Insights & Analysis

Panama Bunker Sales Rose 4.1% Year on Year in 2025 on Higher VLSFO Sales

Panama saw a total of 7,466 calls for bunkers in 2025, representing an 11.5% increase from the 6,696 recorded in 2024.

15 Jan 2026

INTERVIEW: Shipergy Uses AI to Reshape Trading Model Amid Market Downturn

Shipergy CEO Daniel Rose is refocusing the firm's commercial efforts on three hubs and deploying AI tools to reduce workload in response to weak market conditions, he tells Ship & Bunker.

15 Jan 2026

ANALYSIS: Singapore Annual Bunker Sales Reach New Record High in 2025

Singapore's total bunker sales rose to a record high in 2025 amid strong volumes in December.

13 Jan 2026

VIEWPOINT: Bleak Prospects for Bunker Industry at Start of 2026

Weak margins, rising GHG compliance costs, limited growth in alternative fuel markets, geopolitical risk and sanctions issues are coming together to paint a picture of a highly uncertain start to the year.

13 Jan 2026

ANALYSIS: Average VLSFO Bunker Prices at Key Ports Fall 20% in 2025

The G20-VLSFO Index hit its lowest level since 2020, but for ships in Europe this price drop was outweighed by the increase in EU-ETS compliance costs.

7 Jan 2026

ANALYSIS: Shipping's Jump in EU-ETS Costs Will Offset Bunker-Price Decline in 2026

While bunker prices are set to fall this year, higher EU-ETS costs will offset most of the benefit for European shipping.

1 Jan 2026

Fujairah Bunker Sales Hit Five-Month Low in November

Bunker sales in Fujairah dropped for the third consecutive month in November.

30 Dec 2025

FEATURE: 2025 Was Year of Rapidly Escalating Regulation for Shipping and Bunker Industries

In a year of turmoil for the shipping and bunker industries, a steady increase in regulatory complexity has been the one reliable constant.

23 Dec 2025

MARKET SURVEY: Major Hubs Saw Average 4.3% Yearly Gain in Q3 Volumes

Global bunker demand at key hubs gained 4.3% on the year in Q3, with 2025 as a whole heading for the highest total since 2019, but markets in the Americas are still underperforming.

19 Dec 2025

INTERVIEW: NAPA Sees Growing Demand for GHG Management Services

Ossi Mettälä of NAPA Shipping Solutions discusses how EU and other GHG regulations are driving shipping companies to find new ways of cutting their emissions.

16 Dec 2025

ANALYSIS: Singapore November Bunker Sales Up 7.4% On the Year as Bunker Calls Rise

For the first time since May 2024, methanol bunker sales were recorded, with 3,000 mt sold in November.

15 Dec 2025

FEATURE: Bunkering Services Initiative Seeks to Bring New Delivery Standards to ARA

The project has launched as of the start of this month, covering 20% of ARA volumes, with the first barges already loaded and making deliveries.

12 Dec 2025

VPS: Fuel Assessment Update of the Mediterranean Emission Control Area

Steve Bee of VPS discusses the fuel quality impact so far seen from the Mediterranean ECA, pointing out in particular a rise in ULSFO problems.

8 Dec 2025

INSIGHT: Is ARA Ready for Mandatory MFMs from January 1, 2026?

We have not seen strong evidence to suggest that MFM deliveries will adhere to ISO 22192, a mandatory requirement of the Rotterdam bunker licence.

5 Dec 2025 · George Masvoulas Group Managing Director, Petro Inspect

Core Power Sees Maritime Nuclear Bridging Divide Between Decarbonisation Hawks and Doves

Core Power CEO Mikal Bøe discusses the pathway to as many as 3,000 ships using nuclear reactors by 2060.

3 Dec 2025

INTERVIEW: FLEX Commodities Adds Walvis Bay Physical Supply Joint Venture

The firm's first physical supply operation is in partnership with GAC Investment CC, Managing Partner Rakesh Sharma tells Ship & Bunker.

27 Nov 2025

INSIGHT: Delay on IMO Net Zero Framework Risks Greater Industry Fragmentation

Emissionlink Managing Director Philippos Ioulianou discusses the risks in allowing emissions regulation to fragment into a region-by-region approach.

27 Nov 2025

INTERVIEW: New Dan-Bunkering US Chief Sees Oil and Gas as Key to Growth

Dan-Bunkering USA currently sells just short of 1 million mt/year of marine fuels in the Americas, and sees oil and gas as a key part of its future growth.

25 Nov 2025

IBIA CONVENTION 2025: Industry Sees Little Cause for IMO Optimism

The shipping and bunkering industries are engaged in soul-searching over what can be salvaged from global decarbonisation efforts after last month's decision to delay.

19 Nov 2025

ANALYSIS: Singapore October Bunker Sales Dropped 1.5% Year-on-Year

Despite a rise in bunker calls, Singapore bunker sales were lower on the year in October.

14 Nov 2025