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  1. A tanker was involved in an incident with military forces on Monday off the coast of Duqm, Oman.
    20 Oct 2026
  2. The expansion comes as Verde Marine Energy builds on its partnership with Sunoco Marine.
    20 Oct 2026
  3. Analysts are warning consumers to brace for higher for longer oil prices.
    20 Oct 2026
  4. The company is looking to hire a bunker manager- Atlantic in London.
    20 Oct 2026
  5. The 13,000 TEU capacity container ships are scheduled for delivery in 2029.
    20 Oct 2026
  6. Opportunity Green says that Japan's proposed changes to the IMO Net-Zero Framework could weaken emissions incentives.
    20 Oct 2026
  7. GCMD, AIM Horizon Investments and EPS have financed wind-assisted propulsion systems on two vessels.
    20 Oct 2026
  8. The bulk carrier, Traverse Antwerp, was arrested at 2:24 PM local time on October 16.
    20 Oct 2026
  9. Verde Marine Energy has launched a dedicated environmental trading desk in Oslo, appointing Trine Braathen to lead the new division.
    20 Oct 2026
  10. The newbuilds will increase BGN's owned LPG very large gas carrier fleet to 23 vessels when delivered.
    20 Oct 2026
  11. Some container lines are moving away from spot methanol purchases towards regular supplies from the same supplier, the MMMCZCS report finds.
    20 Oct 2026
  12. The BPA says port investment and shipping network changes better explain rising UK container traffic than carbon leakage claims.
    20 Oct 2026
  13. Key takeaways from the Singapore roundtable on strengthening the port's competitive edge as a bunkering hub.
    20 Oct 2026
  14. Key takeaways from the panel on LNG investment, market share, and emissions management.
    19 Oct 2026
  15. Björn Hauschild joined the firm as a sales support specialist this month.
    19 Oct 2026

SIBCON 2026 View All SIBCON Articles

  1. SIBCON 2026 Roundup: The Key Takeaways From All 12 Panels
    Oct 20
    Two days, 12 panel sessions, and an interview with MPA's chief executive: Ship & Bunker's coverage of SIBCON 2026 in one place.
  2. SIBCON2026: Singapore Has Been Number One in Bunkering for 38 Years, but for How Much Longer?
    Oct 20
    Key takeaways from the Singapore roundtable on strengthening the port's competitive edge as a bunkering hub.
  3. SIBCON2026: LNG Bunkering Set to Double in Three Years, and Barges Beyond the Primary Ports Are the Pressure Points
    Oct 19
    Key takeaways from the panel on LNG investment, market share, and emissions management.
  4. SIBCON2026: For Ships Ordered Today, Retrofit Flexibility Matters More Than Dual-Fuel Flexibility
    Oct 19
    Key takeaways from the panel on the shipowner's fuel map of tomorrow.
  5. SIBCON2026: Interview With MPA Chief Executive Ang Wee Keong
    Oct 16
    MPA's chief executive on competitiveness, multi-fuel readiness, and the next phase of digital bunkering.
  6. SIBCON2026: Shipping Is the Weakest Bidder for Low-Carbon Fuels Until Regulation Makes Them a Need-to-Have
    Oct 15
    Key takeaways from the panel on alternative fuel production and availability.
  7. SIBCON2026: A Patchwork of Regional Carbon Rules Is the Biggest Risk If the IMO Fails Again
    Oct 15
    Key takeaways from the panel on the role of international regulation in market certainty and fuel transition pathways.
  8. SIBCON2026: Pilots Prove New Fuels Are Possible but Scale Needs Demand, Supply and Policy to Move Together
    Oct 15
    Key takeaways from the second day's opening panel on taking decarbonisation from pilots to scale.
  9. SIBCON2026: A Digital BDN Is Only as Trustworthy as the System That Produces It
    Oct 15
    Key takeaways from the panel on maritime digitalisation and unlocking value across fuel supply chains.
  10. SIBCON2026: Any Ship Ordered Today Should Be Dual-Fuel, With or Without an IMO Deal
    Oct 15
    Key takeaways from the panel on fleet transition, retrofits, and propulsion pathways.

Middle East Conflict

  1. Tanker Involved in Incident with Military Forces Off Oman: UKMTO
    Oct 20
    A tanker was involved in an incident with military forces on Monday off the coast of Duqm, Oman.
  2. Oil Declines Despite IEA 2027 Worries And Iran Prepping For Renewed War With U.S.
    Oct 20
    Analysts are warning consumers to brace for higher for longer oil prices.
  3. Oil Mixed As Iran And Proxy Attacks Shrugged Off By Traders
    Oct 19
    Instead, focus is narrowing on Trump's diesel deal with Russia.
  4. Oil Jumps On Hormuz Attacks As Washington Plans To Drop "The Mother Of All Bombs" On Iran
    Oct 16
    Meanwhile, Ukraine vows to keep striking Russian refineries.
  5. Fujairah Bunker Sales Recover Some but Remain More Than Half Below Last Year
    Oct 16
    Bunker sales have rebounded from June's record low, but year-to-date volumes remain more than half of last year.
  6. Oil Steady As US Military Preps New Strikes On Iran
    Oct 15
    Meanwhile, various initiatives continue to soften the impact of Iranian aggression.
  7. Singapore-Registered Boxship Sinks After Strait of Hormuz Attack
    Oct 15
    GFS Pride sank after being struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, while GFS Giselle sustained hull damage in a separate incident.
  8. Oil Up On Iran Aggression, But High Prices Are Benefitting One Northern Country
    Oct 14
    Meanwhile, Gulf attacks increase as U.S. midterm elections draw closer.
  9. Boxship Hit in New Strait of Hormuz Attack
    Oct 14
    UKMTO says the vessel sustained minor damage but was able to continue its passage.
  10. UKMTO Reports Four Vessel Attacks in Strait of Hormuz
    Oct 13
    The agency reported attacks on three tankers and a container ship on Sunday.

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.

Methanol Bunker Prices

Gray Methanol MEOH-VLSFOe MEOH-MGOe
$/mt    +/- $/mte    +/- $/mte    +/-
Singapore 670.00 10.00 1378.50 21.00 1429.00 21.50
Rotterdam 565.50 32.50 1163.00 66.50 1206.00 69.50
Houston 552.50 16.50 1137.00 34.00 1178.50 35.50
Fujairah 453.50 65.00 933.00 133.50 967.00 138.50

Compliance Costs Calculator

Planning for the future? Ship & Bunker has developed a calculator to help shipping companies and other maritime stakeholders estimate the compliance costs for EU ETS, FuelEU Maritime, and IMO 20208 / NZF regulations for their chosen energy mix for the years 2028-2035.

Top Stories More

  1. Orderbook Bunker Demand Up 10% Since July: Conventional Oil Still Dominates, Methanol Slips
    Oct 13
    Ships on order have an implied demand of 64 million mtoe a year.
  2. INTERVIEW: Monjasa Investing in Long-Term Commitment to Colombia
    Oct 06
    Camilo Angulo Ferrand tells Ship & Bunker that its long-term crude and refining contracts should help keep availability stable in the region despite the Iran war.
  3. INTERVIEW: Arrest, Mediate, or Litigate? SeaSolveX on How to Handle a Bunker Dispute in Today's Market
    Oct 02
    Secure the claim first, then settle at the earliest commercially sensible moment.
  4. VIEWPOINT: Shipping is Buying Alternative-Fuel Ships Faster Than it is Building the Workforce to Run Them
    Oct 01
    Simulators that do not match the plant and instructors who cannot explain it are producing engineers with certificates but not competence, writes Danica's Henrik Jensen.
  5. IMO Favours Limited Split in Methanol and Ethanol Bunker Safety Rules Despite Push for More
    Sep 29
    Draft safety guidelines would distinguish the two fuels for the first time, but keep them under one regime, with approval not due until June 2027.

Insights & Analysis More

  1. ANALYSIS: Singapore Bunker Sales Exceed Last Year's Nine-Month Record
    Oct 15
    HSFO accounted for 41.9% of year-to-date conventional and biofuel bunker sales, up from 38.6% a year earlier.
  2. VIEWPOINT: On the Bottom Line - Efficiency and the New Economics of Shipping's Decarbonisation
    Oct 13
    Carbon pricing turns every tonne of fuel saved into money that can pay for the fuel switch, argues Kongsberg Maritime's Oskar Levander.
  3. Orderbook Bunker Demand Up 10% Since July: Conventional Oil Still Dominates, Methanol Slips
    Oct 13
    Ships on order have an implied demand of 64 million mtoe a year.
  4. ANALYSIS: Implied Bunker Demand of Ships Reporting to IMO Flat at 246 Million mt in 2025 as Share of Tonnage Reporting Falls
    Oct 12
    Reported volumes dipped 1.2%, but with less tonnage reporting, demand from the in-scope fleet held at 246 million mt, with volumes outside the reporting rules on top of that.
  5. US Lifts Sanctions on Russian Diesel for Six Months After Trump-Putin Call
    Oct 09
    General License 135 authorises the sale, shipping and import of Russian diesel until April 7, 2027, but EU and UK sanctions are unchanged.
  6. VIEWPOINT: Why a Counter-Offer Rarely Keeps a Bunker Trader
    Oct 09
    A matched package buys a few months, says Vernon Jayanathan; the resentment, the lost trust, and the market quote stay for good.
  7. INTERVIEW: Arrest, Mediate, or Litigate? SeaSolveX on How to Handle a Bunker Dispute in Today's Market
    Oct 02
    Secure the claim first, then settle at the earliest commercially sensible moment.
  8. VIEWPOINT: Shipping is Buying Alternative-Fuel Ships Faster Than it is Building the Workforce to Run Them
    Oct 01
    Simulators that do not match the plant and instructors who cannot explain it are producing engineers with certificates but not competence, writes Danica's Henrik Jensen.
  9. IMO Favours Limited Split in Methanol and Ethanol Bunker Safety Rules Despite Push for More
    Sep 29
    Draft safety guidelines would distinguish the two fuels for the first time, but keep them under one regime, with approval not due until June 2027.
  10. ANALYSIS: $14/mt Separates the Best and Worst Singapore Bunker Suppliers on the Cost of Doing Business, Fuelsure Data Shows
    Sep 28
    Fuelsure data shared with Ship & Bunker puts a number on what happens after the deal is fixed, port by port and supplier by supplier.

Decarbonisation, Alternative Marine Fuels and Power More

  1. HMM Orders Eight LNG Dual-Fuel Boxships
    Oct 20
    The 13,000 TEU capacity container ships are scheduled for delivery in 2029.
  2. Methanol Ship Operators Favour Multi-Port Bunkering for Longer Voyages: MMMCZCS
    Oct 20
    Some container lines are moving away from spot methanol purchases towards regular supplies from the same supplier, the MMMCZCS report finds.
  3. Avenir LNG Launches Second Bunkering Vessel in China
    Oct 19
    The vessel was launched into the water at the Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co. shipyard last week.
  4. Guangzhou Port Conducts First Methanol Bunkering for RoRo Vessel
    Oct 19
    The vessel departed to Europe after the bunkering methanol at the Chinese port.
  5. Germany Adopts National Plan for Climate-Friendly Shipping
    Oct 19
    Germany has adopted a plan to cut shipping emissions, backed by €400 million in new funding.

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VLSFO MGO IFO380
$/mt +/- $/mt +/- $/mt +/-
Global 4 Ports Average 861.00 14.00 1430.50 21.50 735.00 16.50
Global 20 Ports Average 911.50 8.00 1532.50 7.50 809.00 11.50
Global Average Bunker Price 958.50 4.00 1599.00 2.00 795.50 10.00
Singapore 934.00 20.50 1272.50 18.50 907.50 17.00
Rotterdam 755.50 15.00 1403.00 10.50 672.50 25.50
Fujairah 973.00 6.00 1638.00 31.50 758.50 5.50
Houston 780.50 13.00 1408.50 24.00 601.00 16.50
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Hong Kong 946.50 6.50 1314.00 32.00 951.00 4.00
Istanbul 897.50 21.00 1544.00 5.00 820.50 6.00
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