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50% of Tonnage Ordered in 2024 Can Run on Alternative Fuels

50% of Tonnage Ordered in 2024 Can Run on Alternative Fuels

The company noted 820 new vessel orders totalling 62.2 million GT capable of running on alternative fuels last year.
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  2. 03Jan
    Chimbusco Pan Nation Petro-Chemical Co supplied a B24 blend to the cruise ship Celebrity Solstice in Hong Kong on January 2. Read in Full
  3. 03Jan
    From January 1, port dues will be reduced by 100% for stays of four days or fewer for vessels running fully on battery power, hydrogen, fuel cells, ammonia, B100 and green methanol. Read in Full
  4. 03Jan
    Hugo Mora has joined the company as marine sales manager in Houston as of this month. Read in Full
  5. 03Jan
    The company is looking for candidates with prior experience in the shipping or bunker industries and fluent English. Read in Full
  6. 03Jan
    The new hire was previously head of sales at Merideo Ltd in Cyprus. Read in Full
  7. 03Jan
    Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index gained $0.50/mt to $582.50/mt on Thursday, reaching its highest level since November 26. Read in Full
  8. 03Jan
    Petrocore Energy LLC-FZ provides physical bunker fuel supply services at Pakistan's major ports, Karachi and Bin Qasim, as well as back-to-back trading at the UAE's major ports. Read in Full
  9. 03Jan
    The new hire previously served as head of Middle East trading at Mercuria Energy Trading in Dubai. Read in Full

Methanol Bunker Prices

Gray Methanol MEOH-VLSFOe MEOH-MGOe
$/mt    +/- $/mte    +/- $/mte    +/-
Singapore 373.50 3.00 768.50 9.50 796.50 10.00
Rotterdam 464.50 1.50 956.00 5.00 991.00 5.00
Houston 419.00 2.00 861.50 0.50 893.00 0.50
Fujairah 259.00 3.00 533.00 9.50 552.50 10.00

Top Stories More

  1. EU-ETS Costs Jump as Phase-In of Regulations Steps Up in 2025
    Jan 02
    EU-ETS compliance is adding 27.5% to VLSFO consumption costs on intra-EU voyages at the start of 2025, up from 15.7% at the end of last year.
  2. LNG Bunkers Dominate as Over 7% of Global Tonnage Now Dual-Fuel Capable
    Jan 01
    84% of today's alternatively fuelled tonnage is LNG dual-fuel, comprising 1,248 ships with a total capacity of 102.93 million GT.
  3. FuelEU Maritime Regulations Come Into Force
    Jan 01
    Bunker costs set to rise as new rules take effect from January 1, 2025.
  4. MARKET SURVEY: Q3 Bunker Hub Demand Jumps by 4.7% on Year With Red Sea Diversions
    Dec 23
    2024's total is heading for a 3.4% gain from 2023 and the highest level since 2019, according to the latest market survey from Ship & Bunker and 2050 Marine Energy.
  5. ANALYSIS: Bunker Price Outlook for 2025
    Dec 11
    Bunker prices will be lower in 2025, but overall costs will rise for those operating within European waters, according to the latest analysis by Ship & Bunker.

Insights & Analysis More

  1. EU-ETS Costs Jump as Phase-In of Regulations Steps Up in 2025
    Jan 02
    EU-ETS compliance is adding 27.5% to VLSFO consumption costs on intra-EU voyages at the start of 2025, up from 15.7% at the end of last year.
  2. EU ETS Added $90/mt to EU Bunker Costs in 2024
    Jan 01
    But the final cost of EU ETS compliance for individual companies in 2024 may not be known until the end of September 2025.
  3. MARKET SURVEY: Q3 Bunker Hub Demand Jumps by 4.7% on Year With Red Sea Diversions
    Dec 23
    2024's total is heading for a 3.4% gain from 2023 and the highest level since 2019, according to the latest market survey from Ship & Bunker and 2050 Marine Energy.
  4. FuelEU Maritime - Is It Too Late to Act?
    Dec 17
    Ossi Mettälä, product manager at NAPA Shipping Solutions, discusses the upcoming FuelEU Maritime regulation and how the shipping industry can respond.
  5. ANALYSIS: Singapore November Bunker Sales Gain 4.2% on Year
    Dec 16
    Singapore's 2024 total is heading for 54.26 million mt, up by 4.7% from 2023's record high.
  6. ANALYSIS: Bunker Price Outlook for 2025
    Dec 11
    Bunker prices will be lower in 2025, but overall costs will rise for those operating within European waters, according to the latest analysis by Ship & Bunker.
  7. Beyond Fuels and Technology: The Human Element in Maritime Decarbonisation
    Dec 10
    Dr Edmund Hughes, director of Green Marine Associates Ltd, discusses the increasingly complex regulatory environment for maritime decarbonisation.
  8. Sweden's Renewable Fuel Surplus: A Maritime Catch-22
    Dec 04
    GAC Sweden's Nils Igelström highlights the need for industry collaboration to prevent a stall in shipping's energy transition.
  9. Bunker Credit Managers Sanguine on Adani Risk After US Indictment
    Dec 03
    Gautam Adani has characterised the Justice Department's allegations as 'baseless' and said his firm would seek 'all possible legal recourse' in fighting them.
  10. VPS: Methanol as a Marine Fuel
    Dec 03
    Steve Bee, group commercial director at VPS, discusses the emergence of methanol as a marine fuel.

Yemen & Red Sea Attacks

  1. Ship Adrift and Listing in Red Sea After Crew Evacuation
    Dec 06
    The ship was reported as adrift about 105 nautical miles north-west of Al Hudaydah at 4:30 AM UTC on Friday.
  2. Cargo of Damaged Tanker Successfully Transferred
    Dec 06
    Sounion offloads cargo to another ship three months after coming under attack by Houthi military forces.
  3. Master and Crew of Marlin Luanda Commended for Bravery by IMO
    Dec 04
    For averting environmental disaster by bringing fire from missile attack under control after firefighting for 19 hours.
  4. UK Reports New Ship Attack in Gulf of Aden
    Dec 02
    The ship came under attack about 80 nautical miles south of Aden at 9:32 AM UTC on Sunday.

Decarbonisation and Alternative Marine Fuels & Power More

  1. Singapore to Waive Port Dues for Zero-Emission Vessels
    Jan 03
    From January 1, port dues will be reduced by 100% for stays of four days or fewer for vessels running fully on battery power, hydrogen, fuel cells, ammonia, B100 and green methanol.
  2. 50% of Tonnage Ordered in 2024 Can Run on Alternative Fuels
    Jan 03
    The company noted 820 new vessel orders totalling 62.2 million GT capable of running on alternative fuels last year.
  3. EU-ETS Costs Jump as Phase-In of Regulations Steps Up in 2025
    Jan 02
    EU-ETS compliance is adding 27.5% to VLSFO consumption costs on intra-EU voyages at the start of 2025, up from 15.7% at the end of last year.
  4. FuelEU Maritime: Crucial that EU Countries Push for International Rules, says Danish Shipping
    Jan 01
    But EU's regulation of shipping emissions is undoubtedly a step in the right direction, says Nina Porst, Executive Director at Danish Shipping.
  5. Introduction of FuelEU Maritime Regulation Delayed for EEA Countries
    Dec 30
    Norway and Iceland will will be considered as third countries for the purposes of FuelEU Maritime.

Latest Bunker Prices See All Bunker Prices

VLSFO MGO IFO380
$/mt +/- $/mt +/- $/mt +/-
Global 4 Ports Average 553.50 2.50 707.50 4.00 468.00 2.00
Global 20 Ports Average 587.00 4.50 770.50 3.00 502.50 1.50
Global Average Bunker Price 627.50 5.50 812.00 1.00 534.00 1.50
Singapore 565.00 3.00 703.00 8.50 480.50 4.00
Rotterdam 526.50 1.50 662.00 1.50 465.00 1.00
Fujairah 559.50 3.00 758.00 1.00 462.00 2.50
Houston 563.50 2.00 706.00 6.50 464.00 0.50
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Hong Kong 574.00 5.00 695.50 6.50 493.00 1.00
Istanbul 611.50 11.50 751.50 10.50 541.50 3.00
LA / LB 624.00 9.50 734.00 11.00 495.00 2.00
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