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August, 2025
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Tue05Aug	VPS: Crew Safety Endangered in the Wake of Bunker Failures Steve Bee and Rahul Choudhuri of VPS highlight a recent case where contaminated bunkers led to a loss of propulsion and a safety risk to the vessel and crew.
Tue05Aug	Panama Delists 17 US-Sanctioned Ships from Its Registry The US recently sanctioned more than 50 vessels alleged to be linked to Iranian oil trade.
Tue05Aug	BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Drops to One-Week Low Global VLSFO prices dropped sharply on Monday.
Tue05Aug	ANALYSIS: 2026 Regulatory Cost Increase Far Outweighs Projected Bunker-Price Drop Total intra-EU fuel and compliance costs are forecast to rise by 5.9% from the 2025 year-to-date average to $829.94 per tonne of VLSFO in 2026.
Mon04Aug	OPEC's Output Boost Causes Oil To Drop - But The Cartel Could Reverse Course Meanwhile, analysts try to predict the impact of Trump's Russia sanctions.
Mon04Aug	VPS: The Power of Precision Bunker Quantity Surveys Peter van den Boomgaard and Steve Bee of VPS discuss the importance of quantity surveys in bunker procurement.
Mon04Aug	Barcelona and Shanghai Ports Sign Green Corridor and Digitalisation Agreement Barcelona and Shanghai ports will develop a green shipping corridor and expand cooperation on digitalisation, sustainability, and cruise operations.
Mon04Aug	World Kinect Sees First Quarterly Marine Fuels Loss Since 2017 World Kinect posted a loss of $25.6 million from its marine fuels segment in Q2 after an asset impairment that cost it $32 million.
Mon04Aug	BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Declines for First in Four Sessions Global VLSFO prices are dropping.
Fri01Aug	LNG Leads July Alt-Fuel Orders, While Ammonia Sees Movement: DNV LNG again dominated the alternative-fuelled orderbook, with 22 ships ordered in July.

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07Aug

1Oilchart International Expands Biofuel Storage in Ghent

The firm has increased its Ghent storage capacity by 12,000 m3 to strengthen its biofuel blending activities, a company representative tells Ship & Bunker.
07Aug

2World Fuel Services Hires Sales and Supply Manager in Brazil

The new hire was previously a marine fuels trader for Oilmar in Brazil.
04Aug

3World Kinect Sees First Quarterly Marine Fuels Loss Since 2017

World Kinect posted a loss of $25.6 million from its marine fuels segment in Q2 after an asset impairment that cost it $32 million.
07Aug

4Port of Rotterdam Warns of 'Sometimes Unannounced' Checks on Bunker Supplier Licence Compliance

The port authority, along with its counterpart at Antwerp-Bruges, is making the use of mass flow meters mandatory in bunker supply operations from the start of next year.
07Aug

5Axpo Delivers Large Bio-LNG Stem in Algeciras's First Ship-to-Ship Operation

More than 4,000 m3 of bio-LNG was delivered to a container ship at Algeciras.
06Aug

6INSIGHT: LNG/LBM/E-Methane, A Titanic Trio

Michael Schaap of Titan Clean Fuels discusses the need not to view LNG, LBM and e-methane in isolation, but as a combination.
05Aug

7ANALYSIS: 2026 Regulatory Cost Increase Far Outweighs Projected Bunker-Price Drop

Total intra-EU fuel and compliance costs are forecast to rise by 5.9% from the 2025 year-to-date average to $829.94 per tonne of VLSFO in 2026.
07Aug

8FEATURE: Bunker Market Steady as India Mulls Russian Crude Shift Amid US Tariffs

India may cut Russian crude imports in the near term, but faces hurdles securing prompt Middle East cargoes, Vortexa's Ivan Mathews tells Ship & Bunker.
06Aug

9Barcelona Completes First Ship-to-Ship Bio-LNG Bunkering

A TUI Cruises ship was bunkered with 1,875 m3 of bio-LNG at the port.
07Aug

10Mawani and Petrotank to Develop Bunkering Hub at Saudi Arabia's Yanbu

Mawani and Petrotank will develop a new bunkering hub at Yanbu's King Fahd Industrial Port under a SAR 500 million lease deal.

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