Insights & Analysis

IMO MEPC Meeting Must Bring Regulation Clarity to Drive Green Fuel Production: IBIA

Investors in decarbonisation projects will be waiting for more clarity on regulations before committing to new activity, IBIA's Edmund Hughes tells Ship & Bunker.

18 Sep 2024

ANALYSIS: Singapore August Bunker Sales Gain 6.5% on Year

Singapore's 2024 sales are heading for a gain of 4.6% from 2023's record high.

16 Sep 2024

INSIGHT: A Proactive Approach to Making Green Fuels Cost-Effective

Engineering firm Wärtsilä sets out its viewpoint on how the shipping industry can ease into its decarbonisation goals.

5 Sep 2024 · Wärtsilä

INTERVIEW: KPI OceanConnect Reaps Benefits of Improved Gender Balance

KPI OceanConnect COO Dorthe Bendtsen sets out the firm's thinking on the workforce gender balance in a in interview with Ship & Bunker.

3 Sep 2024

Large LNG Carrier Order Takes Silverstream Past 200 Air Lubrication System Sales

The company has signed a deal to equip the systems on 18 new LNG carriers to be chartered by a global energy company and operated by shipping majors.

28 Aug 2024

VIEWPOINT: Bunker Firms Should Cast A Wider Net When Hiring Traders

Vernon Jayanathan, director of Maritime Recruitment Company Ltd, discusses hiring practices among bunker companies.

26 Aug 2024

VIEWPOINT: Turkish Market Shows Mandatory MFMS Not Needed Everywhere

Energy Petrol founder Mustafa Muhtaroğlu discusses the lessons for bunker regulation that can be learned from the Turkish system.

16 Aug 2024 · Mustafa Muhtaroğlu, Energy Petrol

ANALYSIS: Singapore July Volumes Climb as Bunker Calls Hit Six-Month High

If the year-to-date total were replicated over the rest of 2024, this year's total for Singapore would reach 54.19 million mt, up by 4.6% from 2023's record high.

15 Aug 2024

INTERVIEW: Monjasa Completes First Biofuel Blend Delivery in Singapore

The firm recently bunkered Yang Ming's 14,220 TEU container ship the YM Wonderland with 2,000 mt of a B24 blend in Singapore, Monjasa's Morten Jacobsen tells Ship & Bunker.

14 Aug 2024

HSFO Retains Position as Top Bunker Grade at Rotterdam in Q2

Red Sea diversions kept HSFO deliveries higher than VLSFO at Rotterdam in Q2, while LNG sales jumped to a new record.

31 Jul 2024

World Kinect Q2 Marine Profits Drop to Lowest Since 2021 on Reduced Volatility

Q2 marine income from operations was down by 47.5% on the year, by 61.2% from Q1 and the least since the fourth quarter of 2021.

26 Jul 2024

BUNKER VOLUMES: Red Sea Diversions Help Boost Q1 Bunker Demand at Global Hubs by 6.4%

Latest market survey indicates demand at key bunkering hubs around the world is now at the highest level since the fourth quarter of 2019.

15 Jul 2024

ANALYSIS: Singapore June Bunker Sales Gain 7.9% on Year

If the total from the first half were to be replicated over the rest of the year, 2024's total would reach 53.97 million mt, up by 4.1% from 2023's record high.

15 Jul 2024

Carnival Expects to Spend $15 Million on EU-ETS Compliance This Year

The firm's EUA cost for 2024 is anticipated to total $15 million, or 0.7% of its total fuel and emissions bill for the year.

28 Jun 2024

INSIGHT: Can a Green/Conventional Methanol Blend Be a Sound Transitional Fuel?

Eddy Van Bouwel of EvBo Consult discusses whether blends of conventional and green methanol make sense as a means of maritime decarbonisation.

24 Jun 2024 · Eddy Van Bouwel, EvBo Consult

Bunker Industry Prepares for More Rapid Implementation of New ISO Specifications

While for previous editions it has taken several years for new ISO specifications to be used widely in bunker deals, a much faster turnaround is expected this time.

24 Jun 2024

VIEWPOINT: Unforeseen Consequences: Preparing the Industry for Ongoing Disruption

Shipping routes are continuously impacted by geopolitical conflict, growing climate change concerns, weather emergencies, market demands, large-scale disruptions, and more.

18 Jun 2024 · Dylan Keil, CEO and co-founder of Bearing AI

ANALYSIS: Singapore May Bunker Sales Jump to Four-Month High

May's total was the highest since January.

14 Jun 2024

Single-Supplier Ports Likely to Be Next Locations for MFMs: 2050 Marine Energy

The industry may have reached a tipping-point on MFMs where more and more suppliers and regulators drive uptake of the systems, 2050 Marine Energy's Adrian Tolson tells Ship & Bunker.

14 Jun 2024

ANALYSIS: Understanding the Global Orderbook in Terms of Conventional & Alternative Bunker Fuel Demand

The current orderbook represents 33.8 million mt of bunker demand. 15.6 million mt (46%) of that demand is alternative bunker fuels.

13 Jun 2024