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ANALYSIS: Singapore Annual Bunker Sales Reach New Record High in 2025
Singapore's total bunker sales rose to a record high in 2025 amid strong volumes in December.
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13JanBP Singapore also replaced Minerva Bunkering in the official Top 5 Biofuel Supplies List published today by Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. Read in Full
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13JanMeanwhile, Canada's oil fortunes decline as the U.S. revamps Venezuela industry. Read in Full
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13JanWartsila says its engine was selected for the newbuild because of the fuel efficiency. Read in Full
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13JanSuccessful trials of the new wind-assisted propulsion system could lead to a wider installation across HMM's fleet. Read in Full
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13JanAn MSC container ship was bunkered with about 9,000 m3 of LNG in the port. Read in Full
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13JanWeak margins, rising GHG compliance costs, limited growth in alternative fuel markets, geopolitical risk and sanctions issues are coming together to paint a picture of a highly uncertain start to the year. Read in Full
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13JanThe Fincantieri subsidiary will design and build four multi-purpose robotic vessels for delivery in 2028 under a contract valued at more than EUR 200 million. Read in Full
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13JanThe company will pause nighttime VLSFO deliveries at the port for two consecutive nights due to manpower adjustments. Read in Full
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13JanUniper has secured a long-term green ammonia supply from AM Green Ammonia in India, with first shipments due in 2028. Read in Full
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13JanThe partners will study thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries using modelling and simulation to improve safety for marine and offshore energy storage systems. Read in Full
Bunker Demand in Key Markets
In the third quarter of 2025 bunker bemand at key marine fuel hubs advanced 4.3% on a yearly basis, according to the latest market survey of bunker sales volumes in 17 leading global locations.
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Bunker Price Forecast - Q4 2025
Quarterly and full year bunker price forcast for 2025 and 2026. Includes forecasts for global average prices, and at the key ports of Singapore, Rotterdam, Fujairah and Houston.
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Jan 13Weak margins, rising GHG compliance costs, limited growth in alternative fuel markets, geopolitical risk and sanctions issues are coming together to paint a picture of a highly uncertain start to the year. -
Dec 24Pacific Basin has cited the IMO delay as a key reason for it continuing to add conventionally-fuelled tonnage to its fleet. -
Dec 23In a year of turmoil for the shipping and bunker industries, a steady increase in regulatory complexity has been the one reliable constant. -
Dec 22This industry is about relationships. Will AI strengthen or replace them? -
Dec 16Ossi Mettälä of NAPA Shipping Solutions discusses how EU and other GHG regulations are driving shipping companies to find new ways of cutting their emissions.
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Jan 13Weak margins, rising GHG compliance costs, limited growth in alternative fuel markets, geopolitical risk and sanctions issues are coming together to paint a picture of a highly uncertain start to the year.
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Jan 09Former CFO Morten Skou and Lars Møller, director of OW Bunker subsidiary Dynamic Oil Trading, were sentenced to pay the compensation to the firm's bankruptcy estate by a Danish court on Friday. -
Jan 07The G20-VLSFO Index hit its lowest level since 2020, but for ships in Europe this price drop was outweighed by the increase in EU-ETS compliance costs. -
Jan 01While bunker prices are set to fall this year, higher EU-ETS costs will offset most of the benefit for European shipping. -
Dec 24Pacific Basin has cited the IMO delay as a key reason for it continuing to add conventionally-fuelled tonnage to its fleet.
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Jan 13Singapore's total bunker sales rose to a record high in 2025 amid strong volumes in December. -
Jan 13Weak margins, rising GHG compliance costs, limited growth in alternative fuel markets, geopolitical risk and sanctions issues are coming together to paint a picture of a highly uncertain start to the year.
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Jan 07The G20-VLSFO Index hit its lowest level since 2020, but for ships in Europe this price drop was outweighed by the increase in EU-ETS compliance costs.
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Jan 01While bunker prices are set to fall this year, higher EU-ETS costs will offset most of the benefit for European shipping.
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Dec 30Bunker sales in Fujairah dropped for the third consecutive month in November. -
Dec 23In a year of turmoil for the shipping and bunker industries, a steady increase in regulatory complexity has been the one reliable constant.
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Dec 19Global bunker demand at key hubs gained 4.3% on the year in Q3, with 2025 as a whole heading for the highest total since 2019, but markets in the Americas are still underperforming. -
Dec 16Ossi Mettälä of NAPA Shipping Solutions discusses how EU and other GHG regulations are driving shipping companies to find new ways of cutting their emissions.
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Dec 15For the first time since May 2024, methanol bunker sales were recorded, with 3,000 mt sold in November. -
Dec 12The project has launched as of the start of this month, covering 20% of ARA volumes, with the first barges already loaded and making deliveries.
Decarbonisation and Alternative Marine Fuels & Power More
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Jan 13Weak margins, rising GHG compliance costs, limited growth in alternative fuel markets, geopolitical risk and sanctions issues are coming together to paint a picture of a highly uncertain start to the year.
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Jan 13The partners will study thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries using modelling and simulation to improve safety for marine and offshore energy storage systems. -
Jan 13Orders for LNG-fuelled vessels made up the bulk of alternative-fuelled contracting last year, accounting for 68% of the total orders. -
Jan 09Scandlines says the ferry is among the world's largest battery-powered ferries. -
Jan 08LR says that higher carbon pricing will improve the competitiveness of hydrogen as a marine fuel.
Latest Bunker Prices See All Bunker Prices
| VLSFO | MGO | IFO380 | ||||
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| $/mt | +/- | $/mt | +/- | $/mt | +/- | |
| Global 4 Ports Average | 434.50 | 8.50 | 649.00 | 10.50 | 353.00 | 7.00 |
| Global 20 Ports Average | 472.00 | 6.00 | 721.00 | 5.50 | 398.00 | 5.00 |
| Global Average Bunker Price | 502.50 | 3.50 | 759.00 | 3.00 | 413.50 | 5.50 |
| Singapore | 438.50 | 7.00 | 616.50 | 9.00 | 361.00 | 6.50 |
| Rotterdam | 426.00 | 4.50 | 637.50 | 9.50 | 365.50 | 6.50 |
| Fujairah | 434.50 | 5.50 | 725.00 | 6.00 | 340.00 | 3.00 |
| Houston | 438.00 | 16.00 | 617.00 | 17.50 | 346.50 | 13.50 |
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| Gibraltar | 452.00 | 11.00 | - | 393.00 | 9.00 | |
| Hong Kong | 453.00 | 6.50 | 644.50 | 4.50 | 395.00 | 0.50 |
| Istanbul | 527.00 | 9.00 | 705.00 | 13.00 | 475.00 | 5.00 |
| LA / LB | 509.00 | 6.50 | 680.00 | 9.00 | 414.00 | 8.00 |
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| New York | 474.00 | 8.50 | 686.00 | 16.00 | 367.00 | 8.50 |
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| Piraeus | 508.00 | 3.50 | 692.50 | 5.50 | 390.50 | 13.50 |
| Santos | 450.00 | 20.00 | 795.00 | 20.00 | - | |
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Top Bunker Prices All Prices
| VLSFO | MGO | |||
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| $/mt | +/- | $/mt | +/- | |
| Global 20 Ports Average | 472.00 | 6.00 | 721.00 | 5.50 |
| Global 4 Ports Average | 434.50 | 8.50 | 649.00 | 10.50 |
| Global Average Bunker Price | 502.50 | 3.50 | 759.00 | 3.00 |
| Singapore | 438.50 | 7.00 | 616.50 | 9.00 |
| Fujairah | 434.50 | 5.50 | 725.00 | 6.00 |
| Rotterdam | 426.00 | 4.50 | 637.50 | 9.50 |
| Houston | 438.00 | 16.00 | 617.00 | 17.50 |
Bunker Jobs
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Jan 12The company is looking for candidates with experience in the bunker industry, a strong interest in sales and good English. -
Jan 12The company is looking for candidates with previous sales or trading experience, preferably in the energy or maritime sectors. -
Jan 08The company is looking for candidates with at least seven years of procurement experience. -
Jan 08Vedad Jami has joined the company as senior bunker trader in the UAE as of this month. -
Jan 06The company is looking for candidates with previous maritime or shipping experience, as well as fluent English and Spanish.
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Sep 24Oilmar's management is now in the process of taking over ownership of the company, CEO Yusif Mammadov said in a note to clients seen by Ship & Bunker. -
Sep 23Peder Møller will take over as CEO of the world's largest marine fuels firm on October 6, succeeding Keld R. Demant. -
Sep 22The EU's new sanctions plan targets 118 ships and oil buyers in third countries, including China. -
Sep 23The new hire was previously a marine fuels trader for Oilmar in Houston from November 2023 to this month. -
Sep 23In July, Sri Lanka's Supreme Court ordered a $1 billion payment over the 2021 X-Press Pearl disaster. -
Sep 24The facility is set to open in 2028 as the first dedicated LNG bunker terminal on the US Gulf Coast. -
Sep 23The company aims to offer retrofit solutions that would let existing ships run on ethanol.