A widening gap between ship recycling markets across the Indian subcontinent is showing that local yard appetite, financing conditions and available capacity are increasingly influencing vessel values independently of regional steel-price movements, according to...

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Tanker freight in Asia beating popular expectations by staying buoyant into November could hinder chemical and palms cargo flows throughout the rest of the fourth quarter. Liquid bulk shipping costs climb despite fleet growth • El Nino supply jitters prolong palms...

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October’s global bunker market remained under strong geopolitical and supply-side pressure. Middle East tensions, disruptions to oil product flows, tight regional fuel availability and rising LNG prices continued to support bunker quotations. The key market drivers...

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Liquefied biomethane (LBM) has flipped from a $2/mt discount to LNG to a $48/mt premium over it in Rotterdam for vessels with Otto medium speed (Otto MS) engines. For vessels with diesel slow speed (diesel SS) engines, it has flipped from a $6/mt discount to a $43/mt...

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The regulatory requirements governing environmental performance continue to ratchet up, with the EU Emissions Trading System in place for large ships entering EU ports since January 2024, FuelEU Maritime in effect since January 2025 and the IMO’s Carbon Intensity...

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