OPIS Blog

January 10, 2024
Bunker fuel

Another Challenging Year in Store for the Bunker Industry

The marine fuels market has been tested each year since the turn of the decade by tighter emission regulations, higher...

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November 15, 2022
Bunker fuel, Shipping

U.S. Gulf Coast Offshore Bunker Operations See Healthy Revenue Stream

Despite a pullback in recent years in the number of players working the U.S. Gulf Coast offshore bunker business, the...

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September 23, 2021
Bunker fuel, Carbon, IMO 2020, Shipping, Spot Market

Shippers Eye Methanol Fuel as Means to Decarbonize Global Fleet

In 2013, the Vancouver, Canada-based Waterfront Shipping Company introduced seven of the world’s first ocean-going vessels built with Germany’s MAN...

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July 7, 2021
Bunker fuel, Carbon, IMO 2020, Shipping, Spot Market

Zero-Carbon Fuels Set to Transform the Future of Shipping

In 2018, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations that internationally regulates shipping, adopted an...

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May 3, 2021
Bunker fuel, IMO 2020, Shipping, Spot Market

Panama Canal Bunkers Sales Slid Amid COVID-19, but Transitway Remains Key

Since the beginning of 2020, the world has been dramatically altered in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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January 15, 2021
Bunker fuel, IMO 2020, Shipping, Spot Market

COVID-19 Rebound Key to Bunker and Shipping Markets

Mid-December seemed to be giving a peek into the 2021 bunker market, as fuel prices have been rising and Brent...

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