October, 2026
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Tue13Oct
Carbon pricing turns every tonne of fuel saved into money that can pay for the fuel switch, argues Kongsberg Maritime's Oskar Levander.
VIEWPOINT: On the Bottom Line - Efficiency and the New Economics of Shipping's Decarbonisation
Tue13Oct
Ships on order have an implied demand of 64 million mtoe a year.
Orderbook Bunker Demand Up 10% Since July: Conventional Oil Still Dominates, Methanol Slips
Mon12Oct
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.
ANALYSIS: Implied Bunker Demand of Ships Reporting to IMO Flat at 246 Million mt in 2025 as Share of Tonnage Reporting Falls
Fri09Oct
General License 135 authorises the sale, shipping and import of Russian diesel until April 7, 2027, but EU and UK sanctions are unchanged.
US Lifts Sanctions on Russian Diesel for Six Months After Trump-Putin Call
Fri09Oct
A matched package buys a few months, says Vernon Jayanathan; the resentment, the lost trust, and the market quote stay for good.
VIEWPOINT: Why a Counter-Offer Rarely Keeps a Bunker Trader
Fri02Oct
Secure the claim first, then settle at the earliest commercially sensible moment.
INTERVIEW: Arrest, Mediate, or Litigate? SeaSolveX on How to Handle a Bunker Dispute in Today's Market
Thu01Oct
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.
VIEWPOINT: Shipping is Buying Alternative-Fuel Ships Faster Than it is Building the Workforce to Run Them
September, 2026
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Tue29Sep
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.
IMO Favours Limited Split in Methanol and Ethanol Bunker Safety Rules Despite Push for More
Mon28Sep
Fuelsure data shared with Ship & Bunker puts a number on what happens after the deal is fixed, port by port and supplier by supplier.
ANALYSIS: $14/mt Separates the Best and Worst Singapore Bunker Suppliers on the Cost of Doing Business, Fuelsure Data Shows
Fri25Sep
A five-year review finds welfare gains have not reached most crews, attacks at sea go on, and insurers are now being asked to check on both.
Seafarer Welfare: Industry Can Back the IMO but Governments Need to Act, Says IBIA's Hughes