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March, 2026
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Fri27Mar	Iran War Adds €340 Million/Day to Shipping's Bunker Bill, Says T&E T&E says electrification, slow steaming and use of wind propulsion could reduce exposure to bunker price shocks to some extent.
Fri27Mar	UECC Sees Sharp Drop in CO2 Emissions on Bio-LNG Use The company says bio-LNG's share of LNG usage jumped to 71% in 2025 from 31% a year earlier.
Fri27Mar	HyOrc Joins OnEnergy on Bulgaria Waste-to-Methanol Project The proposed facility aims to produce 38-42 mt/day of methanol.
Fri27Mar	Malaysia Detains Two Tankers Over Suspected Illegal Bunkering The authorities allege that about 750 mt of bunker fuel was transferred in a ship-to-ship operation.
Fri27Mar	Singapore Court Orders Winding Up of Bunker Firm Costank Costank ranked as the port's 16th largest bunker supplier by volume in 2018.
Fri27Mar	Shipping Banks Face Hidden Systemic Risk from Energy Transition: UCL Study A UCL-led study finds shipping banks face limited short-term risk but growing long-term exposure from climate transition pressures.
Fri27Mar	Japan Pushes to Drop IMO Fund Payments in Net-Zero Framework Japan calls for changes to the Net-Zero Fund mechanism, aiming to shift compliance from payments to market-based trading.
Fri27Mar	Aurora Hydrogen Gets Funding to Advance LNG-to-Hydrogen Tech for Shipping The system is designed to allow LNG ships to generate hydrogen onboard.
Fri27Mar	Norsepower and Cosco Unit Team Up to Scale Rotor Sails Production Norsepower says more shipowners are turning to wind propulsion systems for practical ways to reduce bunker consumption.
Fri27Mar	Glocal Green Signs Green Methanol Supply Deal with Heidelberg Materials They plan to establish a bunkering facility at Brevik to support Heidelberg's methanol-fuelled cement carrier in 2028.
Fri27Mar	European Industry Groups Call for Support to Scale-Up Biomethane Supply Industry groups say biomethane can support sectors such as shipping but warn that policy gaps are slowing progress.
Fri27Mar	Asia Bunkering Update Sources tell Ship & Bunker that prompt availability remains tight in Singapore, and fuel oil imports from Russia and Brazil have offset the Middle East loss.
Thu26Mar	Next Stop: $150 Oil As Traders Brace For Near-Term Volatility Meanwhile, Trump insists progress is being made in talks the Iranians claim aren't happening.
Thu26Mar	StormGeo Says Commercial Blind Spots Undermine Voyage Optimisation StormGeo says improved commercial alignment in voyage planning could deliver 3-8% gains in total voyage cost performance.
Thu26Mar	ABB Upgrades Propulsion Systems on CoolCo's LNG Carriers The upgrades cover nine vessels, improving reliability and extending operational life.
Thu26Mar	Texas Supreme Court Rejects Bid for Tax Refund on Bunker Sales NuStar Energy had requested a $2.4 million franchise tax refund on marine fuel sales at Texas ports to nonresident purchasers for the tax years 2011 to 2013.
Thu26Mar	Future of Engine Retrofits Market Depends on Regulatory Clarity: LR LR says methanol engines could be adapted to run on ethanol with relative ease.
Thu26Mar	Construction Begins on Second Methanol-Ready Tanker for Essberger The 13,000 DWT chemical tanker will feature 18 cargo tanks.
Thu26Mar	Drone Attack Hits Suezmax Tanker in Turkish Waters: Report The tanker Altura was hit by an unmanned marine vehicle 15 miles from the Bosphorus in the Black Sea on Thursday morning.
Thu26Mar	China Ships First Domestically Blended Marine Biofuel to Qingdao The shipment builds on the Zhoushan pilot as China advances domestic biofuel bunkering supply.

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Mar 27

1Asia Bunkering Update

Sources tell Ship & Bunker that prompt availability remains tight in Singapore, and fuel oil imports from Russia and Brazil have offset the Middle East loss.
Mar 25

2Cosco Resumes Shipment Bookings for Gulf Countries

Chinese shipping firm restarts Far East shipments to key Gulf countries, but warns conditions remain uncertain.
Mar 24

3Large US Gulf Refinery Shuts Down Unit After Explosion: Report

The refinery is a significant source of VLSFO, as well as other marine fuel grades, for the US Gulf bunker market.
Mar 26

4Drone Attack Hits Suezmax Tanker in Turkish Waters: Report

The tanker Altura was hit by an unmanned marine vehicle 15 miles from the Bosphorus in the Black Sea on Thursday morning.
Mar 26

5Texas Supreme Court Rejects Bid for Tax Refund on Bunker Sales

NuStar Energy had requested a $2.4 million franchise tax refund on marine fuel sales at Texas ports to nonresident purchasers for the tax years 2011 to 2013.

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