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INTERVIEW: Shipergy Uses AI to Reshape Trading Model Amid Market Downturn

INTERVIEW: Shipergy Uses AI to Reshape Trading Model Amid Market Downturn

Shipergy CEO Daniel Rose is refocusing the firm's commercial efforts on three hubs and deploying AI tools to reduce workload in response to weak market conditions, he tells Ship & Bunker.
  1. 15Jan
    The class society association says the safety requirements address risks linked to ammonia's toxicity that are not fully covered by existing IMO rules. Read in Full
  2. 15Jan
    Panama saw a total of 7,466 calls for bunkers in 2025, representing an 11.5% increase from the 6,696 recorded in 2024. Read in Full
  3. 14Jan
    From now on the company will operate under the name Navergy Infrastructure Partners. Read in Full
  4. 14Jan
    The company is looking for candidates with previous experience in the bunker, petroleum or shipping industries as well as strong negotiation, analytical, and relationship-building skills. Read in Full
  5. 14Jan
    Crude futures have risen further on Wednesday morning in response to signs the US is preparing to strike Iran. Read in Full
  6. 14Jan
    The automaker was able to cut its scope 3 emissions by more than 22,000 tonnes of CO2e in 2024 and expects this figure to double in 2025. Read in Full
  7. 14Jan
    The partnership will enable automated sharing of vessel emissions data between the two firms. Read in Full
  8. 14Jan
    LPG remains a niche alternative bunker fuel for now, being used almost exclusively in gas carriers. Read in Full
  9. 14Jan
    The latest Maersk transit comes as shipping firms cautiously reassess Red Sea risks after two years of disruption that boosted bunker fuel demand. Read in Full
  10. 14Jan
    From 2030, all new harbour craft in Singapore must be fully electric or capable of running on B100 biofuel or other net-zero fuels. Read in Full

Bunker Demand in Key Markets

In the third quarter of 2025 bunker bemand at key marine fuel hubs advanced 4.3% on a yearly basis, according to the latest market survey of bunker sales volumes in 17 leading global locations.

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Bunker Price Forecast - Q4 2025

Quarterly and full year bunker price forcast for 2025 and 2026. Includes forecasts for global average prices, and at the key ports of Singapore, Rotterdam, Fujairah and Houston.

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Methanol Bunker Prices

Gray Methanol MEOH-VLSFOe MEOH-MGOe
$/mt    +/- $/mte    +/- $/mte    +/-
Singapore 338.00 1.00 696.00 3.00 721.00 2.50
Rotterdam 285.50 2.00 587.50 3.50 609.00 3.50
Houston 301.50 5.00 620.00 10.00 642.50 10.00
Fujairah 216.00 14.50 444.00 30.00 460.00 31.00

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  1. VIEWPOINT: Bleak Prospects for Bunker Industry at Start of 2026
    Jan 13
    Weak margins, rising GHG compliance costs, limited growth in alternative fuel markets, geopolitical risk and sanctions issues are coming together to paint a picture of a highly uncertain start to the year.
  2. Pacific Basin Cites IMO NZF Delay as Reason for Purchase of New Conventionally-Fuelled Ships
    Dec 24
    Pacific Basin has cited the IMO delay as a key reason for it continuing to add conventionally-fuelled tonnage to its fleet.
  3. FEATURE: 2025 Was Year of Rapidly Escalating Regulation for Shipping and Bunker Industries
    Dec 23
    In a year of turmoil for the shipping and bunker industries, a steady increase in regulatory complexity has been the one reliable constant.
  4. FEATURE: AI Will Not Replace Bunker Traders. Will it?
    Dec 22
    This industry is about relationships. Will AI strengthen or replace them?
  5. INTERVIEW: NAPA Sees Growing Demand for GHG Management Services
    Dec 16
    Ossi 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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  1. INTERVIEW: Shipergy Uses AI to Reshape Trading Model Amid Market Downturn
    Jan 15
    Shipergy CEO Daniel Rose is refocusing the firm's commercial efforts on three hubs and deploying AI tools to reduce workload in response to weak market conditions, he tells Ship & Bunker.
  2. VIEWPOINT: Bleak Prospects for Bunker Industry at Start of 2026
    Jan 13
    Weak margins, rising GHG compliance costs, limited growth in alternative fuel markets, geopolitical risk and sanctions issues are coming together to paint a picture of a highly uncertain start to the year.
  3. Former OW Bunker Executives to Pay $31 Million Compensation Over Firm's Collapse
    Jan 09
    Former CFO Morten Skou and Lars Møller, director of OW Bunker subsidiary Dynamic Oil Trading, were sentenced to pay the compensation to the firm's bankruptcy estate by a Danish court on Friday.
  4. ANALYSIS: Average VLSFO Bunker Prices at Key Ports Fall 20% in 2025
    Jan 07
    The G20-VLSFO Index hit its lowest level since 2020, but for ships in Europe this price drop was outweighed by the increase in EU-ETS compliance costs.
  5. ANALYSIS: Shipping's Jump in EU-ETS Costs Will Offset Bunker-Price Decline in 2026
    Jan 01
    While bunker prices are set to fall this year, higher EU-ETS costs will offset most of the benefit for European shipping.

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  1. Panama Bunker Sales Rose 4.1% Year on Year in 2025 on Higher VLSFO Sales
    Jan 15
    Panama saw a total of 7,466 calls for bunkers in 2025, representing an 11.5% increase from the 6,696 recorded in 2024.
  2. INTERVIEW: Shipergy Uses AI to Reshape Trading Model Amid Market Downturn
    Jan 15
    Shipergy CEO Daniel Rose is refocusing the firm's commercial efforts on three hubs and deploying AI tools to reduce workload in response to weak market conditions, he tells Ship & Bunker.
  3. ANALYSIS: Singapore Annual Bunker Sales Reach New Record High in 2025
    Jan 13
    Singapore's total bunker sales rose to a record high in 2025 amid strong volumes in December.
  4. VIEWPOINT: Bleak Prospects for Bunker Industry at Start of 2026
    Jan 13
    Weak margins, rising GHG compliance costs, limited growth in alternative fuel markets, geopolitical risk and sanctions issues are coming together to paint a picture of a highly uncertain start to the year.
  5. ANALYSIS: Average VLSFO Bunker Prices at Key Ports Fall 20% in 2025
    Jan 07
    The G20-VLSFO Index hit its lowest level since 2020, but for ships in Europe this price drop was outweighed by the increase in EU-ETS compliance costs.
  6. ANALYSIS: Shipping's Jump in EU-ETS Costs Will Offset Bunker-Price Decline in 2026
    Jan 01
    While bunker prices are set to fall this year, higher EU-ETS costs will offset most of the benefit for European shipping.
  7. Fujairah Bunker Sales Hit Five-Month Low in November
    Dec 30
    Bunker sales in Fujairah dropped for the third consecutive month in November.
  8. FEATURE: 2025 Was Year of Rapidly Escalating Regulation for Shipping and Bunker Industries
    Dec 23
    In a year of turmoil for the shipping and bunker industries, a steady increase in regulatory complexity has been the one reliable constant.
  9. MARKET SURVEY: Major Hubs Saw Average 4.3% Yearly Gain in Q3 Volumes
    Dec 19
    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.
  10. INTERVIEW: NAPA Sees Growing Demand for GHG Management Services
    Dec 16
    Ossi Mettälä of NAPA Shipping Solutions discusses how EU and other GHG regulations are driving shipping companies to find new ways of cutting their emissions.

Decarbonisation and Alternative Marine Fuels & Power More

  1. Class Societies Group Approves Safety Framework for Ammonia-Fuelled Engines
    Jan 15
    The class society association says the safety requirements address risks linked to ammonia's toxicity that are not fully covered by existing IMO rules.
  2. Toyota Europe Reduced Scope 3 Emissions Using UECC Low-Carbon Shipping
    Jan 14
    The automaker was able to cut its scope 3 emissions by more than 22,000 tonnes of CO2e in 2024 and expects this figure to double in 2025.
  3. NYK Line Names Dual-Fuel LPG Vessel in Japan
    Jan 14
    LPG remains a niche alternative bunker fuel for now, being used almost exclusively in gas carriers.
  4. MOL's Venture Capital Arm Invests in Maritime Electrification Startup Pyxis
    Jan 14
    From 2030, all new harbour craft in Singapore must be fully electric or capable of running on B100 biofuel or other net-zero fuels.
  5. Viking Line Ramped Up Bio-LNG Use Tenfold in 2025
    Jan 14
    The company bunkered around 6,000 mt of bio-LNG in 2025, up from 600 mt in 2024.

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VLSFO MGO IFO380
$/mt +/- $/mt +/- $/mt +/-
Global 4 Ports Average 441.50 7.00 659.50 10.50 362.00 9.00
Global 20 Ports Average 477.50 5.50 728.00 7.00 406.00 8.00
Global Average Bunker Price 507.50 5.00 764.00 5.00 417.50 4.00
Singapore 448.00 9.50 630.50 14.00 377.50 16.50
Rotterdam 430.50 4.50 650.50 13.00 377.00 11.50
Fujairah 439.50 5.00 729.50 4.50 347.00 7.00
Houston 446.00 8.00 625.50 8.50 349.50 3.00
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Hong Kong 459.50 6.50 657.50 13.00 406.50 11.50
Istanbul 560.00 33.00 718.50 13.50 515.00 40.00
LA / LB 511.50 2.50 688.00 8.00 417.00 3.00
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