Shipping & Ports
Diesel Cargo Flows Face Constraints Despite Trade Openings
Transatlantic diesel movements are showing signs of restarting, though tight supply and regulatory shifts continue to complicate market activity.
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Rotterdam Posts Highest 2026 Quarterly Fossil Bunker Sales in Q3
Conventional marine fuel sales in Rotterdam reached their highest level of the year in the third quarter, offering relief to local suppliers after a weak first half.
Commodity Trading
Alkagesta Agrees Energy Petrol Deal in Türkiye, Adding Its First Vessels
The energy trader says its agreement to acquire the Turkish marine-fuel distributor includes eight vessels and expands its direct supply capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Market Intelligence
MI and Green Marine Partner to Advance Methanol Marine Fuel Adoption
The Global Methanol Alliance and Green Marine have entered a cooperation agreement to support the safe operational adoption of methanol across the shipping sector.
Market Intelligence
Wood Mackenzie Forecasts Structural Decline in Conventional Bunker Demand
Demand for traditional marine fuel oil is entering a structural downturn as liquefied natural gas displaces oil-based bunkers, according to Wood Mackenzie.
Market Intelligence
Saudi Crude Exports Reach Five-Month High in August Despite Output Drop
Saudi Arabian crude shipments climbed nearly eight percent in August to 4.451 million barrels per day even as national oil output fell to a record low.
Shipping & Ports
Black Sea Tanker Rates Rise on Regional Risks as Baltic Spreads Widen
Tanker freight rates in the Black Sea surged in late September and early October, while Baltic Aframax spreads fell deeper into discount territory against global benchmarks.
Market Intelligence
Power LNG Wins Approval for Pelican Island Bunkering Facility in Texas
The Galveston Wharves has sanctioned a lease and development deal with Power LNG LLC for a small-scale LNG production and marine bunkering hub on Pelican Island.
Market Intelligence
Viking Energy Nears Ammonia Bunkering Milestone Following Norwegian Approval
The platform supply vessel Viking Energy is preparing for ammonia bunkering trials after safety authorities in Norway approved a pilot operation.
Commodity Trading
Alkagesta Investigation: What the Public Record Shows
Online posts claim Alkagesta is under investigation by EU or UK authorities. A check of every court, regulator and enforcement body that would hold such a case finds no proceeding of any kind. Here is what was checked, when, and where anyone can verify it.
Shipping & Ports
AMS Barging Christens 9,000 CBM Methanol-Ready Bunker Tanker in Rotterdam
Dutch inland shipping operator AMS Barging has expanded its fleet with the naming of the 9,000 cbm diesel-electric bunker vessel Felicitas.
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