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MABUX ARA LNG Bunker Index
Port LNG$/mton MGO LS$/mton Date
ARA
1 883.00
0.00
1 335.00
+20.00
Nov 3
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Port	LNG$/mton	MGO LS$/mton	Date
ARA	1 883.00	0.00	1 335.00	+20.00	Nov 3

MABUX Global Bunker Index

380HSFO$/mton		VLS FO$/mton		MGO LS$/mton		Date
694.35	-4.25	858.23	+5.47	1 457.87	-2.01	Nov 6

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MABUX Market Differential Index (MDI)

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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	605	680	-75	725	775	-50	1 335	1 515	-180	Nov 6
Singapore	730	708	+22	850	880	-30	1 218	1 508	-290	Nov 6
Fujairah	638	666	-28	880	822	+58	1 605	1 571	+34	Nov 6
Houston	515	662	-147	762	781	-19	1 300	1 385	-85	Nov 6

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Latest News
- 2026-11-06
  The Week in Alt Fuels: Ammonia and methanol bunkering gain ground
  The list of successful alternative-fuel bunker operations keeps growing, as seen over the past week. Two ammonia-capable vessels received green ammonia in different parts of the world. In South Korea, Eastern Pacific Shipping’s Terra Clove was bunkered... Read more The list of successful alternative-fuel bunker operations keeps growing, as seen over the past week.
  
  Two ammonia-capable vessels received green ammonia in different parts of the world. In South Korea, Eastern Pacific Shipping’s Terra Clove was bunkered at Ulsan. The fuel came from Envision Energy's production facility in Inner Mongolia and was delivered by South Korean supplier Lotte Fine Chemical.
  
  CMB.TECH’s Mineral Europa was bunkered with an unspecified quantity of green ammonia in a ship-to-ship bunker operation at Australia’s Port Hedland. The fuel was delivered by the ammonia bunker vessel Shenghang Yongle in a trial that the port authority said builds on its 2024 ship-to-ship ammonia transfer pilot.
  
  In China, OOCL’s methanol-capable container ship OOCL Grace received 983 mt of bio-methanol at Yantian.
  
  These operations demonstrate that alternative fuels can move through diverse supply chains and into ships’ bunker tanks. But making such deliveries routine is another matter.
  
  Some ports are now looking at ways to build more consistent demand rather than relying on individual bunker stems.
  
  Singapore and Qingdao, for instance, have laid the groundwork for more methanol bunkering along their shared shipping corridor. Singapore’s port authority and Qingdao Port will also explore ways to pool methanol bunker demand between the ports.
  
  Aggregating demand could help suppliers justify regular deliveries and investment in bunker and storage infrastructure, even if the two sides have yet to disclose a timeline for the proposed pilots.
  
  The potential scale of future demand is becoming clearer too.
  
  A feasibility study by the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach estimates that methanol bunker demand at the two ports could be 64,000-250,000 mt/year by 2030. LNG demand could be 65,000-115,000 mt/year, the study added.
  
  Those figures offer a glimpse of the market that bunker suppliers may need to serve. But demand forecasts are only one side of the equation. Availability of bunker infrastructure remains another important consideration.
  
  For instance, Lloyd’s Register cited industry data showing that only 25 ports worldwide actively offered methanol bunkering in January, a figure that may have changed since. Availability of ammonia bunkering is even more limited, with only a handful of major ports having conducted ammonia bunker operations.
  
  In comparison, DNV counts 171 methanol- and ethanol-capable vessels in operation and another 292 on order for delivery through 2031. It counts eight ammonia-capable vessels in operation and 42 on order for delivery by 2030.
  
  More ports around the world are gaining practical experience with alternative-fuel bunkering. But turning these individual operations into regular commercial deliveries and wider fuel uptake will require sufficient fuel availability, storage capacity and supporting infrastructure.
  
  In other alt fuels news this week, DNV recorded 53 alternative-fuel vessel orders in October, 30 of them LNG-capable. Four ammonia-capable vessels were also ordered, ending a two-month spell without new orders for the fuel.
  
  Japanese marine engine maker Japan Engine Corporation has won an order for four 60-bore ammonia-capable main engines, one for each car carrier in a project that seven Japanese companies announced on 27 October. The car carriers, due in 2030, are expected to be supplied by planned ammonia bunker vessel.
  
  Denmark’s European Energy has partnered with Canadian ethanol producer Greenfield Global to develop a plant in Québec that could produce up to 48,000 mt/year of e-methanol. The companies are targeting ships as one of the potential users of the fuel, European Energy said. Source: ENGIИE
- 2026-11-06
  Biodiesel favoured over MGO as Iran war and RED III reframe FuelEU compliance strategies – ARACON
  The surge in conventional bunker prices triggered by the Iran war and compounded by the implementation of RED III in the Netherlands has ‘completely turned around’ FuelEU Maritime bunkering strategies, with owners and operators favouring biodiesel over... Read more
- 2026-11-06
  First STS LNG bunkering of a cruise ship at the Port of Malaga
  Spain’s Port of Malaga has announced it recently hosted its first ship-to-ship (STS) LNG bunkering of a cruise ship. The operation, which took place last month, saw the Axpo-operated Alisios LNG bunker vessel deliver 300 cubic metres (cbm) of LNG to... Read more
- 2026-11-06
  REV LNG and Siem Car Carriers sign new LNG bunkering partnership
  LNG supplier REV LNG and Siem Car Carriers have announced a partnership to supply LNG to Siem’s fleet in the U.S. Northeast. In a statement issued this week (5 November), Jeffrey Campbell, President, Siem Car Carriers, said the partnership ‘gives our... Read more
- 2026-11-06
  Alfa Laval agrees $700 million deal to acquire NAVTOR
  Alfa Laval has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire software platform NAVTOR for $700 million, marking what the company describes as one of its ‘most significant transactions to date’. In a statement issued today (6 November),... Read more
- 2026-11-06
  U.S OFAC targets fraudulent ship registries’ support for Iranian regime
  The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned a network of companies that are alleged to be selling fraudulent flags to the Iranian regime’s shadow fleet. The action forms part of Operation Economic Outcast,... Read more
- 2026-11-06
  Naming ceremony held for TotalEnergies’ next LNG bunker vessel
  A naming ceremony for the 18,600 cubic metre bunker vessel, Monte Shams, was held on 3 November at the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard in China. The vessel is owned by the Spanish company Ibaizabal and will be chartered by TotalEnergies for LNG bunkering... Read more
- 2026-11-06
  Oil set for sharp weekly drop but Middle East supply concerns provide floor
  Oil prices are set for a sharp weekly drop on expectations of a de-escalation of the Iran war after US President Donald Trump’s party suffered election losses, but Middle East supply concerns from the conflict continue to provide a floor for the market. Brent... Read more Oil prices are set for a sharp weekly drop on expectations of a de-escalation of the Iran war after US President Donald Trump’s party suffered election losses, but Middle East supply concerns from the conflict continue to provide a floor for the market.
  
  Brent crude futures for January rose on Friday by $1.57, or 1.6%, to $99.86 a barrel as of 0222 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate futures climbed $1.10, or 1.22% to $91.62 a barrel. Both contracts gained for a second day.
  
  Which indicators could confirm a lasting shift in oil supply risk?
  
  How could LCO supply risks affect other energy markets?
  Still, the Brent contract is on track to drop by 12% this week after the December contract expired on October 30, while WTI is set to drop 12.1% this week.
  
  The contracts plunged earlier this week on expectations that US Congressional elections on Tuesday, which swung the Senate and House of Representatives to the Democrat party and from Trump’s Republicans, could lead to a de-escalation of the US-Israeli war against Iran, now in its ninth month.
  
  Oil prices fell 8% on Wednesday alone after the Democrats swept the midterm elections, settling at two-month lows.
  
  However, prices rebounded on a surge in tanker attacks on Wednesday and Thursday in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz — the crucial sea outlet for a majority of Middle Eastern oil shipments — that renewed the concerns about supply flows from the region.
  
  "Crude oil rebounded as traders viewed Wednesday’s selloff as overdone," said Daniel Hynes, senior commodity strategist at ANZ, in a note on Friday.
  
  He said prices had been under pressure following the Democrat wins; however "the reality of the situation hit home" during Thursday’s trading.
  
  "Iran maintains control of the Strait of Hormuz and is unlikely to relinquish that control," he said, adding that overall flows through the Strait of Hormuz are under 60% of capacity.
  
  Iran said on Thursday that three more tankers had been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, and data from UK maritime security agency UKMTO suggested that attacks on tankers are still running at close to record pace. Source: Reuters/Investing.com
- 2026-11-06
  Asia Hopes U.S. Midterm Results Will Ease Energy Crisis
  Asian countries that depend on oil and gas imports for their energy security are hoping that the results of the U.S. midterms will lead to an end to the war in the Middle East and, consequently, an end to the severe fuel crisis Asian countries are experiencing.... Read more Asian countries that depend on oil and gas imports for their energy security are hoping that the results of the U.S. midterms will lead to an end to the war in the Middle East and, consequently, an end to the severe fuel crisis Asian countries are experiencing. The hopes may be premature, however. Trump is still president, and Democrats are no fans of Iran.
  
  Asia has been the hardest-hit by the fallout of the U.S. and Israel offensive against Iran that began on February 28. For geographical reasons, the Middle East is the top supplier of hydrocarbons to Asia. With that supplier largely gone for an extended period of time, Asian countries were scrambling to secure alternatives—at higher prices.
  
  This brought inflation and boosted government spending to try and shield the economy from the worst of the fallout. Last month, the World Bank warned that, essentially, Asia was running out of money because of the energy crisis. “Subsidies have been by far the most common policy response [to the crisis] among emerging and developing economies,” the World Bank said, adding that “Countries with substantial subsidies in place generally have had smaller increases in retail gasoline prices than non-subsidizers, but this relationship weakened considerably for headline inflation.”
  
  So, now that Democrats have won a majority in both the House and the Senate, there are hopes they would rein the U.S. president in, including on foreign policy. Reuters’s Clyde Russell wrote in a column this week that the way Democrats can interfere with Trump’s policies is to use congressional power to redirect, cut or boost government spending and to start investigations against Trump himself and close allies and family members.
  
  Whether that would be enough to bring down Asian diesel prices remains uncertain. What some observers expect the Democrats to do is ramp up financing for Ukraine at the expense of the Iran war, which will not really change anything with prices because it would simply mean more Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries while Iran remains unconvinced it could make a lasting peace with the United States.
  Related: European Gas Prices Drop on Iran Deal Hopes after U.S. Midterms
  
  This suggests Asian economies are not about to get any fast relief on fuels and other petroleum derivatives, just because the Democrats won 240 seats in the House, versus 147 for the Republicans, and 54 seats in the Senate, versus 44 for the Republicans. In fact, chances are nothing will change much, not fast, anyway. And this means pain at the pump—and everywhere else—will continue.
  
  For now, hopes seem to be running high that Democrats will somehow manage to push Trump to make peace with Iran. The details on how exactly remain unclear, but oil prices crashed below $100 on Wednesday following the results of the midterms. This suggests traders are now anticipating an end to the hostilities somehow orchestrated by the Democrat-dominated two houses of parliament. However, some geopolitical analysts have warned that Trump may try to compensate for the election loss at home with an escalation against Iran. Indeed, several analysts from the Middle East have, as cited by Reuters, suggested that an escalation could be Trump’s only option to save face.
  
  This does not bode well for Asian economies and, by extension, the rest of the world. Asia was considered the powerhouse of the developing world, the continent where much of the world’s economic growth was taking place and would continue to take place in the coming years. The war has prompted revisions to these forecasts, with fears of recession running high despite delicate phrasing by forecasters. Hopes for a shift in U.S. policies are therefore quite understandable—if possibly misplaced. Source: Oilprice.com
- 2026-11-06
  MABUX: Global bunker indices to resume upward trend on November 06 amid Iran war uncertainty.
  The MABUX World Bunker Index — a composite benchmark reflecting daily prices for 380 HSFO, VLSFO, and MGO – continued its downward trajectory for the fourth consecutive day on Nov. 05: 380 HSFO: USD/MT: 706.13 (-30.87) VLSFO: USD/MT: 852.76 (-25.43) MGO:... Read more The MABUX World Bunker Index — a composite benchmark reflecting daily prices for 380 HSFO, VLSFO, and MGO – continued its downward trajectory for the fourth consecutive day on Nov. 05:
  
  380 HSFO: USD/MT: 706.13 (-30.87)
  VLSFO: USD/MT: 852.76 (-25.43)
  MGO: USD/MT: 1 459.88 (-26.22)
  
  As of Nov. 05, the MABUX Market Differential Index (MDI), which measures the spread between Market Bunker Prices (MBP) and the MABUX Digital Bunker Benchmark (DBP), recorded the following developments across four major global bunkering hubs—Rotterdam, Singapore, Fujairah, and Houston:
  
  • HSFO segment: Singapore was the only overvalued hub, with its MDI premium widening by $2. The other three ports continued to be undervalued. MDI discounts narrowed by $16 in Rotterdam and $24 in Houston, while widening by $9 in Fujairah. Houston's MDI discount stayed above the $100 mark.
  
  • VLSFO segment: Singapore and Fujairah were overvalued, with their MDI premiums increasing by $9 and $22, respectively. Rotterdam and Houston continued to be undervalued, although their MDI discounts narrowed by $28 and $36, respectively.
  
  • MGO LS segment: Fujairah was the only overvalued hub, with its MDI premium rising by $12. The other three ports stayed in the undervalued zone. MDI discounts narrowed by $17 in Rotterdam, $33 in Singapore, and $55 in Houston. Despite these reductions, discounts in Rotterdam and Singapore held above the $100 threshold.
  
  MABUX expects Global bunker indices to resume their upward movement on November 06, driven by persistent uncertainty surrounding the Iran war:
  380 HSFO: plus 5-15 USD/MT, VLSFO: plus 7-20 USD/MT, MGO LS: plus 5–25 USD/MT.
  Source: MABUX

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