INSIGHT: OTSI Guidance on Services to Specified Ships: What Bunker Suppliers, Traders and Owners Now Need to Check
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INSIGHT: OTSI Guidance on Services to Specified Ships: What Bunker Suppliers, Traders and Owners Now Need to Check

The guidance does not change the law but it shows how OTSI reads the service bans on listed vessels, and leaves bunkering an open question.

Paul Henty, Partner at Beale & Company Solicitors LLP 13 Nov 2026, 00:31
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Port / Average VLSFO IFO380 (HSFO) MGO
Global 20 Ports Average $863.50 +17.50 $695.00 +11.00 $1,426.50 +17.00 Nov 13
Global 4 Ports Average $805.00 +29.50 $578.00 +13.00 $1,326.00 +24.50 Nov 13
Global Average Bunker $910.50 +10.00 $695.50 -0.50 $1,520.00 -2.00 Nov 13
Americas Average $899.00 +10.00 $693.00 +7.50 $1,612.50 +5.50 Nov 13
APAC Average $940.00 +3.50 $731.00 -30.50 $1,383.50 -1.50 Nov 13
EMEA Average $872.50 +17.00 $653.50 +15.50 $1,605.50 +2.50 Nov 13
Singapore $882.50 +60.50 $675.00 +6.50 $1,204.00 +34.00 Nov 13
Rotterdam $743.50 +26.00 $575.00 +25.50 $1,281.00 +40.50 Nov 13
Houston $737.00 -2.00 $499.50 -3.00 $1,265.00 -2.50 Nov 13
Fujairah $856.50 +34.00 $562.50 +22.00 $1,554.00 +25.00 Nov 13
LA / Long Beach $873.50 +15.50 $755.00 +15.00 $1,413.50 +32.00 Nov 13
Hong Kong $881.50 +23.50 $782.50 +10.50 $1,190.00 +22.50 Nov 13
New York $748.00 +7.00 $543.00 +11.00 $1,389.00 +7.50 Nov 13
Santos $775.50 -2.50 $511.00 — $1,617.00 +1.50 Nov 13
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INSIGHT: OTSI Guidance on Services to Specified Ships: What Bunker Suppliers, Traders and Owners Now Need to Check
INSIGHT: OTSI Guidance on Services to Specified Ships: What Bunker Suppliers, Traders and Owners Now Need to Check
The guidance does not change the law but it shows how OTSI reads the service bans on listed vessels, and leaves bunkering an open question.
13 Nov 2026 · Paul Henty, Partner at Beale & Company Solicitors LLP
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