Insights & Analysis

VPS Talks: Prevention

In the second of a series of articles from testing company VPS, AMEA managing director Rahul Choudhuri discusses ways of preventing bunker losses.

21 Jun 2021 · VPS

VPS Talks: Protection

In the first of a series of articles from testing company VPS, Germany area manager Wolf Rehder discusses the importance of time in preventing fuel problems.

16 Jun 2021 · VPS

S&B ANALYSIS: Singapore Bunker Volumes Slip to Lowest Since June 2020

The city-state's total demand reached 4.1 million mt in May, down by 4.3% from the previous month and up by 3.7% from May 2020.

14 Jun 2021

FEATURE: IBIA Members Lament VLSFO's Pricing Basis Problem

The bunker industry is finding it difficult to trade in VLSFO against diesel and crude prices rather than its own price assessment.

20 May 2021

S&B ANALYSIS: Singapore April Bunker Demand Advances

The city-state's total demand reached 4.3 million mt in April, up by 1.34% from the previous month and by 3.5% from April 2020.

13 May 2021

What Does 'Zero Emissions From Shipping' Really Mean?

The new US shipping emissions target for 2050 may need further explanation.

10 May 2021

S&B ANALYSIS: WFS Q1 Margins, Volumes Sink Year-on-Year From IMO 2020 Boom

WFS bunker margins have more than doubled since the end of 2020, but remain significantly below the record levels seen in the IMO 2020 transition.

30 Apr 2021

INTERVIEW: Monjasa Sees Further Volumes Growth in 2021 After Record 2020

COO Svend Mølholt expects a further boost to its volumes 2021, but warns of sliding profits as margins come under pressure.

19 Apr 2021

INTERVIEW: Singapore Maritime Institute Sets Out Uncertain Alternative Fuels Future

"Singapore cannot hope to be everything to everyone."

16 Apr 2021

FEATURE: Bunker Industry Assesses Credit Situation With 10% of Financing Disappearing

Panelists at IBIA's Shipping & Bunkering in Transition conference said as much as 10% of traditional financing for the bunker industry has disappeared, and new lending is only available at a much higher cost.

14 Apr 2021

'Soaring' Singapore Demand Sees Monjasa 2020 Sales Gain 8.9% in Shrinking Global Market

Monjasa's bunker sales volumes jumped to 4.9 million mt last year, while profits gained 13.2% to $30 million.

13 Apr 2021

S&B Analysis: Singapore Bunker Sales Gain 1.9% Month-on-Month in March

Singapore's first-quarter total has reached 12.72 million mt, down by 0.8% from the same period of 2.020

13 Apr 2021

S&B MARKET SURVEY: Bunker Demand at Key Hubs Down 6% in 2020

Bunker demand in Q4 lost 8.1%. "What comes immediately to mind is that it could all have been a lot worse," says BLUE Insight's Tolson.

15 Mar 2021

FEATURE: Foreship Ready for Scrubber Clean Up

Expectations are high that exhaust gas scrubber technology demand will soon be resurgent. But what lessons have been learned from installations and which type will dominate?

23 Feb 2021

S&B ANALYSIS: Singapore Bunker Demand Kicks Off 2021 Near Highs of IMO 2020 Shift

The world's largest bunker hub has seen sales almost hold up from the artificially high level of January 2020.

15 Feb 2021

VIEWPOINT: 'Ammonia-Ready' Ships - Greenwashing or Milestone to Zero Carbon?

Some readers have told Ship & Bunker the recent notation awarded by ABS is nothing more than a PR exercise, while others see it as an important step to the future.

4 Feb 2021

S&B ANALYSIS: The Widening HSFO / VLSFO Spread and Potential for a Second Wave of Scrubber Uptake

Ship & Bunker looks at the high/low sulfur spread in 2020, outlook for the spread in the years ahead and other factors impacting the landscape for scrubber uptake.

26 Jan 2021

S&B ANALYSIS: Understanding the VLSFO / Brent Relationship and Bunker Price Outlook for 2021

IMO 2020 and the unique market dynamics of 2020 has seen it take some time to pin down what a useful crude / VLSFO model will be going forwards.

20 Jan 2021

Bunker Traders in Demand as Job Market Remains Buoyant into 2021

"I would say 2020 has been our busiest year ever partly because of the job activity for bunkering," says Singapore-based Salling Search.

19 Jan 2021

Green Bunkers, Eco-bunkers, Bio-bunkers, Renewable Bunker…Caveat Emptor!

Saving planet while burning fuel with superior mileage, doesn't that sound too good to be true? Ara Barsamian, Eliseo Curcio, and Daniel Son from Refinery Automation Institute, LLC discuss.

18 Jan 2021