OOCL Boxship Bunkers Green Methanol at Yantian Port
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OOCL Boxship Bunkers Green Methanol at Yantian Port

The vessel was bunkered with 983 mt of green methanol before its maiden commercial voyage.

4 Nov 2026, 05:57
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HHI-EMD Completes Type Approval for Low-Pressure Ammonia Engine
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Envision Fuels World's First Ammonia-Fuelled VLAC with Green Ammonia
Envision Fuels World's First Ammonia-Fuelled VLAC with Green Ammonia
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Tanker Hit by Two Projectiles in Engine Room Off Oman
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Wartsila Helps Reduce Methane Emissions From Three Chevron LNG Carriers
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Port of Rotterdam and IBIA Praise BSI Initiative
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Zhoushan Bunker Fuel Quality Benefits from Tight Control Over Refining: VPS
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Global 20 Ports Average $918.00 -22.50 $782.50 -31.00 $1,504.50 -10.00 Nov 3
Global 4 Ports Average $858.50 -34.50 $689.00 -43.00 $1,417.50 -15.00 Nov 3
Global Average Bunker $973.00 -14.50 $800.00 -24.50 $1,568.00 -11.50 Nov 3
Americas Average $932.50 -33.00 $720.50 -28.50 $1,566.00 -24.00 Nov 3
APAC Average $1,037.00 -2.50 $898.50 -14.50 $1,427.50 -6.50 Nov 3
EMEA Average $907.50 -18.00 $742.00 -26.00 $1,705.00 -6.00 Nov 3
Singapore $941.50 -62.00 $845.50 -53.00 $1,270.00 +7.00 Nov 3
Rotterdam $755.50 -8.00 $643.00 -45.50 $1,388.50 -14.00 Nov 3
Houston $780.00 -34.00 $552.50 -36.50 $1,331.50 -41.50 Nov 3
Fujairah $956.50 -35.00 $715.00 -37.00 $1,679.00 -13.50 Nov 3
LA / Long Beach $1,041.50 -35.00 $869.50 -25.00 $1,556.00 -59.00 Nov 3
Hong Kong $965.00 -47.00 $933.00 -38.00 $1,308.00 -28.50 Nov 3
New York $813.50 -37.50 $628.00 -10.50 $1,483.00 -30.00 Nov 3
Santos $938.50 +6.50 $511.00 — $1,638.00 -0.50 Nov 3
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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
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ANALYSIS: Rotterdam Bunker Sales Down 24.9% in First Nine Months as RED III Bites
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VIEWPOINT: Carbon Capture Needs a Business Case, Not Just a Safety Framework
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23 Oct 2026 · Philippos Ioulianou, Managing director, EmissionLink
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INTERVIEW: FLEX Commodities Expands West Africa Physical Bunker Supply to Lomé with New Barge
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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