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ANALYSIS: Shipping's Jump in EU-ETS Costs Will Offset Bunker-Price Decline in 2026
While bunker prices are set to fall this year, higher EU-ETS costs will offset most of the benefit for European shipping.
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02JanThe US alleges the tankers generated revenue for President Nicolás Maduro's government in breach of sanctions. Read in Full
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02JanThe arrest happened following a complaint from the Port Klang Authority. Read in Full
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02JanThe two LNG carriers have been ordered by an unnamed Oceania buyer. Read in Full
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02JanEnergy Petrol tells Ship & Bunker that it supplied bunker fuels to 1,835 ships in 2025. Read in Full
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02JanThe system allows the vessel to produce up to 300 kW of electricity by turning low-temperature waste heat from the main engine into usable power. Read in Full
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02JanDNV data shows that the global methanol-fuelled fleet is currently made up of 97 ships, with 366 more expected to join the fleet by 2030. Read in Full
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02JanThe approval covers hydrogen transport, ammonia handling and fuelling, and more efficient LNG ships. Read in Full
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01JanHave you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from December 25 2025 – January 1, 2026. Read in Full
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01JanAt the end of 2025 owners were paying a compliance cost of around $220/mt of VLSFO burned on intra-EU voyages. From today that cost rises 45% to $319/mt. Read in Full
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31DecMeanwhile, Russia claims impending victory in its war against Ukraine. Read in Full
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Bunker Price Forecast - Q4 2025
Quarterly and full year bunker price forcast for 2025 and 2026. Includes forecasts for global average prices, and at the key ports of Singapore, Rotterdam, Fujairah and Houston.
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Compliance Costs Calculator
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Dec 24Pacific Basin has cited the IMO delay as a key reason for it continuing to add conventionally-fuelled tonnage to its fleet. -
Dec 23In a year of turmoil for the shipping and bunker industries, a steady increase in regulatory complexity has been the one reliable constant. -
Dec 22This industry is about relationships. Will AI strengthen or replace them? -
Dec 16Ossi Mettälä of NAPA Shipping Solutions discusses how EU and other GHG regulations are driving shipping companies to find new ways of cutting their emissions. -
Dec 08Trine Braathen of Blue Energy Partners discusses ways the shipping industry can improve GHG compliance strategy. -
Dec 03Core Power CEO Mikal Bøe discusses the pathway to as many as 3,000 ships using nuclear reactors by 2060.
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Jan 01While bunker prices are set to fall this year, higher EU-ETS costs will offset most of the benefit for European shipping. -
Dec 24Pacific Basin has cited the IMO delay as a key reason for it continuing to add conventionally-fuelled tonnage to its fleet.
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Dec 23In a year of turmoil for the shipping and bunker industries, a steady increase in regulatory complexity has been the one reliable constant.
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Dec 22This industry is about relationships. Will AI strengthen or replace them?
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Dec 19Global bunker demand at key hubs gained 4.3% on the year in Q3, with 2025 as a whole heading for the highest total since 2019, but markets in the Americas are still underperforming.
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Jan 01While bunker prices are set to fall this year, higher EU-ETS costs will offset most of the benefit for European shipping.
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Dec 30Bunker sales in Fujairah dropped for the third consecutive month in November. -
Dec 23In a year of turmoil for the shipping and bunker industries, a steady increase in regulatory complexity has been the one reliable constant.
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Dec 19Global bunker demand at key hubs gained 4.3% on the year in Q3, with 2025 as a whole heading for the highest total since 2019, but markets in the Americas are still underperforming.
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Dec 16Ossi Mettälä of NAPA Shipping Solutions discusses how EU and other GHG regulations are driving shipping companies to find new ways of cutting their emissions.
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Dec 15For the first time since May 2024, methanol bunker sales were recorded, with 3,000 mt sold in November. -
Dec 12The project has launched as of the start of this month, covering 20% of ARA volumes, with the first barges already loaded and making deliveries. -
Dec 08Steve Bee of VPS discusses the fuel quality impact so far seen from the Mediterranean ECA, pointing out in particular a rise in ULSFO problems. -
Dec 05We have not seen strong evidence to suggest that MFM deliveries will adhere to ISO 22192, a mandatory requirement of the Rotterdam bunker licence. -
Dec 03Core Power CEO Mikal Bøe discusses the pathway to as many as 3,000 ships using nuclear reactors by 2060.
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Jan 02The approval covers hydrogen transport, ammonia handling and fuelling, and more efficient LNG ships. -
Jan 01While bunker prices are set to fall this year, higher EU-ETS costs will offset most of the benefit for European shipping.
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Jan 01At the end of 2025 owners were paying a compliance cost of around $220/mt of VLSFO burned on intra-EU voyages. From today that cost rises 45% to $319/mt. -
Dec 31The launch of Hydro Zenith marks South Korea's first vessel built to operate on hydrogen fuel cells under approved national standards. -
Dec 31The company will now carry out further durability tests to meet class requirements and commercial operating conditions.
Latest Bunker Prices See All Bunker Prices
| VLSFO | MGO | IFO380 | ||||
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| $/mt | +/- | $/mt | +/- | $/mt | +/- | |
| Global 4 Ports Average | 424.50 | 2.00 | 641.00 | 2.50 | 349.00 | 0.00 |
| Global 20 Ports Average | 464.00 | 0.50 | 715.00 | 0.00 | 391.50 | 0.50 |
| Global Average Bunker Price | 503.00 | 9.50 | 760.00 | 1.00 | 411.50 | 0.50 |
| Singapore | 433.50 | 1.00 | 616.50 | 1.50 | 356.00 | 1.00 |
| Rotterdam | 414.50 | 1.50 | 624.50 | 2.00 | 361.00 | 0.00 |
| Fujairah | 429.00 | 2.00 | 718.00 | 3.00 | 337.00 | 1.50 |
| Houston | 420.50 | 2.50 | 606.00 | 3.50 | 343.00 | 2.00 |
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| Gibraltar | 433.00 | 0.00 | - | 386.50 | 0.00 | |
| Hong Kong | 448.00 | 0.00 | 625.50 | 0.00 | 400.50 | 0.00 |
| Istanbul | 545.00 | 3.50 | 693.00 | 4.00 | 458.50 | 2.50 |
| LA / LB | 493.50 | 0.00 | 678.50 | 0.00 | 416.00 | 0.00 |
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| New York | 466.50 | 0.00 | 674.50 | 0.00 | 371.00 | 0.00 |
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| Piraeus | 500.50 | 1.50 | 677.50 | 1.50 | 373.50 | 3.00 |
| Santos | 435.00 | 2.00 | 790.00 | 18.00 | - | |
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Top Bunker Prices All Prices
| VLSFO | MGO | |||
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| $/mt | +/- | $/mt | +/- | |
| Global 20 Ports Average | 464.00 | 0.50 | 715.00 | 0.00 |
| Global 4 Ports Average | 424.50 | 2.00 | 641.00 | 2.50 |
| Global Average Bunker Price | 503.00 | 9.50 | 760.00 | 1.00 |
| Singapore | 433.50 | 1.00 | 616.50 | 1.50 |
| Fujairah | 429.00 | 2.00 | 718.00 | 3.00 |
| Rotterdam | 414.50 | 1.50 | 624.50 | 2.00 |
| Houston | 420.50 | 2.50 | 606.00 | 3.50 |
Bunker Jobs
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Dec 29The company is looking for bunker traders at various European locations. -
Dec 24Maritime Recruitment Company Ltd is seeking candidates for bunker roles in the UK, US, Singapore and at the ARA hub, Vernon Jayanathan tells Ship & Bunker. -
Dec 24The company is looking for candidates with experience in vessel or fleet management, ideally within the cruise industry, and fluent English. -
Dec 23The company is looking for candidates with at least eight years of experience, good analytical skills and fluent English. -
Dec 22The company is looking for candidates with three to five years of experience in the bunker industry, fluent Engli.sh and proficiency in at least one other language
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Jan 01At the end of 2025 owners were paying a compliance cost of around $220/mt of VLSFO burned on intra-EU voyages. From today that cost rises 45% to $319/mt.
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Jan 01While bunker prices are set to fall this year, higher EU-ETS costs will offset most of the benefit for European shipping.
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Jan 02Energy Petrol tells Ship & Bunker that it supplied bunker fuels to 1,835 ships in 2025. -
Jan 02The approval covers hydrogen transport, ammonia handling and fuelling, and more efficient LNG ships.
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Dec 30IBIA has announced the candidates standing in its 2026 board election, with voting due to open in early January. -
Jan 02The US alleges the tankers generated revenue for President Nicolás Maduro's government in breach of sanctions. -
Jan 02DNV data shows that the global methanol-fuelled fleet is currently made up of 97 ships, with 366 more expected to join the fleet by 2030.