VLSFO availability tight in Zhoushan; availability tight across all grades in Fujairah; bunker demand picks up in Jeddah.
Elevated Al+Si levels in VLSFO 0.50% continue to be observed in ports such as Port Klang and Singapore, while sediment-related concerns were identified in several European...
Rotterdam B100 flips to $110/mt premium over VLSFO; Singapore B100 loses cost edge against LSMGO; LBM swings to $25/mt premium over VLSFO for Otto MS engines.
Tropical storm disrupts US Gulf bunkering; Panama demand dips; VLSFO and LSMGO tight in Paranagua and Rio Grande.
Total bunker sales at Panama was 385,100 metric tonnes (mt) in June 2026, compared to sales of 431,147 mt during the similar period in 2025.
Biofuel recorded 26,833 mt in Q2 2026 with 41,939 mt recorded in the same period the year before while port data showed 76,513 mt of LNG...
Lead times of 5-7 days recommended in ARA; fuel availability remains tight in the Gibraltar Strait; good demand but tight availability in Senegal’s Dakar.
Darren Lee Axisa discusses the key trends influencing Malta’s bunkering market and the factors that will determine Malta’s long-term competitiveness as a regional bunkering hub.
Availability tight across all grades in Singapore; bad weather keeps bunkering halted in Zhoushan’s outer anchorages; availability good across several Sri Lankan ports.
B100 discount to LSMGO widens to $541/mt in Rotterdam; Singapore’s B100 drops to $106/mt below LSMGO; Rotterdam LBM at $639-833/mt discounts to LSMGO.
