Insights & Analysis

ANALYSIS: Singapore April Bunker Demand Drops to 10-Month Low

April's total was the lowest since June 2023, while VLSFO sales hit the lowest level since at least January 2020.

14 May 2024

VIEWPOINT: The Bunker Industry Needs to Train More Junior Staff

Tracy Palm, group HR director at Monjasa, sets out the case for the bunker industry increasing its traineeship programmes.

2 May 2024 · Tracy Palm, Group HR Director, Monjasa

INSIGHT: Glander Valencia Office Plays Growing Role in Alternative Bunker Markets

Glander International Bunkering's Alvaro Sierra discusses the company's role in the marine energy transition and other industry developments.

18 Apr 2024 · Glander International Bunkering

ANALYSIS: Singapore Q1 Bunker Demand Hits Record High on Red Sea Diversions

If the Q1 total were to be replicated over the rest of 2024, this year's total for Singapore would reach 55.14 million mt, up by 6.6% from 2023's record high.

15 Apr 2024

INTERVIEW: Monjasa Sees Further Volumes Growth and Staff Expansion in 2024

Monjasa group CFO Rasmus Knudsen discusses the firm's expectations for 2024 in an interview with Ship & Bunker.

15 Apr 2024

VIEWPOINT: We Have Too Many Junior Bunker Traders

Elboil's Can Ertem, writing in a personal capacity, argues the bunker industry is taking on too many junior traders.

11 Apr 2024 · Can Ertem

INTERVIEW: New IBIA Chairman Seeks Wider Engagement With Shipping Industry

New IBIA chairman Constantinos Capetanakis discusses improving relationships between bunker buyers and sellers, as well as plans for his two-year term, in an interview with Ship & Bunker.

2 Apr 2024

INTERVIEW: KPI OceanConnect's Jesper Soerensen on the Near, Medium, and Long Term Future of Marine Fuel

"We see that we need to be more engaged in the supply chain than we have traditionally been," Soerensen teslls Ship & Bunker.

2 Apr 2024

INTERVIEW: ZeroNorth Sees Growing Demand for e-BDNs

ZeroNorth Bunker Managing Director Kenneth Juhls discusses the outlook for e-BDN uptake in Singapore and beyond in an interview with Ship & Bunker.

27 Mar 2024

INSIGHT: How to Approach EU-ETS Compliance

Glander International Bunkering discusses how the shipping industry should be thinking about the EU's emissions trading system.

25 Mar 2024 · Glander International Bunkering

INSIGHT: Supporting Shipping's Decarbonisation Towards a Carbon-Free Future

Dr Olivier Denizart, technical manager at Lubmarine, shares some of the key findings on Lubmarine's latest R&D projects on future fuels including experiments on an ammonia-fuelled engine.

20 Mar 2024 · Dr Olivier Denizart, Lubmarine

VPS: Mitigating Risks in Sustainable Vessel Operations With VPS APS

VPS senior technical manager Harun Rashid discusses how to avoid engine damage from unstable marine fuels.

19 Mar 2024

ANALYSIS: Singapore Posts Best Ever February Bunker Sales

February's total was up by 18.1% from the same month a year earlier, while LNG rose to a record high.

14 Mar 2024

INSIGHT: Unsung Heroes - The Credit Manager

Shipergy CEO Daniel Rose discusses the underappreciated role of credit managers in the bunker market.

13 Mar 2024 · Daniel Rose, Shipergy

VPS: Cold Flow Characteristics of Biodiesel Blended Petroleum Distillates

Dr Sunil Jumar of VPS discusses the cold flow properties of biodiesel bunker blends.

12 Mar 2024

World Kinect Sees Quarterly Recovery in Marine Profits and Volumes in Q4

Taking 2023 as a whole, marine income sank by 47% to $82.3 million, while volumes dropped by 12% to 16.8 million mt.

23 Feb 2024

INSIGHT: What to Look Out for When Buying Biofuel Bunkers

Glander International Bunkering discusses the common pitfalls in engaging with the growing market for biofuel blends.

16 Feb 2024 · Glander International Bunkering

ANALYSIS: Singapore January Bunker Calls Jump to Record High

If January's bunker sales were to be replicated over the rest of 2024, this year's total for Singapore would reach 58.74 million mt.

15 Feb 2024

INSIGHT: The Growing Role of Scrubbers in the Bunker Market

Glander International Bunkering discusses the growing importance of HSFO in global bunker demand as a result of scrubber installations.

14 Feb 2024 · Glander International Bunkering

VPS: Fuel Quality in Emergency Equipment

Wolf Rehder, area manager for Germany at VPS, discusses how fuel quality issues can affect emergency equipment.

13 Feb 2024 · Wolf Rehder, VPS Area Manager Germany