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MEBC addresses ‘high risk, low reward’ market for bunkering
As the Middle East Bunkering Convention (MEBC26) got underway in Dubai this morning (3 February), the overriding sentiment among the 150+ delegates was of heightened uncertainty and far greater risk in shipping and bunker markets, both in the Middle East and worldwide. Setting the scene in Dubai, conference Chair, Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, suggested that the conference could not have come at a better time for those who might relish being caught up in unprecedented geopolitical turmoil, hugely volatile oil, gold, silver and stock markets, vanishing margins, and an astonishingly uncertain present, let alone the near and more distant future. One after […]

Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes

Llewellyn has worked in bunkering, oil and shipping since 1980, as a journalist and broker, in London and New York, working for Argus, Petroleum Intelligence Weekly, Eperon Petroleum, Albion Oil and Energy Information. He joined MRC in Oxford to launch BunkerNews, before establishing Petrospot in 2003 to publish Bunkerspot magazine, news and pricing services, and highly-respected bunker and shipping books.

He has created and run globally-recognised events in 26 countries around the world, including Middle East Bunkering Convention, Maritime Week Americas, Maritime Week Africa, ARACON, London International Shipping Week and European Shipping Week, and runs internationally-renowned training programmes, including the Oxford Bunker Course and BunkerExperience.

3 February 2026 . 3 min read
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LR issues Guidance Notes for onboard hydrogen generation
Lloyd’s Register’s (LR) new Guidance Notes, published today (2 February) provide technical direction for the design, installation and integration of onboard hydrogen generators. The Guidance Notes have been developed in response to increasing interest from shipowners, yards and technology developers in producing hydrogen onboard using alternative fuels such as LNG, methanol and ammonia. As explained by LR, onboard hydrogen generation offers ‘a practical bridge to the future of zero-emission shipping.’ By producing hydrogen directly on board, shipowners can avoid the need for space-demanding and complex compressed or liquefied hydrogen storage systems and reduce dependence on the future development of hydrogen […]

Lesley Bankes-Hughes

2 February 2026 . 2 min read
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IEA’s Birol highlights shift to ‘buyer’s market’ for key fuels and technologies
Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), has set out ‘seven certainties about energy for this age of uncertainty’ which include continued growth in renewables, a resurgence for nuclear power, greater energy security risks, and ‘ample’ manufacturing capacity for technologies such as batteries and solar panels – at least in the near term. Birol’s commentary was published as the energy sector contends with what he called a ‘blizzard of uncertainties’, including severe geopolitical volatility. However, he emphasised that during this time of flux there are some key trends for energy ‘that can help us keep our bearings.’ […]

Lesley Bankes-Hughes

26 January 2026 . 3 min read
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