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Vessel Scrapping Reports
Jan 01
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report 2025: Week 53
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from December 25 2025 – January 1, 2026.
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Dec 25Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from December 18 – December 25, 2025. -
Dec 11Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from December 4 – December 9, 2025.
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Dec 04Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from November 27 – December 3, 2025.
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Nov 27Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from November 20 – November 26, 2025.
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Nov 20Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from November 13 – November 19, 2025.
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Nov 13Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from November 6 – November 12, 2025.
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Nov 06Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from October 30 – November 5, 2025.
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Oct 30Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from October 23 – October 29, 2025.
Tricks of the Bunker Trade
Jul 18
Tricks of the Bunker Trade: The Buy Back
This malpractice could be instigated by the corrupt crew of a vessel or even the barge who may take its chances and ask the Captain, "have you got any spare fuel onboard?"
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![Mass Flow Meter Malpractice? This is What We've Seen in Singapore and What You Can Do to Protect Yourself [Pictures]](https://shipandbunker.cdn.speedyrails.net/a/img/_st_85ace81b23f5e55b00d28921005d54f2.v.640.jpg)
May 02Petro Inspect surveyors have seen barge setups where it would be possible to syphon bunkers back into the bunker barge after they have passed through the mass flow meter. -
Apr 05It's a known issue with most ore cargoes; the key issue is whether the solid bulk cargo that is to be loaded is liable to liquefaction.
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Jan 13Petro Inspect discusses the importance of sludge discharge / disposal surveys - are the ship owners being paid fairly? -
Jul 07Does that even happen? Unfortunately, the answer is "yes."
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May 27Disputes arising over bunker quantity "after" delivery calls for shipboard personnel, and a surveyor present who is experienced in dealing with disputes.
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![Tricks of the Bunker Trade: Singapore Cappuccino Bunker Incident Report [Pictures]](https://shipandbunker.cdn.speedyrails.net/a/img/_st_5d12171be954cec1a3ab1bd4cc9cf18b.v.640.jpg)
Nov 17Had this malpractice not been detected the client would have had a monetary loss of at least $36,000.
Insight & Analysis
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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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Dec 03Core Power CEO Mikal Bøe discusses the pathway to as many as 3,000 ships using nuclear reactors by 2060.