INTERVIEW: Peninsula's Base Case Is Continued Hormuz Disruption, With HSFO Tight Into Asia
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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, 12:37
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Bahamas, Liberia and Industry Bodies Propose Revising IMO CII Reference Lines
Bahamas, Liberia and Industry Bodies Propose Revising IMO CII Reference Lines
The document submitted to the IMO calls for reassessing IMO CII reference lines using IMO DCS data.
9 Nov 2026
US Forces Hit Vessel in the Gulf of Oman
US Forces Hit Vessel in the Gulf of Oman
The M/V Huda was struck on Saturday while it was attempting to leave the regional waters.
9 Nov 2026
REV LNG and Siem Car Carriers Partner on LNG Bunker Supply in US
REV LNG and Siem Car Carriers Partner on LNG Bunker Supply in US
The first delivery was made to the Siem Aristotle at the Port of Davisville in Rhode Island in October.
9 Nov 2026
Cruise Ship Arrested in Singapore
Cruise Ship Arrested in Singapore
The cruise ship Odyssey, reportedly of Villa Vie Residences, was arrested in Singapore on Sunday.
9 Nov 2026
TotalEnergies-Chartered LNG Bunkering Vessel Named Ahead of Oman Deployment
TotalEnergies-Chartered LNG Bunkering Vessel Named Ahead of Oman Deployment
TotalEnergies is developing the Marsa LNG project in Oman's Sohar.
9 Nov 2026
US Sanctions Companies Providing False Flags to Iranian Shadow Vessels
US Sanctions Companies Providing False Flags to Iranian Shadow Vessels
India-based companies and individuals have been sanctioned by the US.
9 Nov 2026
Enova Awards Funding for 12 Battery-Powered Ships
Enova Awards Funding for 12 Battery-Powered Ships
Enova's funding will support vessel conversions, newbuilds and charging infrastructure across Norway.
9 Nov 2026
Evergreen Makes First Suez Canal Transit in Nearly Three Years
Evergreen Makes First Suez Canal Transit in Nearly Three Years
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9 Nov 2026
Alkagesta Completes Acquisition of Turkish Bunker Supplier Energy Petrol
Alkagesta Completes Acquisition of Turkish Bunker Supplier Energy Petrol
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9 Nov 2026
Commercial Green Methanol Bunkering to Begin at Indian Port this Month
Commercial Green Methanol Bunkering to Begin at Indian Port this Month
India's first green methanol bunkering facility at VOC Port is expected to begin operations this month.
9 Nov 2026
Oil Set For Double-Digit Weekly Drop As Increased Gulf Flows Contribute To Global Glut
Oil Set For Double-Digit Weekly Drop As Increased Gulf Flows Contribute To Global Glut
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Port of Malaga Conducts First Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering for Cruise Ship
Port of Malaga Conducts First Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering for Cruise Ship
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Alfa Laval to Acquire Maritime Software Provider NAVTOR
Alfa Laval to Acquire Maritime Software Provider NAVTOR
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Sawgrass LNG & Power Conducts LNG Bunkering in Fort Lauderdale
Sawgrass LNG & Power Conducts LNG Bunkering in Fort Lauderdale
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Becker Marine Systems Tests Technology to Improve Efficiency of Airbus Wind-Assisted Ship
Becker Marine Systems Tests Technology to Improve Efficiency of Airbus Wind-Assisted Ship
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Container Shipping Emissions Intensity Varies by Up to 35% Between Carriers: VesselBot
Container Shipping Emissions Intensity Varies by Up to 35% Between Carriers: VesselBot
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BUNKER JOBS: Uni-Fuels Seeks Senior Bunker Traders in Dubai and Copenhagen
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Key Port Prices
Port / Average VLSFO IFO380 (HSFO) MGO
Global 20 Ports Average $870.50 +3.00 $724.50 +15.50 $1,473.00 +20.00 Nov 6
Global 4 Ports Average $807.00 +10.50 $616.00 +10.50 $1,371.50 +16.00 Nov 6
Global Average Bunker $930.00 +3.50 $726.50 -9.50 $1,553.50 +23.50 Nov 6
Americas Average $919.00 +22.00 $695.00 +2.00 $1,596.50 +61.50 Nov 6
APAC Average $970.50 -7.00 $792.50 -26.50 $1,405.00 -2.00 Nov 6
EMEA Average $878.00 +6.00 $671.50 +2.00 $1,666.50 +20.00 Nov 6
Singapore $854.00 +4.50 $732.00 +5.50 $1,220.00 +12.50 Nov 6
Rotterdam $739.50 +7.50 $598.00 +13.00 $1,348.50 +11.50 Nov 6
Houston $770.50 +16.50 $512.50 +1.00 $1,311.50 +25.50 Nov 6
Fujairah $865.00 +13.50 $622.50 +23.00 $1,606.50 +14.00 Nov 6
LA / Long Beach $1,013.00 +13.00 $756.00 -45.00 $1,485.50 -37.50 Nov 6
Hong Kong $880.50 +6.50 $823.50 +14.00 $1,255.50 +1.50 Nov 6
New York $794.50 +15.50 $596.00 +19.50 $1,447.00 +25.00 Nov 6
Santos $841.00 -11.50 $511.00 — $1,638.50 +9.00 Nov 6
Prices in USD/mt. Change vs previous trading day.
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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