The Drewry Container Port Throughput Indices are a series of calendar adjusted volume growth/decline indices based on monthly throughput data for a sample of over 340 ports worldwide, representing over 80% of global volumes. The base point for the indices

North America

Bunker fuel availability across all grades in Houston remains tight through 21 March, with lead times extending beyond seven days.

Weather conditions at the East Coast port are currently stable, but high wind gusts are expected to pick up by

The World Shipping Council (WSC) yesterday released new research that shows both renewable-capable vessels and renewable fuels could be available to meet EU 2030 targets, but that the price gap between fossil and renewable fuels is the major barrier to

At the end of the 12th week, the MABUX Global bunker indices showed no clear trend, fluctuating in different directions. The 380 HSFO index saw a marginal increase of 0.62 USD, rising from 499.39 USD/MT last week to 500.01 USD/MT,

Northwest Europe

Prompt HSFO availability is tight in Rotterdam and the wider ARA hub. Lead times for HSFO have stretched to 8-10 days from 5-7 days last week due to barge loading delays, a trader said. VLSFO is comparatively better, but

Brent crude oil prices are projected to average $73 per barrel in 2025, down $7 per barrel per barrel from 2024, according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest monthly oil market outlook. The $73 per barrel forecast for this year is revised

Fitch Ratings has raised its TTF gas price assumptions for 2025 and Henry Hub assumptions for 2025-2026, reflecting year-to-date prices, the cold winter this year, and tighter supply and demand. Oil prices and mid-cycle gas assumptions are unchanged. We have

Dan-Bunkering has completed Union Bulk’s first ever bunkering of biofuel in Singapore. The delivery was coordinated by Dan-Bunkering and executed via an STS operation delivering 300 MT of bio residual marine fuel (B24 VLSFO).

Leading global bunker supplier Dan-Bunkering has successfully

Global trade hit a record $33 trillion in 2024, expanding 3.7% ($1.2 trillion), according to the latest Global Trade Update by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), which warns that while trade remains strong, uncertainty looms in 2025.

Services drove growth, rising

The Maritime Technologies Forum (MTF) has today released a report providing recommendations on how to develop and implement a Safety Management System (SMS) for ammonia-fuelled ships.

Recognizing the industry’s forecasts on the uptake of future fuels with low to zero carbon