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IBIA CONVENTION 2025: Road Sector Dominance Seen Limiting Shipping's Influence on Biofuel

DNV sees marine biofuels accounting for just 0.6% of total biofuel consumption in 2023.

19 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

IBIA CONVENTION 2025: Significant Seafarer Upskilling Needed for Green Fuels Transition

As the sector shifts towards green fuels, speakers at IBIA's Annual Convention cautioned that training for seafarers is not keeping pace.

19 Nov 2025

IBIA CONVENTION 2025: Should Ethanol Now Be Considered a Key Future Marine Fuel Candidate?

Ethanol is seen by some as being more readily available compared to methanol in certain parts of the world.

19 Nov 2025

IBIA CONVENTION 2025: Ammonia Unlikely Bunker Choice for the Cruise Industry

CLIA's Bud Darr expects LNG, bio-LNG and methanol-based fuels like biomethanol to form the core bunker pathway for the cruise industry.

19 Nov 2025

IBIA CONVENTION 2025: 'Something Has to Change' For IMO NZF to Pass

CLIA CEO Bud Darr sees any attempt to return the IMO's net-zero framework to a vote next year with no change as destined to fail.

19 Nov 2025

IBIA CONVENTION 2025: Carbon Capture Key as 2/3 of Today's Ships Won't Bunker Future Fuels

GCMD's Lynn Loo argues carbon capture technology makes sense for ships operating in tramp service.

19 Nov 2025

BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Climbs to One-Week High

Global VLSFO prices advanced for a second day on Tuesday.

19 Nov 2025

Oil Ekes Out Gains As Russia Dominates Analytical Concerns

Analysts cite Iran and Venezuela as possible influencers amid simmering geopolitical tensions.

18 Nov 2025

GeoServe Hires Bunker Trader in Chile

The new hire was previously as bunker broker for GF Bunker Trade in the US.

18 Nov 2025

IBIA CONVENTION: Delegates Gather in Hong Kong for IBIA Annual Convention

IBIA expects to host more than 250 delegates at the Renaissance Hong Kong Harbour View Hotel on Wednesday and Thursday for its 2025 annual convention.

18 Nov 2025

US Calls Iran's Detention of Tanker in Strait of Hormuz 'Illegal'

The tanker, seized by Iranian forces on Friday, is now being held in detention in Iranian territorial waters.

18 Nov 2025

Gasum Starts Publishing Daily FuelEU Maritime Pooling Price

Shipowners face their first FuelEU deadline on January 31, when reports for the 2025 period must be submitted.

18 Nov 2025

Suez Canal Seeks Prompt Return of Container Ship Transits

The Suez Canal recently saw a large CMA CGM container ship transit through the canal.

18 Nov 2025

HKMW 2025: Maersk to Take on First Stem From 500,000 Mt/Year Methanol Deal in 2026

The output will be both biomethanol and synthetic methanol, both produced using wind power at a facility in Hinggan League in the northeast of China.

18 Nov 2025

Portuguese Strike Action May Impact Port Operations and Bunkering

A source tells Ship & Bunker that the multi-day strike action could impact vessel manoeuvrability.

18 Nov 2025

Bunker Suite Plans to Roll Out E-BDNs Across ARA and Beyond

Singapore has mandated the use of E-BDN for all bunker deliveries since April 2025.

18 Nov 2025

EU Allocates €600 Million for Transport Decarbonisation Including Shipping

The funding will be used to develop shore power facilities at several European ports as well as alternative fuel bunkering infrastructure.

18 Nov 2025

BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Advances for First in Three Sessions

Global VLSFO prices climbed for the first time since Wednesday at the start of the week.

18 Nov 2025

Marine Insurance Provider NorthStandard to Raise P&I Premiums by 5%

NorthStandard said the increase reflects ongoing market uncertainty and the high cost of major claims.

18 Nov 2025