Insights & Analysis

Rising Trend in Fuel Pump Issues: 2023 Insights

In 2023, the maritime industry experienced a notable increase in fuel pump problems, according to Viswa Lab data.

1 Feb 2024

INTERVIEW: Baseblue Calls For Action Now on FuelEU Maritime Compliance

Dionysis Diamantopoulos, the new head of alternative fuels at Baseblue, sets out the firm's advice on how to cope with the upcoming FuelEU Maritime regulation.

31 Jan 2024

Q&A: Managing Carbon Fallout from the Red Sea Supply Chain Disruption and Beyond

Breakthrough's John McCaw shares his views on Red Sea disruption, ETS, and beyond.

31 Jan 2024

INSIGHT: The Bunker Industry's Evolving Cybersecurity Challenge

Glander CFO David Varghese shares his views on how the bunker industry can improve its practices around cybersecurity.

18 Jan 2024 · David Varghese, CFO, Glander International Bunkering

INSIGHT: The Impact of Red Sea Attacks on Bunker Markets

Robin Meech, Managing Director, Marine and Energy Consulting Limited, sees two main impacts from recent events.

10 Jan 2024

MARKET SURVEY: 2023 Q3 Global Bunker Hub Demand Slipped 1.1% on Year

Ship & Bunker and 2050 Marine Energy's latest global bunker market survey shows a drop in sales in Q3, with further disruption expected at the end of the year.

20 Dec 2023

ANALYSIS: Boxships Avoiding Suez Could Lift Global Bunker Demand 2%

Container lines avoiding using the Suez Canal because of unrest in the Red Sea could boost global bunker demand by as much as 2%, according to a Ship & Bunker analysis.

18 Dec 2023

ANALYSIS: Singapore 2023 Bunker Sales Head for Record High

The total for 2023 is currently heading for about 50.9 million mt, beating the previous record high set in 2017.

14 Dec 2023

INSIGHT: Are We About to Hit an Alternative Credit Squeeze?

Paul Hardy of brokerage NSI discusses the impact on bunker markets of the Eu-ETS and growth in biofuel supply.

7 Dec 2023

INSIGHT: Shipping Industry Comes Out of the Shadows at COP28

Glander International Bunkering discusses the shipping industry's involvement with COP28.

4 Dec 2023 · Glander International Bunkering

Europe's Emissions Trading Revolution for Shipping is One Month Away

One of the largest regulatory changes for shipping and bunkering of recent years is just a month away.

1 Dec 2023

INTERVIEW: Shipergy's Daniel Rose on Plans for Expansion

Shipergy CEO Daniel Rose discusses the firm's expansion plans and the outlook for the marine fuels market in an interview with Ship & Bunker.

28 Nov 2023

VPS: Using Data to Improve Fuel Procurement and Fuel Efficiency

John Oosthoek and Ruben Hofsli of testing and decarbonisation advisory firm VPS discuss ways of cutting emissions through fuel efficiency.

21 Nov 2023 · John Oosthoek and Ruben Hofsli, VPS

VIEWPOINT: Winds of Change in the Bunker Industry

Chris Morgan, the new head of credit and compliance at marine fuel procurement company Shipergy, discusses the bunker industry's now rapid pace of change.

17 Nov 2023 · Chris Morgan, Shipergy

ANALYSIS: Singapore Monthly Bunker Sales Climb to Highest Level Since July

October's was up by 3.2% from the same month a year earlier and by 3% from September's level.

15 Nov 2023

INTERVIEW: ZeroNorth Bunker Now Covers a Fifth of All Marine Fuel Sales

ZeroNorth Bunker's Kenneth Juhls tells Ship & Bunker the firm is aiming to break even next year after a period of rapid growth through acquisitions.

14 Nov 2023

IBIA CONVENTION: IBIA Chairman Puts MFM Cost at $0.02/MT Over Barge Lifetime

Fratelli Cosulich saw an immediate advantage when Singapore made the use of MFMs mandatory in 2017, Tim Cosulich said at the IBIA Annual Convention.

9 Nov 2023

FEATURE: 12 Years of an Alleged Scam Targeting the Bunker Industry

A single individual is alleged to have been scamming bunker industry participants for at least 12 years, a Ship & Bunker investigation reveals.

7 Nov 2023

Maersk Heads for Seven-Year Low in Bunker Consumption as Fuel Efficiency Improves

Maersk is heading for total bunker consumption this year of 9.767 million mt, down by 7.7% from 2022 and the lowest annual total since 2016.

6 Nov 2023

EXTERNAL: Charting a Sustainable Course - Headway Technology Group Showcases their Groundbreaking Methanol Fuel Supply System

The Forum of Alternative Fuel and Propulsion Technology was organized by Headway Technology Group (Qingdao) Co., Ltd. on 27th October, in Yantai, China.

31 Oct 2023 · Headway Technology Group (Qingdao) Co., Ltd