3.50 |
| Rotterdam | 387.00 | 2.00 | 594.50 | 7.50 |
| Houston | 401.00 | 2.50 | 607.50 | 2.50 |
Bunker Jobs
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Dec 17The company is looking for candidates with experience in the bunker industry, a strong interest in sales and a good command of English. -
Dec 15The company is looking for candidates with strong financial and cashflow analysis skills and fluent English, and preferably Cantonese or Mandarin in addition. -
Dec 15The company is looking for candidates with at least two years of relevant experience and good knowledge of freight forwarding, import and export, LCL and FCL. -
Dec 12The company is looking for candidates with experience in shipping operations, transport or network planning, bunkering or other relevant areas. -
Dec 11The company is looking for candidates who are motivated professionals ready to build a career in a dynamic and international environment.
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Dec 19The firm has become a vessel owner for the first time. -
Dec 19Saudi firm Eleven Energy has appointed Konstantin Kaminski as head of technology ahead of the planned January launch of its ElevenX bunker procurement platform. -
Dec 17Vasileios Analytis has been promoted to the role of commercial director at Burando Energies. -
Dec 17The firm made gains in bunker volumes in West Africa and Port Louis during 2025. -
Dec 19Christian Larsen is taking on the role after previously working with Oilmar. -
Dec 16The company has also added a new bunker barge, the MT Maximus, to its delivery infrastructure in order to accommodate varying operational needs.
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Dec 18Meg O'Neill will take on the role of CEO of BP as of April 1, 2026, after previous incumbent Murray Auchincloss stepped down on Thursday.