Buyers see high premiums due to Middle East conflict; bad weather disrupts Gibraltar traffic; African hubs to see more demand from re-routing ships.
Availability is good in Zhoushan; South Korean ports may face weather disruptions; Middle East ports continue operations despite escalating regional crisis.
Middle East tensions prompt Hormuz suspensions; Brent's gain lifts conventional fuel prices; B100 discounts to conventional fuels widen in Rotterdam.
Analysis suggests fuel oil could be the most exposed product if the Hormuz Straits remain closed for an extended period.
Bunker market participants in the UAE's Fujairah, the Middle East's largest marine fuels port, are braced for a dramatic fall in demand and trading activity.
Bunker report panellists include Island Oil Limited, Cockett Marine Oil Pte, Monjasa A/S and KPI OceanConnect, NSI Marine and Transparensea Fuels.
New York blizzard disrupts bunkering; Panama availability tightens across all grades; LSMGO and VLSFO unavailable in Rio de Janeiro.
Fuel oil bunker sales in the Netherlands fell to their lowest level on record in 2025, while low-sulphur stocks built up after new Mediterranean ECA rules...
Prompt supplies remain tight in ARA; supplies tight in Las Palmas ahead of rough weather; VLSFO and LSMGO availability tight in Angola’s Luanda.
Demand low in Zhoushan; availability good in Hong Kong; availability very tight across all grades in Fujairah.
