The Marine Fuels Alliance (MFA) is delighted announce the next workshop and drinks which will be held in Glyfada, Greece on Wednesday May 28th. Following the success of the first workshop in London in October 2024, the MFA will be...

The Marine Fuels Alliance (MFA) is delighted announce the next workshop and drinks which will be held in Glyfada, Greece on Wednesday May 28th. Following the success of the first workshop in London in October 2024, the MFA will be...
Please see the Newsletter from Q4 2024 reviewing the excellent Bunker Workshop and Dinner. We outline the key feedback and planned work and resources to be delivered going froward in to 2025. Newsletter Q4 2024.pdf
What happened in the market?Having had a strong end to 2024, European Energy markets were mixed in the first couple weeks of 2025. A sell off in early January might simply have been a reversal of some end year exuberance we saw in December. Call it profit taking if...
Hi Marine Fuels Team, What happened in the market?Last Monday saw limited activity due to the holidays, with Dec25 futures hitting the week’s low at €70.40. On Tuesday, trading ended early ahead of the festivities, closing the year at €73.00. The market reopened on...
Thanks to MFA Member Element Alpha and their colleague Crispina Miranda for providing a detailed summary highlighting the OFSI guidance on COOs. For bunkering, this means that when purchasing bunker fuels in bulk, buyers must ensure they are collecting COOs issued by...
Please find attached an excellent and important piece published by the European Parliament Research Service. The Briefing focusses on Energy Sanctions and the Oil Price Cap; Russia's Shadow Fleet and how to counter it as well the position taken by the European...
Click to learn about the exciting news from the MFA! See also the EVENT section of the MFA website to secure tickets or register interest Marine Fuels Alliance to Hold Inaugural Bunker Workshop and Dinner Event - Ship & Bunker...
New EU sanctions specifically prohibit the bunkering 27 vessels. Going forward, the list of vessels shall include vessels that: Supported Russia’s defence & security sector. Transported crude oil & oil products from Russia while practising high-risk shipping...
The bunker market in Mozambique has seen increased demand this month following supply at South Africa's Algoa Bay being all but shut down over a tax dispute....
In the most recent issue of World Bunkering Magazine, Steve Simms addresses patents and new fuels – and what bunker suppliers, traders and their customers must consider about them now. The bunkering market is facing increasing demand for new fuels that are...
July 10, 2023, the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80) affirmed use of electronic bunker delivery notes - “EBDN’s.” Steve Simms’s Bunkerspot article addresses the legal considerations of using EBDNs and also as EBDNs become more widely used, the...
FEATURE: Why Has No-one Named the Source of the Latest Houston Bunker Contamination? https://shipandbunker.com/news/world/769019-feature-why-has-no-one-named-the-source-of-the-latest-houston-bunker-contamination
Argentine state-owned importer of LNG, Enarsa, has called off the unloading of an LNG cargo of Russian produce. The cargo was loaded at the Yamal terminal in Siberia and transshipped to the vessel Flex Artemis in France destined for discharge close to Buenos Aires....
How many clicks a minute do you make with your mouse? You would probably be amazed. Now I have said this, many will go and look in Settings because you are interested. How about before doing that, make two more clicks. One to go to www.marinefuelsalliance.com and the...
The MFA is delighted to have a company as prestigious as SGS joining the membership. "Fuel specification, testing and addressing the impact of off-spec fuel, which can lead to claims, are some of the most important aspects for fuel sellers to manage. Through this...
Anthony Mollet was invited to contribute to this year's Bunkerspot survey. Read his responses alongside those of the other industry experts who have provided some thought-provoking commentary across critical aspects of the bunker industry today.
Danish marine fuel trader and supplier Malik Supply A/S has started 2023 with a new brand identity and its physical supply subsidiary, Nordic Marine Oil A/S, has a new name – Malik Energy A/S – to reflect the company’s ambition to be at the forefront of the shift to...
The MFA had the attached article published in Ship & Bunker. It follows an excellent and detailed meeting about the need for bunker suppliers to carefully consider their risk and policy cover across all aspects of Insurance. Thanks to Jamie Cook (Lockton - MFA...