IBIA 2026: US Says IMO Net-Zero Framework "Cannot Be Adopted, Will Never Be Enforced"
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IBIA 2026: US Says IMO Net-Zero Framework "Cannot Be Adopted, Will Never Be Enforced"

FMC chairman puts the framework's cost at up to $265 billion a year but backs compromise talks.

11 Nov 2026, 17:26
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Port of Gothenburg Liquefied Biogas Facility Set for Completion Next Year
Port of Gothenburg Liquefied Biogas Facility Set for Completion Next Year
The Port of Gothenburg expects the new facility to support large-scale bio-LNG bunkering at the port.
12 Nov 2026
TFG Marine Reports First VLSFO Delivery in Venezuela
TFG Marine Reports First VLSFO Delivery in Venezuela
TFG Marine says it delivered VLSFO off the Venezuelan coast in partnership with local operator Impordiesel.
12 Nov 2026
Korean Partnership Proposal Selected for IMO’s Future OCCS Safety Guidelines
Korean Partnership Proposal Selected for IMO’s Future OCCS Safety Guidelines
A 10-member Korean maritime partnership will help shape the IMO’s interim safety guidelines for onboard carbon capture systems.
12 Nov 2026
Xiamen Port Sees First Ship-to-Ship Green Methanol Bunkering Operation
Xiamen Port Sees First Ship-to-Ship Green Methanol Bunkering Operation
A container ship operated by OOCL bunkered 1,000 mt of green methanol on November 4.
12 Nov 2026
Shipping Firm Wallenius SOL Changes Name to Wallenius Link
Shipping Firm Wallenius SOL Changes Name to Wallenius Link
Wallenius SOL will operate as Wallenius Link from November 12, after Wallenius Lines became the company's sole owner.
12 Nov 2026
Hapag-Lloyd's Bunker Consumption Down 3.8% in First Nine Months
Hapag-Lloyd's Bunker Consumption Down 3.8% in First Nine Months
The firm's average bunker price was $635/mt for the first nine months, up from $535/mt last year.
12 Nov 2026
Chinese Shipbuilder Delivers Methanol Dual-Fuel Ro-Ro Vessel
Chinese Shipbuilder Delivers Methanol Dual-Fuel Ro-Ro Vessel
The methanol dual-fuel vessel was delivered to China Merchants RoRo.
12 Nov 2026
Singapore Opens Licensing Round for LNG Floating Storage Units for Bunkering
Singapore Opens Licensing Round for LNG Floating Storage Units for Bunkering
The MPA is offering up to two licences for floating storage units to support LNG bunkering in Singapore.
12 Nov 2026
Bunker One to Equip Mauritius Bunker Vessel with Mass Flow Meter
Bunker One to Equip Mauritius Bunker Vessel with Mass Flow Meter
The MT Tulip will be fitted with mass flow meters during the scheduled dry-docking in January.
12 Nov 2026
Eastern Pacific Shipping Completes First Truck-to-Ship LNG Bunkering in Davisville
Eastern Pacific Shipping Completes First Truck-to-Ship LNG Bunkering in Davisville
This is the first time the firm has bunkered LNG in a truck-to-ship operation
12 Nov 2026
IMO Urges Member States to Crack Down on False-Flag Ships in Strait of Hormuz
IMO Urges Member States to Crack Down on False-Flag Ships in Strait of Hormuz
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has urged member states to pursue political solutions to restore safe navigation through Strait of Hormuz.
12 Nov 2026
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report 2026: Week 45
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report 2026: Week 45
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from November 5 – November 11, 2026.
12 Nov 2026
Vulela Marine Fuels Expands LSMGO Truck Deliveries to All Seven South African Commercial Ports
Vulela Marine Fuels Expands LSMGO Truck Deliveries to All Seven South African Commercial Ports
Durban-based supplier says it now offers 24/7 truck-to-ship deliveries of duty-paid 50 ppm LSMGO.
11 Nov 2026
IBIA 2026: Clarksons Research Sees Record $220 Billion Bunker Bill in 2026 as Ton-Miles Rise
IBIA 2026: Clarksons Research Sees Record $220 Billion Bunker Bill in 2026 as Ton-Miles Rise
Bunker demand is growing again despite a far more fuel-efficient fleet, Clarksons Research says.
11 Nov 2026
Oil Rebounds After Iran Denies Any Peace Negotiations, Doubles Down On Nuclear Development
Oil Rebounds After Iran Denies Any Peace Negotiations, Doubles Down On Nuclear Development
Meanwhile, the global crude market continues to improve.
11 Nov 2026
IBIA 2026: MARAD Puts Bunkering "at the Absolute Core" of US Maritime Push
IBIA 2026: MARAD Puts Bunkering "at the Absolute Core" of US Maritime Push
US agency says it is there to help the bunker industry, not regulate it.
11 Nov 2026
Headway Secures Class Approval for Rotor Sail System
Headway Secures Class Approval for Rotor Sail System
The company's intelligent rotor sail system has received AiP from China Classification Society.
11 Nov 2026
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Global 20 Ports Average $842.00 -2.00 $685.50 +3.00 $1,415.50 -5.50 Nov 11
Global 4 Ports Average $767.00 +0.50 $567.50 +4.50 $1,309.50 -16.00 Nov 11
Global Average Bunker $895.50 -15.00 $693.50 -5.50 $1,528.50 -0.50 Nov 11
Americas Average $885.00 +1.50 $679.00 +0.50 $1,607.00 +1.50 Nov 11
APAC Average $932.00 -36.50 $759.50 -14.50 $1,380.00 -18.00 Nov 11
EMEA Average $853.00 +6.50 $638.00 +11.50 $1,611.50 +4.50 Nov 11
Singapore $814.50 -2.00 $675.00 -1.00 $1,183.00 — Nov 11
Rotterdam $710.00 +7.00 $552.50 +8.00 $1,254.00 -4.00 Nov 11
Houston $730.50 -3.00 $494.50 +12.00 $1,261.50 -8.50 Nov 11
Fujairah $813.50 +1.50 $548.00 -1.00 $1,539.50 -52.00 Nov 11
LA / Long Beach $860.50 -18.00 $747.50 -28.00 $1,370.50 -11.00 Nov 11
Hong Kong $848.50 +8.50 $774.00 +20.00 $1,182.50 -10.00 Nov 11
New York $741.00 -9.50 $539.50 -3.50 $1,369.00 -16.50 Nov 11
Santos $800.00 -6.00 $511.00 — $1,628.00 +7.00 Nov 11
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INTERVIEW: Peninsula's Base Case Is Continued Hormuz Disruption, With HSFO Tight Into Asia
INTERVIEW: Peninsula's Base Case Is Continued Hormuz Disruption, With HSFO Tight Into Asia
Secure future physical supply but do not fix all your price exposure today, Peninsula's Jonas Bentsen tells Ship & Bunker.
9 Nov 2026
INTERVIEW: Rotterdam Retains Biofuel Advantage Despite RED III Market Shift: Burando
INTERVIEW: Rotterdam Retains Biofuel Advantage Despite RED III Market Shift: Burando
Burando's head of decarbonisation strategies Nick de Haan discusses Rotterdam's biofuel market, the impact of RED III and the outlook for sustainable marine fuels.
5 Nov 2026
INTERVIEW: Propeller Eyes More Deals & Tech as Rising Bunker Trading Costs Fuels Market Consolidation
INTERVIEW: Propeller Eyes More Deals & Tech as Rising Bunker Trading Costs Fuels Market Consolidation
Some smaller traders lack the cash for today's prices, and Propeller is ready to plug them in to its trading and back-office engine.
26 Oct 2026
ANALYSIS: Rotterdam Bunker Sales Down 24.9% in First Nine Months as RED III Bites
ANALYSIS: Rotterdam Bunker Sales Down 24.9% in First Nine Months as RED III Bites
Rotterdam's bunker sales recovered slightly in Q3 from the previous quarter, but volumes remained well below year-earlier levels.
23 Oct 2026
VIEWPOINT: Carbon Capture Needs a Business Case, Not Just a Safety Framework
VIEWPOINT: Carbon Capture Needs a Business Case, Not Just a Safety Framework
Safety guidelines alone will not make onboard carbon capture commercially viable, writes EmissionLink's Philippos Ioulianou.
23 Oct 2026 · Philippos Ioulianou, Managing director, EmissionLink
INTERVIEW: FLEX Commodities Expands West Africa Physical Bunker Supply to Lomé with New Barge
INTERVIEW: FLEX Commodities Expands West Africa Physical Bunker Supply to Lomé with New Barge
Trading Director Maaz Ahmed tells Ship & Bunker that the firm plans to deploy more bunker barges in the future.
21 Oct 2026
ANALYSIS: Singapore Bunker Sales Exceed Last Year's Nine-Month Record
ANALYSIS: Singapore Bunker Sales Exceed Last Year's Nine-Month Record
HSFO accounted for 41.9% of year-to-date conventional and biofuel bunker sales, up from 38.6% a year earlier.
15 Oct 2026
VIEWPOINT: On the Bottom Line - Efficiency and the New Economics of Shipping's Decarbonisation
VIEWPOINT: On the Bottom Line - Efficiency and the New Economics of Shipping's Decarbonisation
Carbon pricing turns every tonne of fuel saved into money that can pay for the fuel switch, argues Kongsberg Maritime's Oskar Levander.
13 Oct 2026 · Oskar Levander, VP Strategy & Business Development at Kongsberg Maritime
Orderbook Bunker Demand Up 10% Since July: Conventional Oil Still Dominates, Methanol Slips
Orderbook Bunker Demand Up 10% Since July: Conventional Oil Still Dominates, Methanol Slips
Ships on order have an implied demand of 64 million mtoe a year.
13 Oct 2026
ANALYSIS: Implied Bunker Demand of Ships Reporting to IMO Flat at 246 Million mt in 2025 as Share of Tonnage Reporting Falls
ANALYSIS: Implied Bunker Demand of Ships Reporting to IMO Flat at 246 Million mt in 2025 as Share of Tonnage Reporting Falls
Reported volumes dipped 1.2%, but with less tonnage reporting, demand from the in-scope fleet held at 246 million mt, with volumes outside the reporting rules on top of that.
12 Oct 2026
US Lifts Sanctions on Russian Diesel for Six Months After Trump-Putin Call
US Lifts Sanctions on Russian Diesel for Six Months After Trump-Putin Call
General License 135 authorises the sale, shipping and import of Russian diesel until April 7, 2027, but EU and UK sanctions are unchanged.
9 Oct 2026
VIEWPOINT: Why a Counter-Offer Rarely Keeps a Bunker Trader
VIEWPOINT: Why a Counter-Offer Rarely Keeps a Bunker Trader
A matched package buys a few months, says Vernon Jayanathan; the resentment, the lost trust, and the market quote stay for good.
9 Oct 2026