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Panama Posts Record Year-to-Date Bunker Sales as VLSFO Makes Way for HSFO

August HSFO sales climbed to an eight-month high and their largest share of the market since December 2024, mirroring the shift seen in Singapore.

17 Sep 2026

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

The economics rest on buying MARPOL sludge at fuel oil value and selling the product as distillate.

17 Sep 2026

US House Votes to Overturn Second California Shipping Waiver in Two Days

Both waivers now head to the Senate after a 214-208 vote against the rule keeping the state's harbor craft on renewable diesel.

16 Sep 2026

BUNKER JOBS: Glander International Bunkering Seeks Bunker Trader in Valencia

Oil industry experience is not a must for the Valencia role, with sales drive and a second language the priority.

16 Sep 2026

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

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

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

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

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

US House Votes 216-211 to Overturn California's Shore Power Rule for Ships at Berth

California ports said to have invested more than $550 million in shore power and related electrification, and repeal risks turning that into stranded assets.

16 Sep 2026

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

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

VIEWPOINT: Is Hiring a Trader From a Failed Bunker Company a Smart Choice or a Liability?

Company failures put experienced traders on the market, but the hiring firm's diligence, culture, and onboarding decide whether the bargain becomes a burden.

16 Sep 2026

IBIA Calls Algoa Bay a "Significant Missed Opportunity" as Traffic Shifts to Mauritius

The 2nd Annual Bunker Africa Conference will take place from September 28-30, 2026.

15 Sep 2026

K Shipbuilding and Lloyd's Register to Develop Ethanol-Fuelled MR Tanker

Ethanol is already a familiar cargo in the product tanker trades, making the MR segment a practical place to test it as a fuel, LR says.

15 Sep 2026

UPDATE: UK Energy Minister Agrees to Cross-Government Talks on Maritime Nuclear Strategy

Michael Shanks tells industry the partnership must work both ways and asks for concrete proposals in return.

15 Sep 2026

KR, HD Hyundai, BAR Technologies, and Liberian Registry to Develop Wind-Assisted LNG Carrier

Forward accommodation design frees deck space for WindWings sails on a 174,000 cbm carrier, with approval in principle the goal.

15 Sep 2026

Monjasa Takes On Nine Trainees, With Japan in the Programme for the First Time

Ninth intake of the two-year MOST programme starts as geopolitics and shifting trade flows reshape the bunker market.

15 Sep 2026

LR Approval in Principle for Gas Carrier System Promising 25% Cut in Reliquefaction Energy

Babcock LGE's ecoAPEX, approved a week after launch, also claims up to 33% better reliquefaction efficiency and 14% faster loading and cooldown.

15 Sep 2026