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BIMCO Sees Hormuz Uncertainty Despite President Trump's 'Fully Open' Claim

BIMCO's chief safety officer, Jakob Larsen, points to credible reports of unresolved mine risks in the Strait of Hormuz traffic lanes.

20 Apr 2026

Orion Bunkers Completes Record LSMGO Delivery at Karachi

"This delivery is a landmark moment for Orion and for Pakistan's bunkering industry,"Orion Bunkers Director, Zishan Arshad, tells Ship & Bunker.

20 Apr 2026

US Navy Opens Fire on and Detains Vessel Seeking to Evade Hormuz Blockade

The USS Spruance opened fire on the container ship Touska's engine room on Sunday.

19 Apr 2026

Iranian Gunboats Open Fire on Tanker in Strait of Hormuz: UKMTO

The tanker came under attack about 20 nautical miles north-east of Oman at 9:20 AM UTC on Saturday.

18 Apr 2026

ICS Welcomes Hormuz Reopening Announcement But Urges Caution

"While this announcement is a positive step there is still much uncertainty around what it means in practice," says ICS Secretary General Thomas A. Kazakos.

17 Apr 2026

Oil Plunges 9% As Hormuz Opens But "Operational Ambiguity" Continues

Meanwhile, Goldman maintains its Brent and WTI 2026 forecasts.

17 Apr 2026

Crude Futures Sink as President Trump Claims Iran to Open Strait of Hormuz

ICE Brent crude futures traded at $89.33/bl on Friday afternoon, down from as much as $98.87/bl earlier in the day.

17 Apr 2026

Rotterdam Reports Lowest Quarterly Bunker Sales Since at Least 2009

RED III implementation and the launch of the MFM mandate at Rotterdam have contributed to the port's lowest quarterly sales total since at least 2009.

17 Apr 2026

Rolls-Royce Shifts to Using HVO for Engine Tests

All tests on mtu diesel engines at the company's facilities in Friedrichshafen, Augsburg and Ruhstorf are now using HVO rather than diesel.

17 Apr 2026

Port of Long Beach Sees 5.2% Year-on-Year Drop in Container Throughput in March

The port attributes the decline primarily to trade disruption from changing tariff rates, rather than the situation in the Middle East.

17 Apr 2026

Wärtsilä Upgrades Power Rating for Ammonia-Fuelled Engine Design

The firm expects to start offering the engine with the new power ratings for deliveries from 2028 onwards.

17 Apr 2026

Taiwan's CPC Removes Iran-Related Restrictions on Bunker Order Rules

The company is resuming acceptance of applications to extend the validity period of delivery orders as of April 17.

17 Apr 2026

Eleven Energy Hires Global Head of Trading in London

The new hire previously worked for Shipergy as head of trading in London.

17 Apr 2026

Panama March Bunker Sales Gain 12.1% From February

Sales for Q1 as a whole reached 1.43 million mt, up by 2.7% on the year and the highest quarterly total since the fourth quarter of 2024.

17 Apr 2026

BUNKER JOBS: LMS Seeks Assistant Bunker Trading Manager in Sri Lanka

The company is looking for candidates with three to five years of experience in commodity trading, oil and gas, shipping or financial markets.

17 Apr 2026

MARKET SURVEY: Q4 Gain Sends Annual 2025 Bunker Hub Demand 2% Higher

2025's total demand level at global hubs reached the highest level since 2019, according to the latest market survey from Ship & Bunker and 2050 Marine Energy.

17 Apr 2026

Oil Headed For Weekly Loss As Trump Claims Iran Willing To Negotiate Over Hormuz

Gulf leaders want the ceasefire to be extended to six months to ratify a peace deal.

16 Apr 2026

Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report 2026: Week 15

Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from April 9 – April 15, 2026.

16 Apr 2026

NYK Plans Onboard Carbon Capture Project

The companies plan to conduct studies on the design and operation of demonstration equipment to be installed on the coal carrier Pirika Moshiri Maru.

16 Apr 2026

Sing Fuels Launches New Fuels and Offshore Desks

The firm's new fuels and offshore desks are geared towards expanding its focus on specialised offshore execution and structured alternative fuel readiness.

16 Apr 2026