Global Bunker Market Ready For Upward Revival

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Credit: The Korea Economic Daily

As of September 8th, the MABUX World Bunker Index, which is calculated based on current prices for 380 HSFO, VLSFO, and MGO, exhibited no definitive direction and underwent sporadic fluctuations.

380 HSFO – USD/MT – 577.14 (-1.92)

VLSFO – USD/MT – 677.27 (-0.44)

MGO – USD/MT – 1 006.50 (+1.24)

HSFO Pricing Shifts

As of Sep. 08, the MABUX MBP/DBP Index (MDI) (the correlation between market bunker prices (MBP) and the MABUX digital bunker price benchmark (DBP)), registered the following changes in four selected ports: Rotterdam, Singapore, Fujairah and Houston:

– HSFO segment: Rotterdam and Houston were overpriced with the overcharge premium narrowed by $1 in Rotterdam and stayed unchanged in Houston. In Singapore and Fujairah, MDI registered the underpricing with the ratio increased by $11 and decreased by $17 in Fujairah.

VLSFO Pricing Shifts

– VLSFO segment: MDI registered underpricing in all four selected ports. The undercharge premium decreased by $2 in Rotterdam, by $4 in Singapore, by $13 in Fujairah and by $3 in Houston.

MGO LS Pricing Shifts

– MGO LS segment: All four selected ports were in the underpriced area. The undervalue ratio widened by $1 in Rotterdam, $11 in Singapore, $4 in Fujairah and $2 in Houston.

We expect Global bunker market to resume upward evolution on Sep. 11: 380 HSFO – plus 1-4 USD/MT, VLSFO – plus 1-5 USD/MT, MGO LS – plus 10-10 USD/MT.

 

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Source: MABUX