US Proposes Extending Suspension of Port Fees on Chinese-Linked Vessels
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US Proposes Extending Suspension of Port Fees on Chinese-Linked Vessels

The proposed extension would keep the port fee suspension in place through January 9, 2027.

28 Oct 2026, 04:36
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Shanghai Project Aims to Standardise Methanol Bunkering Services by 2028
Shanghai Project Aims to Standardise Methanol Bunkering Services by 2028
Shanghai Chimbusco Marine Bunker aims to establish standards for methanol bunkering services.
28 Oct 2026
Norway Awards $2 Million for Nuclear Propulsion Project
Norway Awards $2 Million for Nuclear Propulsion Project
Island Offshore plans to be the first shipowner to install the system, with deployment targeted for 2031/32.
28 Oct 2026
CMT Cautions Against Fuel Quality Risks at Major Bunkering Ports
CMT Cautions Against Fuel Quality Risks at Major Bunkering Ports
The company says geopolitical tensions and supply chain disruptions could be contributing to bunker fuel quality issues.
28 Oct 2026
Emvolon Raises $22 Million to Launch First Commercial Biomethanol Plant
Emvolon Raises $22 Million to Launch First Commercial Biomethanol Plant
The company plans to converts methane-rich waste gases into liquid fuels for shipping and other industries.
28 Oct 2026
Red Sea Bunkering Makes VLSFO Available Again
Red Sea Bunkering Makes VLSFO Available Again
The company has added the bunker barge REDSEA III to boost its bunkering capacity.
27 Oct 2026
Joint Industry Group Releases Digital Emissions Reporting Frameworks
Joint Industry Group Releases Digital Emissions Reporting Frameworks
The voluntary frameworks aim to simplify data sharing and reduce duplication in vessel emissions reporting.
27 Oct 2026
BAR Technologies Says Tanker Owners Cannot Ignore Retrofit Potential
BAR Technologies Says Tanker Owners Cannot Ignore Retrofit Potential
High vessel values and delayed newbuild deliveries strengthen the case for fitting older tankers with wind propulsion, the company says.
27 Oct 2026
FuelEU Pooling Propels Bio-LNG to 19.1% of Titan’s Fuel Deliveries in 2025
FuelEU Pooling Propels Bio-LNG to 19.1% of Titan’s Fuel Deliveries in 2025
Bio-LNG’s share of Titan’s fuel delivered volume nearly tripled in 2025.
27 Oct 2026
Seven Japanese Firms Join Forces to Develop Ammonia Bunkering Network
Seven Japanese Firms Join Forces to Develop Ammonia Bunkering Network
The project will link green ammonia supplies with bunkering infrastructure and four new car carriers.
27 Oct 2026
Monjasa Appoints New Trading Director in Singapore
Monjasa Appoints New Trading Director in Singapore
Simone Piredda replaces Morten Jacobsen as the firm's new trading director in Singapore.
27 Oct 2026
Korean Firms Team Up on Eco-Friendly Ship Technology
Korean Firms Team Up on Eco-Friendly Ship Technology
The deal covers vessel trial data, safety technologies and remote monitoring systems for cleaner ships.
27 Oct 2026
Norway Sees Merit in Multiplier Under IMO's Net-Zero Framework
Norway Sees Merit in Multiplier Under IMO's Net-Zero Framework
Norway suggests that the multiplier should be reviewed every three years.
27 Oct 2026
Utkilen Takes Delivery of LNG-Fuelled Vessel
Utkilen Takes Delivery of LNG-Fuelled Vessel
The Norwegian shipping firm took delivery of the second vessel in a series of four.
27 Oct 2026
Japanese LNG Bunkering Vessel Completes 100th LNG Bunkering Operation
Japanese LNG Bunkering Vessel Completes 100th LNG Bunkering Operation
The bunkering vessel operated by KEYS Bunkering West Japan completed the 100th operation on October 2021.
27 Oct 2026
Nuclear-Powered Ships Cannot Compete with Conventional Vessels Without NZF: UCL Study
Nuclear-Powered Ships Cannot Compete with Conventional Vessels Without NZF: UCL Study
Dr Tristan Smith of UCL says supporters of nuclear-powered shipping should back the IMO’s Net-Zero Framework.
27 Oct 2026
Vessel Reported on Fire Southeast of Iraq
Vessel Reported on Fire Southeast of Iraq
UKMTO says it has received multiple third-party reports of a vessel on fire southeast of Al-Faw.
27 Oct 2026
Oil Extends Losses On Optimism For Iran-Led Talks With Middle East Leaders - While The West Braces For More Hostilities
Oil Extends Losses On Optimism For Iran-Led Talks With Middle East Leaders - While The West Braces For More Hostilities
Meanwhile, Staunovo says Brent will remain near $110 for the rest of the year.
27 Oct 2026
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Port / Average VLSFO IFO380 (HSFO) MGO
Global 20 Ports Average $936.50 — $817.50 -20.50 $1,555.50 -6.50 Oct 27
Global 4 Ports Average $894.00 -2.00 $743.50 -3.00 $1,488.00 -6.00 Oct 27
Global Average Bunker $978.50 +1.50 $820.00 -3.00 $1,612.50 +3.00 Oct 27
Americas Average $970.50 +1.50 $755.50 -8.50 $1,624.50 — Oct 27
APAC Average $1,022.00 +2.50 $892.50 -3.50 $1,476.50 +10.00 Oct 27
EMEA Average $919.00 -1.00 $779.00 +4.00 $1,734.50 +1.50 Oct 27
Singapore $990.00 +10.00 $894.50 -7.00 $1,342.00 -2.00 Oct 27
Rotterdam $764.00 -8.00 $701.00 -1.00 $1,437.00 -8.50 Oct 27
Houston $835.50 -7.50 $619.50 -2.50 $1,422.00 -18.50 Oct 27
Fujairah $987.00 -2.50 $760.00 — $1,751.00 +4.50 Oct 27
LA / Long Beach $1,095.00 -3.00 $907.00 -3.00 $1,689.50 -7.00 Oct 27
Hong Kong $985.50 +9.00 $965.00 -2.50 $1,368.50 +12.50 Oct 27
New York $857.00 -1.50 $645.50 -9.00 $1,585.00 -16.50 Oct 27
Santos $906.50 +2.50 $511.00 — $1,676.50 +8.50 Oct 27
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Insights & Analysis
INTERVIEW: Propeller Eyes More Deals & Tech as Rising Bunker Trading Costs Fuels Market Consolidation
INTERVIEW: Propeller Eyes More Deals & Tech as Rising Bunker Trading Costs Fuels Market Consolidation
Some smaller traders lack the cash for today's prices, and Propeller is ready to plug them in to its trading and back-office engine.
26 Oct 2026
ANALYSIS: Rotterdam Bunker Sales Down 24.9% in First Nine Months as RED III Bites
ANALYSIS: Rotterdam Bunker Sales Down 24.9% in First Nine Months as RED III Bites
Rotterdam's bunker sales recovered slightly in Q3 from the previous quarter, but volumes remained well below year-earlier levels.
23 Oct 2026
VIEWPOINT: Carbon Capture Needs a Business Case, Not Just a Safety Framework
VIEWPOINT: Carbon Capture Needs a Business Case, Not Just a Safety Framework
Safety guidelines alone will not make onboard carbon capture commercially viable, writes EmissionLink's Philippos Ioulianou.
23 Oct 2026 · Philippos Ioulianou, Managing director, EmissionLink
INTERVIEW: FLEX Commodities Expands West Africa Physical Bunker Supply to Lomé with New Barge
INTERVIEW: FLEX Commodities Expands West Africa Physical Bunker Supply to Lomé with New Barge
Trading Director Maaz Ahmed tells Ship & Bunker that the firm plans to deploy more bunker barges in the future.
21 Oct 2026
ANALYSIS: Singapore Bunker Sales Exceed Last Year's Nine-Month Record
ANALYSIS: Singapore Bunker Sales Exceed Last Year's Nine-Month Record
HSFO accounted for 41.9% of year-to-date conventional and biofuel bunker sales, up from 38.6% a year earlier.
15 Oct 2026
VIEWPOINT: On the Bottom Line - Efficiency and the New Economics of Shipping's Decarbonisation
VIEWPOINT: On the Bottom Line - Efficiency and the New Economics of Shipping's Decarbonisation
Carbon pricing turns every tonne of fuel saved into money that can pay for the fuel switch, argues Kongsberg Maritime's Oskar Levander.
13 Oct 2026 · Oskar Levander, VP Strategy & Business Development at Kongsberg Maritime
Orderbook Bunker Demand Up 10% Since July: Conventional Oil Still Dominates, Methanol Slips
Orderbook Bunker Demand Up 10% Since July: Conventional Oil Still Dominates, Methanol Slips
Ships on order have an implied demand of 64 million mtoe a year.
13 Oct 2026
ANALYSIS: Implied Bunker Demand of Ships Reporting to IMO Flat at 246 Million mt in 2025 as Share of Tonnage Reporting Falls
ANALYSIS: Implied Bunker Demand of Ships Reporting to IMO Flat at 246 Million mt in 2025 as Share of Tonnage Reporting Falls
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.
12 Oct 2026
US Lifts Sanctions on Russian Diesel for Six Months After Trump-Putin Call
US Lifts Sanctions on Russian Diesel for Six Months After Trump-Putin Call
General License 135 authorises the sale, shipping and import of Russian diesel until April 7, 2027, but EU and UK sanctions are unchanged.
9 Oct 2026
VIEWPOINT: Why a Counter-Offer Rarely Keeps a Bunker Trader
VIEWPOINT: Why a Counter-Offer Rarely Keeps a Bunker Trader
A matched package buys a few months, says Vernon Jayanathan; the resentment, the lost trust, and the market quote stay for good.
9 Oct 2026
INTERVIEW: Arrest, Mediate, or Litigate? SeaSolveX on How to Handle a Bunker Dispute in Today's Market
INTERVIEW: Arrest, Mediate, or Litigate? SeaSolveX on How to Handle a Bunker Dispute in Today's Market
Secure the claim first, then settle at the earliest commercially sensible moment.
2 Oct 2026
VIEWPOINT: Shipping is Buying Alternative-Fuel Ships Faster Than it is Building the Workforce to Run Them
VIEWPOINT: Shipping is Buying Alternative-Fuel Ships Faster Than it is Building the Workforce to Run Them
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.
1 Oct 2026 · Henrik Jensen, CEO of Danica Crewing Specialists