Funding secured for Houston channel expansion; bunker demand picks up in Panama; first crude tanker loads at new Bahia Blanca berth.
Good prompt availability off Malta; HSFO very tight in Port Louis; VLSFO tight in Nacala and Maputo.
VLSFO and LSMGO availability tightens in Zhoushan; prompt HSFO supply tight across several Japanese ports; LSMGO supply good across Omani ports.
Bio-blended variants of marine fuel oil jumped 671.7% to 40,900 mt when compared to figures seen in May 2024.
Total bunker sales at Panama was 453,397 metric tonnes (mt) in May 2025, compared to sales of 398,964 mt during the similar period in 2024.
Bunker demand in Houston remains weak; Argentina authorised voluntary use of biofuels; VLSFO availability in Zona Comun improves.
Bunker report panellists include Island Oil Limited, Cockett Marine Oil Pte, Monjasa A/S and KPI OceanConnect, NSI Marine and Transparensea Fuels.
Country sold about 1.79 million mt of bonded bunker fuel in May, with daily sales at 57,761 mt, slipping by 1.69% from a month earlier due...
Company will be launching its bunkering operations in the Strait of Gibraltar, the largest bunkering hub in the new MED-ECA zone with its dedicated bunkering infrastructure...
Tight prompt LSMGO availability in Gibraltar; ULSFO and LSMGO readily available in Istanbul; prompt LSMGO available in Luanda.
