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Petrobras to Withdraw Volume-Based Bunker Pricing at Santos
Petrobras last year introduced volume-based bunker pricing at the Port of Santos, offering discounts on stem sizes above 1,500 mt.
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03FebThe company is looking for candidates with proven experience in the bunker industry, deep connections to local suppliers and excellent English. Read in Full
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03FebWestwood has launched MarineLogix, a new offshore vessel intelligence platform designed to track vessel activity and utilisation across offshore energy markets. Read in Full
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03FebAs alternative marine fuels such as ammonia move closer to use as a marine fuel, GCMD and CIMAC have signed a two-year partnership to support industry readiness. Read in Full
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03FebThe Switch says that as more batteries are used for propulsion and power generation, faults on the battery side can quickly impact the entire ship. Read in Full
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03FebAmpera says its thorium-fuelled micro-reactor technology is suitable to power vessels including cruise ships, reefers and port barges. 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.
Bunker Price Forecast - Q1 2026
Quarterly and full year bunker price forcast for 2026 and 2027. Includes forecasts for global average prices, and at the key ports of Singapore, Rotterdam, Fujairah and Houston.
Compliance Costs Calculator
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IMO 2050
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Jan 30Peter Keller sets out SE-LNG's view on the growth of LNG bunkering as the gas-powered fleet jumps to 10% of shipping. -
Jan 27The IMO Secretary General has briefed the press on the organisation's current thinking around the prospects for its Net Zero Framework. -
Jan 13Weak 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.
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Jan 30Peter Keller sets out SE-LNG's view on the growth of LNG bunkering as the gas-powered fleet jumps to 10% of shipping.
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Jan 29The firm - at present a supplier of 10 PPM road diesel, exhaust fluid and additives - plans to expand into bunkering as well as setting up an oil brokerage platform. -
Jan 27The IMO Secretary General has briefed the press on the organisation's current thinking around the prospects for its Net Zero Framework.
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Jan 26Steve Bee of VPS discusses fuel-quality issues observed over the course of 2025. -
Jan 22The average salary rises again, the latest bunker trader salary survey from Imperium Commodity Search and Ship & Bunker shows.
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Jan 30Peter Keller sets out SE-LNG's view on the growth of LNG bunkering as the gas-powered fleet jumps to 10% of shipping.
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Jan 28Even well-intentioned professionals can fall foul of the rules if they do not fully understand them. -
Jan 22The average salary rises again, the latest bunker trader salary survey from Imperium Commodity Search and Ship & Bunker shows.
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Jan 19VLSFO sales in the Middle East port saw a decrease of 7.3%, while HSFO sales demonstrated a positive growth trend. -
Jan 15Panama saw a total of 7,466 calls for bunkers in 2025, representing an 11.5% increase from the 6,696 recorded in 2024. -
Jan 15Shipergy 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. -
Jan 13Singapore's total bunker sales rose to a record high in 2025 amid strong volumes in December. -
Jan 13Weak 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.
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Jan 07The 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.
Decarbonisation, Alternative Marine Fuels and Power More
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Feb 03As alternative marine fuels such as ammonia move closer to use as a marine fuel, GCMD and CIMAC have signed a two-year partnership to support industry readiness. -
Feb 03The 150 mt/day e-methanol plant aims to support Kandla port's goal of becoming a hub for methanol bunkering. -
Feb 02Maersk's dual-fuel methanol fleet has grown to about 20 ships now. -
Feb 02DNV says 20 ships capable of running on alternative fuels were ordered in January, with LNG accounting for 16 of the orders. -
Feb 02Lloyd's Register reports an increasing interest among shipowners, shipyards, and technology developers in technologies that can produce hydrogen onboard.
Latest Bunker Prices See All Bunker Prices
| VLSFO | MGO | IFO380 | ||||
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| $/mt | +/- | $/mt | +/- | $/mt | +/- | |
| Global 4 Ports Average | 455.00 | 12.50 | 690.50 | 14.50 | 385.50 | 14.00 |
| Global 20 Ports Average | 495.00 | 8.00 | 760.00 | 9.00 | 426.50 | 11.00 |
| Global Average Bunker Price | 540.00 | 6.50 | 800.50 | 4.00 | 439.00 | 8.50 |
| Singapore | 473.00 | 12.50 | 678.00 | 1.00 | 417.50 | 11.50 |
| Rotterdam | 428.00 | 10.00 | 676.50 | 15.00 | 382.50 | 19.00 |
| Fujairah | 457.50 | 12.00 | 740.00 | 13.00 | 393.00 | 10.00 |
| Houston | 462.00 | 14.50 | 666.50 | 30.00 | 349.50 | 15.00 |
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| Gibraltar | 463.00 | 9.50 | - | 412.50 | 12.00 | |
| Hong Kong | 478.50 | 12.50 | 687.50 | 8.00 | 449.50 | 13.50 |
| Istanbul | 583.00 | 7.00 | 757.50 | 15.00 | 484.00 | 21.50 |
| LA / LB | 558.00 | 4.00 | 752.00 | 9.00 | 450.00 | 9.00 |
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| Mumbai |
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| New York | 499.00 | 9.00 | 807.50 | 0.00 | 387.00 | 9.00 |
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| Piraeus | 542.50 | 0.50 | 752.00 | 0.50 | 428.00 | 1.50 |
| Santos | 463.00 | 17.00 | 811.00 | 16.00 | - | |
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| VLSFO | MGO | |||
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| Global 20 Ports Average | 495.00 | 8.00 | 760.00 | 9.00 |
| Global 4 Ports Average | 455.00 | 12.50 | 690.50 | 14.50 |
| Global Average Bunker Price | 540.00 | 6.50 | 800.50 | 4.00 |
| Singapore | 473.00 | 12.50 | 678.00 | 1.00 |
| Fujairah | 457.50 | 12.00 | 740.00 | 13.00 |
| Rotterdam | 428.00 | 10.00 | 676.50 | 15.00 |
| Houston | 462.00 | 14.50 | 666.50 | 30.00 |
Bunker Jobs
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Feb 03The company is looking for candidates with proven experience in the bunker industry, deep connections to local suppliers and excellent English. -
Jan 30The company is looking for candidates with at least three years of bunker sales experience. -
Jan 29The company is looking for candidates, ideally with data administration and entry experience, though this is not mandatory. -
Jan 23The company is looking for candidates with three to five years of experience in procurement, transportation, the supply chain or marine operations. -
Jan 21The company is looking for candidates with a high level of attention to detail and preferably experience in physical commodities and trading platforms.
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Feb 03Petrobras last year introduced volume-based bunker pricing at the Port of Santos, offering discounts on stem sizes above 1,500 mt. -
Feb 02Ship & Bunker's latest global average bunker price forecast shows VLSFO averaging about $464/mt in Q1, before dropping to $441/mt in Q2. -
Feb 02Singapore-based Energe Asia was founded in 2016 as an integrated energy solutions provider for marine, land, aviation and power generation. -
Feb 02The tankers were allegedly carrying out an unauthorised STS transfer off Penang. -
Jan 28Even well-intentioned professionals can fall foul of the rules if they do not fully understand them.
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Feb 02Saurabh Sahni was previously the trading manager at Integr8 Fuels. -
Feb 02Ramasamy Murugappan has joined the company as bunker operation and quality control manager in Singapore as of this month.