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MABUX ARA LNG Bunker Index
Port LNG$/mton MGO LS$/mton Date
ARA
1 442.00
0.00
1 380.00
+20.00
Oct 6
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Port	LNG$/mton	MGO LS$/mton	Date
ARA	1 442.00	0.00	1 380.00	+20.00	Oct 6

MABUX Global Bunker Index

380HSFO$/mton		VLS FO$/mton		MGO LS$/mton		Date
727.58	+13.23	860.81	+8.94	1 531.07	+25.76	Oct 9

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All Indexes in $/mton	380HSFO			VLS FO			MGO LS			Date
All Indexes in $/mton	MBP Index	DBP Index	MDI	MBP Index	DBP Index	MDI	MBP Index	DBP Index	MDI	Date
Rotterdam	650	719	-69	720	816	-96	1 380	1 665	-285	Oct 9
Singapore	805	760	+45	900	934	-34	1 300	1 658	-358	Oct 9
Fujairah	715	706	+9	975	873	+102	1 680	1 721	-41	Oct 9
Houston	575	670	-95	760	792	-32	1 417	1 547	-130	Oct 9

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- 2026-10-09
  Oil prices dip after Trump rules out pre-midterms Iran attack, easing supply fears
  Oil prices dropped on Friday after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would not attack Iran before the midterm elections in November, easing some worries around Middle East supply flows. Get more insights on crude markets by subscribing to InvestingPro By... Read more Oil prices dropped on Friday after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would not attack Iran before the midterm elections in November, easing some worries around Middle East supply flows. Get more insights on crude markets by subscribing to InvestingPro
  
  By 04:52 ET (08:42 GMT), Brent crude futures had fallen by 1.7% to $102.55 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures had declined by 1.4% to $90.22 a barrel.
  
  Over the past one-week period, the Brent contract, the global oil benchmark, was marginally higher. On Thursday, Brent prices climbed by 4%. WTI, meanwhile, is on pace for a weekly decline.
  
  In a social media post on Thursday, Trump said that the U.S. would "not be attacking Iran at any time" prior to the upcoming midterm elections. Earlier media reports had suggested that the Pentagon was mulling a possible strike before the November 3 vote, triggering the biggest daily jump in Brent crude in two weeks.
  
  However, Trump stressed that the U.S. was having "productive discussions" with Tehran, while Iran’s foreign minister reportedly said they were reviewing a U.S. proposal and would be responding to it within the next few days.
  
  "So both sides acknowledged that talks were happening, which took some of the pressure off oil prices into the close [on Thursday]. Yet even with that, the negative headlines still won out yesterday, and it was clear investors were pricing a longer period of disruption into next year," analysts at Deutsche Bank said in a note.
  
  Prices have been volatile throughout this week, swaying to mixed developments out of the Middle East. While shipping data has indicated that oil exporters managed to reach pre-war levels temporarily last month, analysts have flagged that high cost of ferrying oil out of the region and a shortage of refined products is likely to keep energy prices elevated.
  
  Meanwhile, concerns remained around the safety of vessels attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas flowed prior to the start of a joint U.S. and Israeli assault on Iran in late February.
  
  The conflict appeared to spreading as well. Fighting intensified in Yemen between Saudi-led coalition forces and Houthi militants, as both sides battled for control over territory dominating the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, another key regional shipping chokepoint. Houthis also claimed responsibility for attacks on key infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, a major global oil exporter.
  
  At the same time, a powerful storm near the U.S. Gulf coast has caused producers in the area to shutter about 1.3 million barrels per day, or 62.9%, of current output, according to U.S. Marine Minerals Administration data cited by Reuters.
  
  Still, top oil importer China is due to resume refined fuel exports following a brief pause during the Golden Week holiday, putting downward pressure on oil prices on Friday, Reuters reported. Source: Investing.com
- 2026-10-09
  The Week in Alt Fuels: The price of plugging in
  Shore power promises cleaner air at ports and lower emissions at berth. But from Europe to China to the US, different pricing models make the cost of plugging in far less straightforward than it sounds. Shore power sounds simple. Ships plug into the... Read more Shore power promises cleaner air at ports and lower emissions at berth. But from Europe to China to the US, different pricing models make the cost of plugging in far less straightforward than it sounds.
  
  Shore power sounds simple. Ships plug into the grid and switch off their auxiliary engines, cutting emissions at berth. But the electricity bill is another story.
  
  Ports typically purchase electricity through commercial supply arrangements. Their bills can include electricity consumption, grid access charges, charges for maximum power capacity and applicable taxes. Infrastructure costs can add to the final price.
  
  And with ports around the world using different pricing models, ships can end up paying different tariffs depending on where they plug in.
  
  Different ports, different bills
  
  Electricity accounts for 80–85% of shore power connection costs at Portsmouth, according to the port authority.
  
  Commercial electricity prices in the UK averaged 25.1 pence per kilowatt-hour (p/kWh), or $0.33/kWh, in late 2025, higher than 16.8p/kWh ($0.22/kWh) in Germany and 10.6p/kWh ($0.14/kWh) in France, according to Rhona Macdonald, senior sustainability advisor at the British Ports Association.
  
  Portsmouth International Port director Mike Sellers warned that high electricity costs can make plugging in more expensive than generating electricity onboard using conventional fuels.
  
  Grid-based electricity complicates the equation further, with network charges, policy costs and taxes adding to the cost, Macdonald said.
  
  An August consultation report from the UK Department for Transport drew on responses from port operators representing 58 ports and highlighted the costs of maintaining grid capacity.
  
  One respondent estimated annual standing charges of £157,000-414,000 ($208,000-548,000) for shore power systems requiring 1.5-4 megawatts. Transmission charges ranged from £47,000-120,000 ($62,000-159,000), depending on capacity.
  
  The Port of Los Angeles follows a different pricing arrangement. The LA Harbor Department sought approval in June to renew a three-year agreement with the LA Department of Water and Power.
  
  Under the agreement, vessels would receive electricity through a dedicated Alternative Maritime Power tariff rather than a general commercial electricity tariff.
  
  Shenzhen follows another model.
  
  A 2025 policy explanation from its transport authorities states that shore power charges comprise two components: electricity priced under government pricing policies and a separate service fee set by port operators.
  
  Official data published in November 2025 put average commercial electricity prices at CNY 0.77/kWh ($0.12/kWh) under single-part tariffs and CNY 0.76/kWh ($0.11/kWh) under two-part tariffs for January-August 2025.
  
  A port operator buying electricity in Shenzhen would generally fall within the commercial electricity system, but the applicable tariff depends on its supply arrangement. The official policy explanation does not specify a standard shore power electricity rate or the service fees set by individual operators.
  
  Several European ports publish shore power tariffs, although prices vary considerably.
  
  According to shore power provider Connect4Shore, rates at Zaanstad in the Netherlands range from €0.32/kWh ($0.36/kWh) for inland vessels to €0.65/kWh ($0.73/kWh) for river cruise vessels.
  
  Rotterdam's published rate is €0.38/kWh ($0.43/kWh), including VAT.
  
  In Belgium, Antwerp's rate is €0.28/kWh ($0.31/kWh), excluding VAT. Hamburg in Germany is listed at €0.42/kWh ($0.47/kWh), including VAT, according to the provider.
  
  Connect4Shore specifies separate rates for inland vessels and river cruises at some locations, but does not identify the vessel categories covered by every published tariff.
  
  Cost of inconsistency
  
  Brittany Ferries' chief executive Christophe Mathieu has described shore power costs in the UK as “prohibitively” expensive, warning that installations could become redundant assets if operators choose not to use them.
  
  While high electricity costs can discourage shore power use, differences in tariffs, service fees and pricing transparency make it difficult for ship operators to compare costs across ports.
  
  Shore power can cut emissions at berth. But the challenge is not just making it available worldwide. It is making it commercially attractive compared with conventional fuels, despite the differences in how ports price electricity.
  
  In other alt fuels news this week, Norwegian shipping company Eidesvik’s offshore platform supply vessel is scheduled to bunker 73 mt of ammonia in a trial operation later this year. Azane Fuel will supply the stem.
  
  Bunker supplier Peninsula completed its first LNG bunkering at the Port of Sagunto in Spain, by delivering an unspecified quantity of the fuel to a Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K-Line) vessel.
  
  German shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd bunkered one of its dual-fuel vessels with an unspecified quantity of bio-methanol at the Port of Busan in South Korea. Source: ENGIИE
- 2026-10-09
  Alkagesta seals first TTS bunkering operation in Constanța
  Commodity trader Alkagesta has announced it has completed its first truck-to-ship bunkering operation in the Romanian port of Constanța. The operation saw two trucks deliver a total of 50.164 metric tonnes of marine gasoil (MGO) last Friday (2 October).... Read more
- 2026-10-09
  Power LNG secures approval for lease and development of LNG facility in Texas
  The Galveston Wharves has approved a lease and development agreement with Power LNG LLC for a 30-acre site on Pelican Island, on the deep-water Galveston Harbor in Texas, where the company plans to build a small-scale LNG production, storage and fuel... Read more
- 2026-10-09
  EMSA contracts Peninsula vessel for oil spill response operations
  Peninsula’s PANAMA 100 product tanker will join the European Maritime Safety Agency’s (EMSA) network of stand-by oil spill response vessels in the Canary Islands for a four-year term. Announcing the contract, Peninsula said it followed more than a... Read more
- 2026-10-09
  Launch of new wind-powered shipping research project
  Wallenius Marine, together with KTH, RISE and AlfaWall Oceanbird, is launching a new research project aimed at building new knowledge on how vessels can be designed to better harness the potential of modern wind propulsion systems. Supported by the... Read more
- 2026-10-09
  Dual-fuelled LNG carrier delivered at Yangzijiang shipyard
  The Yangze LNG 01, a 175,000 cubic metre (cbm) capacity Mark III Flex membrane‑type LNG carrier built by Yangzijiang Xinfu Shipbuilding in China, has been officially delivered. In a statement issued yesterday (8 October), Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore... Read more
- 2026-10-09
  Viking Energy edging closer to first ammonia bunkering
  Platform supply vessel (PSV) Viking Energy has moved one step closer to receive its first ammonia bunkers. As previously reported by ship.energy, the LNG-powered vessel is being converted to run on ammonia as part of the Apollo-project, co-funded by... Read more
- 2026-10-09
  Oil falls as Trump comments on Iran talks ease supply concerns
  Oil prices fell on Friday as Middle East supply concerns eased somewhat after US President Donald Trump said the country will not attack Iran before US elections next month amid productive talks to end their war that has disrupted the market. Brent... Read more Oil prices fell on Friday as Middle East supply concerns eased somewhat after US President Donald Trump said the country will not attack Iran before US elections next month amid productive talks to end their war that has disrupted the market.
  
  Brent crude futures fell 72 cents, or 0.7%, to $103.53 a barrel by 0220 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 52 cents, or 0.6%, to $90.97.
  
  Still, Brent prices are set for weekly gains after settling 4% higher on Thursday because of an increase in attacks on shipping carrying crude out of the Middle East earlier this week. WTI is set for a slight weekly decline even amid supply disruptions due to a hurricane approaching the Gulf of Mexico coast in the US, the world’s biggest oil producer.
  
  On Thursday, Trump said Washington was having "productive discussions" with Iran and said no attack was planned before the November 3 midterm congressional elections after media reports he was considering an attack before then.
  
  Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported the same day that Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Tehran is reviewing the US response to its proposal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days.
  
  The US is still pressuring Iran economically to try to end the war, now in its eighth month.
  
  The US imposed fresh sanctions on Thursday targeting individuals, networks and 17 vessels for transporting Iranian crude, oil products and petrochemicals.
  
  Prices have been volatile this week as threats to oil shipping in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, which carried shipments equal to about 20% of global oil and fuel before the war, have increased in October.
  
  The oil market is also contending with Hurricane Isaias in the Gulf of Mexico. Because of the storm, producers there have shut in about 1.3 million barrels per day, or 62.9%, of current oil production as of Thursday, according to the US Marine Minerals Administration. Source: Reuters/Investing.com
- 2026-10-09
  World’s Top Crude Trader Isn’t Ruling Out $200 Oil Just Yet
  Ship-to-ship transfers in the Gulf of Oman that keep oil flowing from the Middle East provide a lifeline to Gulf producers and to the oil market, according to Russell Hardy, chief executive officer at the world’s biggest independent oil trader, Vitol... Read more Ship-to-ship transfers in the Gulf of Oman that keep oil flowing from the Middle East provide a lifeline to Gulf producers and to the oil market, according to Russell Hardy, chief executive officer at the world’s biggest independent oil trader, Vitol Group.
  
  “Without it, you do have that $200-a-barrel scenario, so it is pretty important it continues,” Hardy said at the Energy Intelligence Forum in London this week. “There aren’t any more inventories to drain in the West.”
  
  The ship-to-ship (STS) transfers, in which smaller vessels pick up oil to transit the Strait of Hormuz and then reload the cargo onto larger tankers in the Gulf of Oman, have soared in recent weeks. Some estimates put oil flows out of the Strait of Hormuz at or above the pre-war levels of around 20 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil and products leaving the Persian Gulf.
  
  Gulf Producers’ Lifeline
  
  Over the past 7-10 days, a total of 14 million bpd of oil left the Middle East, including 2 million bpd of products and 12 million bpd of crude oil, Vitol’s Hardy told the London forum.
  
  These numbers are still significantly below pre-war levels. But it is critical they are kept up to prevent another major spike in oil prices, according to the top executive of the trading giant.
  
  Any deterioration of shipping conditions in and around the Strait of Hormuz risks trapping higher volumes and leaving fewer barrels that move through the chokepoint. The number of attacks on tankers in the area has jumped in recent days, threatening the lifeline of the Gulf oil exporters and risking another leg higher in oil prices.
  
  In the week to October 5, at least 12 attacks on oil, LNG, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tankers took place around the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reports, citing data from maritime security sources who analyzed incidents based on information received from the area.
  
  “IRGC attacks, attempted attacks, and/or harassment activity persisted including UAV overflight, targeted surveillance of merchant shipping, and occasional VHF hailing,” the US Navy-led Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) said in a note this weekend.
  
  “These actions continue to demonstrate Iran’s intent to assert presence along key transit lanes and maintain pressure on transiting vessels.”
  
  STS transfers are helping keep crude oil flows from the Middle East at some adequately high levels, but fuel shipments have collapsed since March and haven’t recovered in any meaningful way, keeping upward pressure on the global fuel market and crude oil prices.
  
  From Oil Crisis to Shipping Crisis
  
  While somewhat efficient in preventing oil price spikes to $200 a barrel, these transfers are highly inefficient for the global tanker fleet, Vitol’s Hardy noted.
  
  The shuttle-shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is “very inefficient,” the executive said, noting that many tankers remain tied up in the area waiting for cargoes for days or weeks. This effectively takes them out of the shipping fleet and slashes tanker availability on other routes, resulting in record-high freight rates on key maritime corridors.
  
  “We started this conflict with a crude crisis. Then it turned into a product crisis. Now we have more crude oil coming out of the Middle East, but it is turning into a shipping crisis,” Hardy told the Energy Intelligence Forum.
  
  “There is really not quite enough shipping to go around,” he added.
  
  As a result, shipping costs for buyers and refiners are soaring and, most of all, they make calculating the costs nearly impossible.
  
  “It is creating a lot of stress for everybody because nobody really knows, to the nearest $2, $3, $4 [a barrel], how much their shipping costs are going to be,” Hardy said.
  
  “That creates a difficult set of decisions for people to make day to day.”
  
  Average global crude vessel earnings exceeded an unprecedented level of $500,000 per day in early October, which is 10 times the 2025 average, Rico Luman, senior sector economist, Transport and Logistics, at ING, wrote in a note this week. Suezmaxes and very large crude carriers (VLCC) have seen even higher daily rates.
  
  For example, crude shipments from Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura within the Persian Gulf to Rotterdam were about $2 per barrel last year, while the costs surged beyond $35 a barrel in September, Luman said.
  
  “Restructured oil flows and a rush for capacity to handle oil transport operating under military protection have driven rates sharply higher, adding further pressure to fuel prices alongside strong refinery margins,” according to the economist.
  
  The record-breaking shipping costs and refinery margins in Europe 2.5 times higher than the 2025 average, could add more than $0.50 to the base price of a liter of diesel at the pump, Luman said.
  
  “The capacity squeeze, combined with operating in risky war zones and facing highly elevated insurance premiums, has sent tanker rates soaring,” the expert added.
  
  “We have seen previous surges in this volatile market, such as in 2022 after sanctions were placed on Russia, but this spike is beyond levels ever seen before.” Source: Oilprice.com

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