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The Week in Alt Fuels: Methanol bunkering gathers steam

The number of methanol-capable vessels in operation has risen to 112, up from 106 at the end of 2025, according to DNV data. A further 337 vessels on order are expected to join the global fleet by 2030. Global methanol bunkering activity has started to broaden as the...

Venezuelan crude exports rebound as sanctions push trade to compliant fleet: Teekay Tankers

Venezuelan crude exports are expected to return to a typical run rate of 800,000 b/d, as the country shifts away from dark fleet tankers following a US naval blockade that has boosted demand for compliant vessels in the region and supported spot rates, executives at...

Cameroon Pledges Crackdown on Ship Registry Flagging 13% of Dark Fleet Tankers

Cameroon’s government has pledged to deregister all shadow fleet tankers following representations from Brussels and amid a surge in registrations from sanctioned, stateless tonnage in late 2025 and early 2026. More than 20 vessels reflagged to Cameroon in the past 30...

Mediterranean shows opportunities for transport fuels

Over the past two years, transport fuel flows have experienced increasing regionalisation, particularly in the Pacific Basin where 1mbd of new refining capacity has come online between January 2024 and February 2026. Unlike the Pacific Basin, the Mediterranean has not...

West delivers stable renewal with strong retention and selective growth

West P&I has reported a stable and disciplined renewal at 20 February, achieving high levels of Member retention while continuing to grow its entered tonnage across all Classes through the selective acquisition of new quality business, both from our existing...

Steamship Mutual Enters 2026 in a Position of Strength and Stability

Steamship Mutual enters 2026 in a position of strength, following a renewal that demonstrated both the resilience of the mutual model and the value of responding to market challenges in a measured way. While 2025 brought elevated claims activity across the industry,...

The Week in Alt Fuels: Methanol bunkering gathers steam

Venezuelan crude exports rebound as sanctions push trade to compliant fleet: Teekay Tankers

Cameroon Pledges Crackdown on Ship Registry Flagging 13% of Dark Fleet Tankers

Mediterranean shows opportunities for transport fuels

West delivers stable renewal with strong retention and selective growth

Steamship Mutual Enters 2026 in a Position of Strength and Stability

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