Steve Bee of VPS covers a detailed review of 2025 marine fuel quality including off-specifications, fuel contamination issues as well as methanol and ethanol.
B100 and B30-LSMGO outcompete LSMGO on EU-EU voyages; Rotterdam’s B30-VLSFO makes sense on EU-nonEU voyages; LBM still the most attractive in the EU.
HSFO supply tightening in New York; supply remains steady in Vancouver; LSMGO and VLSFO availability improves in Rio de Janeiro.
Bunker report panellists include Island Oil Limited, Cockett Marine Oil Pte, Monjasa A/S and KPI OceanConnect, NSI Marine and Transparensea Fuels.
Mediterranean ports face rough weather; Istanbul sees tight VLSFO and ULSFO availability; VLSFO and LSMGO supplies normal in Luanda.
VLSFO and HSFO availability tight in Singapore; bunker demand slow in Zhoushan; several Middle Eastern ports brace for bad weather.
B100 premiums over LBM drop to $87-303/mt; Rotterdam’s B100 over $500/mt cheaper than LSMGO; LNG’s discounts to LSMGO narrow sharply.
Total bunker sales at Panama was 478,938 metric tonnes (mt) in December 2025, compared to sales of 500,563 mt during the similar period in 2024.
Extended lead times persist in Houston; availability is tight in OPL Sepetiba; bunker demand has eased in Panama.
Bunker report panellists include Island Oil Limited, Cockett Marine Oil Pte, Monjasa A/S and KPI OceanConnect, NSI Marine and Transparensea Fuels.
