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Interview: Ofiniti is Growing Fast, and Expects a Fifth of the World's Bunker Fuel to Run Through Its Platform in 2027
Interview: Ofiniti is Growing Fast, and Expects a Fifth of the World's Bunker Fuel to Run Through Its Platform in 2027
Ship & Bunker talks growth, data, and why transparency pays with CEO Tue Raguse and chair Torben Carlsen.
21 Sep 2026
Voyage Data Shows Container Lines' EU ETS Costs and "Brexit Savings"
Voyage Data Shows Container Lines' EU ETS Costs and "Brexit Savings"
VesselBot puts the Q2 EU ETS bill at €572 million, and finds UK cargo calls left just 0.5% of emissions in scope on seven Singapore to Zeebrugge voyages.
18 Sep 2026
BUNKER JOBS: Blue Energy Partners Seeks Commercially Driven Traders Across Five Offices
BUNKER JOBS: Blue Energy Partners Seeks Commercially Driven Traders Across Five Offices
Traders with three to five years of experience offered an uncapped commission scheme and a choice of Copenhagen, Odense, Oslo, Dubai, or Cape Town.
18 Sep 2026
Azane Signs Ammonia Supply Deal With Yara for Marine Fuel Deliveries
Azane Signs Ammonia Supply Deal With Yara for Marine Fuel Deliveries
The agreement gives the Norwegian bunkering firm product to sell on to shipping customers such as Equinor, though no volumes or terms are given.
18 Sep 2026
J-ENG Completes Testing of Hydrogen-Fuelled Two-Stroke Engine for 17,500 DWT MOL Ship
J-ENG Completes Testing of Hydrogen-Fuelled Two-Stroke Engine for 17,500 DWT MOL Ship
Engine maker claims a world first for large commercial vessels, with shipboard trials due from April 2028 and Kawasaki developing liquefied hydrogen bunkering equipment.
18 Sep 2026
LNG Bunkering Bottleneck Could Shift From Vessels to Ports, DNV Warns
LNG Bunkering Bottleneck Could Shift From Vessels to Ports, DNV Warns
White paper sees conversions of small LNG carriers as the quickest way to add capacity, and sets out new class rules for ammonia bunker vessels.
18 Sep 2026
$700/t Carbon Price Needed Before New Fuels Take Most of Shipping's Bunker Demand: GCMD and BCG
$700/t Carbon Price Needed Before New Fuels Take Most of Shipping's Bunker Demand: GCMD and BCG
Under the IMO's proposed $380/t penalty, ships fitted with methanol engines would still burn conventional fuel almost all of the time, the study finds.
18 Sep 2026
LNG Carrier Trial to Measure Emissions Directly Instead of Estimating Them
LNG Carrier Trial to Measure Emissions Directly Instead of Estimating Them
Lloyd's Register, Seapeak, Kongsberg Maritime, and Tunable will compare onboard CO2 readings with the default factors used for IMO and EU reporting.
17 Sep 2026
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report 2026: Week 37
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report 2026: Week 37
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from September 10 – September 16, 2026.
17 Sep 2026
Saudi Resiliency Causes Oil To Retreat, But Iran Vows To Keep Hormuz Closed
Saudi Resiliency Causes Oil To Retreat, But Iran Vows To Keep Hormuz Closed
Meanwhile, Trump says a "big decision" will be made soon regarding the war with Iran.
17 Sep 2026
POLL: Will We Yet See a Bunker Supply Squeeze From Hormuz and Middle East Disruption?
POLL: Will We Yet See a Bunker Supply Squeeze From Hormuz and Middle East Disruption?
Prices are up and the conflict is spreading, but Singapore volumes are at record levels and buyers say sourcing is currently not a problem.
17 Sep 2026
IBIA Biofuel Blend Checklist Issued as IMO Document Ahead of MEPC 85
IBIA Biofuel Blend Checklist Issued as IMO Document Ahead of MEPC 85
The nine-section checklist for first-time FAME users runs from OEM sign-off before ordering to filter clogging in the first weeks of use.
17 Sep 2026
Interview: XFuel Says Waste-Derived MGO Can Reduce Emissions Without a Green Premium
Interview: XFuel Says Waste-Derived MGO Can Reduce Emissions Without a Green Premium
The economics rest on buying MARPOL sludge at fuel oil value and selling the product as distillate.
17 Sep 2026
KR, Hanwha Ocean Sign MOU to Jointly Develop 18,000 cbm LNG Bunkering Vessel Designs
KR, Hanwha Ocean Sign MOU to Jointly Develop 18,000 cbm LNG Bunkering Vessel Designs
The MOU covers two competing cargo tank designs, signed as demand grows for ship-to-ship LNG bunkering capacity.
16 Sep 2026
Stop Attacking Merchant Ships and Seafarers, IMO Secretary-General Tells Member States
Stop Attacking Merchant Ships and Seafarers, IMO Secretary-General Tells Member States
IMO has now verified 80 attacks around Hormuz since the conflict began, with at least 22 seafarers killed.
16 Sep 2026
Secu-Tech Unveils Modular Fuel Delivery Platform, With Bunkering Version to Follow
Secu-Tech Unveils Modular Fuel Delivery Platform, With Bunkering Version to Follow
XPULSE puts metering, safety functions, and the delivery record on one sealed, expandable system, launching first for road tankers at ETX Kassel.
16 Sep 2026
SGMF Publishes First Methanol Life Cycle Assessment, Completing Its LNG, Ammonia, and Methanol Set
SGMF Publishes First Methanol Life Cycle Assessment, Completing Its LNG, Ammonia, and Methanol Set
WSP study covers 15 production pathways and finds renewable methanol delivers substantial GHG cuts, though SGMF's release gives no figures.
16 Sep 2026
Bunker Holding Reshuffles Commercial Leadership: New Heads for KPI OceanConnect and Glander International Bunkering
Bunker Holding Reshuffles Commercial Leadership: New Heads for KPI OceanConnect and Glander International Bunkering
Carsten Ladekjær will join the Bunker Holding Academy, a new initiative focused on developing "the best talent and leaders in the industry."
16 Sep 2026
VIEWPOINT: Building Resilience Through Smarter Bunkering and Fuel Efficiency in an Increasingly Unpredictable World
VIEWPOINT: Building Resilience Through Smarter Bunkering and Fuel Efficiency in an Increasingly Unpredictable World
Quadrise CEO Peter Borup makes the case for MSAR as a solution that can improve efficiency using existing vessels.
16 Sep 2026 · Peter Borup, CEO, Quadrise
First Ships of China's Arctic Container Service and Korea's NSR Trial Reach Europe
First Ships of China's Arctic Container Service and Korea's NSR Trial Reach Europe
Clean Arctic Alliance repeats call for an IMO polar fuels rule, arguing the HFO ban and new ECA leave black carbon unaddressed.
16 Sep 2026