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  1. Meanwhile, the U.S. continues to tout its energy security.
    23 Oct 2026
  2. The pilot aims to produce up to 1 mt/day of hydrogen when the system is deployed in 2027.
    23 Oct 2026
  3. The Latvian port has signed an MoU with two companies to explore green methanol production for export and marine fuel use.
    23 Oct 2026
  4. MEPs voted in favour of a longer delay amid concerns over energy supplies and market pressures linked to the conflict in the Middle East.
    23 Oct 2026
  5. The acquisition includes eight bunkering vessels and a long-term lease for 28,000 m3 of tank capacity in Turkey.
    23 Oct 2026
  6. The 1,700 TEU container ship design uses containerised battery units that can be handled like standard cargo containers.
    23 Oct 2026
  7. The port saw 477 bunker calls in September, almost similar to 476 calls recorded in August, but up from 431 calls in September 2025.
    23 Oct 2026
  8. The company plans to add a second methanol dual-fuel vessel next year.
    23 Oct 2026
  9. Former Maersk Oil Trading head of market risk, Tue Jensen, has joined Burando Energies.
    23 Oct 2026
  10. Safety guidelines alone will not make onboard carbon capture commercially viable, writes EmissionLink's Philippos Ioulianou.
    23 Oct 2026
  11. Iran is growing more desperate - "and even more dangerous": analyst.
    22 Oct 2026
  12. Despite the growth in dual-fuel orders, the WSC says conventional-fuelled ship orders have also risen amid regulatory uncertainty.
    22 Oct 2026
  13. Eastern Pacific Shipping has named the world's first ammonia-fuelled very large ammonia carrier.
    22 Oct 2026
  14. China is a leading player in green shipping corridor development, but demand for zero-emission fuels remains a challenge.
    22 Oct 2026
  15. The tender with Hapag-Lloyd delivered 82,000 tonnes of CO2e emissions reductions.
    22 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. Oil Climbs To Six-Month High As Analysts Concede U.S./Iran War May Soon Resume
    Oct 23
    Meanwhile, the U.S. continues to tout its energy security.
  2. Iran Attacks Push Oil Into Overbought Territory For Third Time In A Week
    Oct 22
    Iran is growing more desperate - "and even more dangerous": analyst.
  3. Tanker Struck by Projectile Off the Coast of Oman: UKMTO
    Oct 22
    A tanker was struck by an unknown projectile off Oman on Wednesday, causing a fire that has since been extinguished.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Oil Mixed As Iran And Proxy Attacks Shrugged Off By Traders
    Oct 19
    Instead, focus is narrowing on Trump's diesel deal with Russia.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Oil Steady As US Military Preps New Strikes On Iran
    Oct 15
    Meanwhile, various initiatives continue to soften the impact of Iranian aggression.
  10. 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.

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. INTERVIEW: FLEX Commodities Expands West Africa Physical Bunker Supply to Lomé with New Barge
    Oct 21
    Trading Director Maaz Ahmed tells Ship & Bunker that the firm plans to deploy more bunker barges in the future.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

Insights & Analysis More

  1. ANALYSIS: Rotterdam Bunker Sales Down 24.9% in First Nine Months as RED III Bites
    Oct 23
    Rotterdam's bunker sales recovered slightly in Q3 from the previous quarter, but volumes remained well below year-earlier levels.
  2. VIEWPOINT: Carbon Capture Needs a Business Case, Not Just a Safety Framework
    Oct 23
    Safety guidelines alone will not make onboard carbon capture commercially viable, writes EmissionLink's Philippos Ioulianou.
  3. INTERVIEW: FLEX Commodities Expands West Africa Physical Bunker Supply to Lomé with New Barge
    Oct 21
    Trading Director Maaz Ahmed tells Ship & Bunker that the firm plans to deploy more bunker barges in the future.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.

Decarbonisation, Alternative Marine Fuels and Power More

  1. Amogy to Test Ammonia Cracking Technology in Singapore
    Oct 23
    The pilot aims to produce up to 1 mt/day of hydrogen when the system is deployed in 2027.
  2. Port of Riga Explores Green Methanol Bunkering
    Oct 23
    The Latvian port has signed an MoU with two companies to explore green methanol production for export and marine fuel use.
  3. Hanwha Power Gets ABS Approval for Battery-Powered Boxship Design
    Oct 23
    The 1,700 TEU container ship design uses containerised battery units that can be handled like standard cargo containers.
  4. Safe Bulkers Takes Delivery of First Methanol Dual-Fuel Kamsarmax
    Oct 23
    The company plans to add a second methanol dual-fuel vessel next year.
  5. World's First Ammonia-Fuelled VLAC Set to Bunker Green Ammonia in Ulsan
    Oct 22
    Eastern Pacific Shipping has named the world's first ammonia-fuelled very large ammonia carrier.

Latest Bunker Prices See All Bunker Prices

VLSFO MGO IFO380
$/mt +/- $/mt +/- $/mt +/-
Global 4 Ports Average 882.00 13.50 1496.50 9.50 736.00 13.00
Global 20 Ports Average 929.50 10.50 1565.00 13.00 831.00 8.50
Global Average Bunker Price 978.50 20.00 1616.50 18.50 810.00 15.00
Singapore 963.00 26.00 1351.50 10.50 894.00 18.00
Rotterdam 766.00 3.00 1446.00 11.50 697.00 12.50
Fujairah 981.00 12.00 1768.50 17.50 751.50 20.50
Houston 817.00 11.50 1421.00 1.00 601.50 1.00
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Gibraltar 793.50 14.00 1557.50 39.50 743.00 9.00
Hong Kong 972.00 12.00 1364.00 11.00 964.00 7.00
Istanbul 914.50 7.50 1585.00 13.00 842.00 1.00
LA / LB 1083.00 9.50 1679.50 6.00 883.50 11.50
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