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.
Experts document that using biodiesel, specifically B100 FAME, during normal operation can reduce Black Carbon emissions by up to 81% compared to traditional marine gas oil.
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.
Ansuman Ghosh, Director of Engineering of UK P&I, recently shared on the risk emerging profile associated with the growing presence of dual vessels within the global...
Prompt supply is tight in Gibraltar; fuel availability improves in Las Palmas; HSFO and VLSFO availability very tight in Port Louis.
City-state recorded marine fuel sales of 56.77 million tonnes in 2025, a 3.4% increase from 2024, with continued growth in the use of alternative marine fuels.
