Marine Fuel Prices
Under IMO MARPOL Annex VI, ships without exhaust-gas scrubbers must use fuel with at most 0.50% sulphur since 1 January 2020, and at most 0.10% inside Emission Control Areas. This hub lists the 0.5% and 0.1% marine grades.
Marine Fuels & VLSFO Market Assessments
Latest observation per series, with the change against the previous observation and its date
Swipe sideways for basis, change and date. The unit is printed with each price.
| Benchmark Name | Latest Price | Assessment Date | Change vs Previous | Delivery Basis | Term | Trend | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $854.50/mt | 21 Oct 2026 | -14.68(-1.7%) vs 20 Oct 2026 | FOB Singapore | FOB | daily | ||
| $907.96/mt | 21 Oct 2026 | -13.97(-1.5%) vs 20 Oct 2026 | FOB Fujairah | FOB | daily | ||
| $674.75/mt | 21 Oct 2026 | +1.75(+0.3%) vs 20 Oct 2026 | FOB Med | FOB | daily | ||
| $1351.25/mt | 21 Oct 2026 | -18.75(-1.4%) vs 20 Oct 2026 | FOB ARA | FOB | daily | ||
| $1131.25/mt | 21 Oct 2026 | -18.75(-1.6%) vs 20 Oct 2026 | FOB Rotterdam barge | FOB | daily | ||
| $681.75/mt | 21 Oct 2026 | +0.25(+0.0%) vs 20 Oct 2026 | FOB Rotterdam-Antwerp | FOB | daily | ||
| $710.00/mt | 21 Oct 2026 | +1.75(+0.2%) vs 20 Oct 2026 | CIF Med | CIF | daily | ||
| $60.50/mt | 21 Oct 2026 | -3.75(-5.8%) vs 20 Oct 2026 | FOB Rotterdam | FOB | daily |
Specifications, coverage and how to compare
Trading Basis & Assessment Specifications
FOB Singapore, FOB Fujairah and FOB Rotterdam(-Antwerp) values are loading-port cargo or barge values, not delivered bunker stems; the Rotterdam bunker 380 CST series is the only delivered quote in this catalogue. The 0.5% vs 3.5% difference (Hi-5 spread) is one input to scrubber economics, not the payback itself.
- Sulphur grade: 0.5% (global cap) vs 0.1% (ECA limit); DMA MGO 0.1% is a distillate grade, marine fuel 0.1% Rotterdam barge is a separate row.
- Parcel and term: FOB Singapore, FOB Fujairah, FOB Med and CIF Med are cargo values; FOB Rotterdam-Antwerp and FOB Rotterdam barge are barge values (source delivery-basis table and row label).
- None of these is a delivered bunker stem; the only delivered quote in the catalogue is Rotterdam bunker 380 CST on the fuel-oil hub.
Hub Coverage
- 8 series with a loaded observation; 8 daily and 0 weekly.
- Units: USD/mt (8).
- Delivery terms in the basis column: FOB (7), CIF (1). Different delivery terms are not interchangeable; the gap may reflect freight, insurance, basis, parcel and timing differences.
- Latest assessment date: 21 Oct 2026.
How to Compare These Series
- All series in this hub are daily assessments; the change shown compares two consecutive daily readings.
- FOB series (7) price the cargo at the loading port; CIF series (1) include freight to the named destination. Compare within one delivery term; the gap between terms may reflect freight, insurance, location basis, parcel size and timing, and is neither a margin nor a freight rate.
Based on each series' frequency, delivery term, unit and type. No average across bases or units is computed for this hub.
Sources for the explanations on this page
- ICC Incoterms® 2020 rules (FOB, CFR, CIF, FCA definitions) — Meaning of the delivery terms used in the basis column.
- CommodityScope series definition — FOB Rotterdam-Antwerp, FOB ARA and FOB Rotterdam barge
Prices and dates are published observations. Counts and ranges above are computed from those observations (methodology).