{
  "id": 8899818,
  "title": "Biofuel Bunker Snapshot: B30-VLSFO prices drop across global hubs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/biofuel-bunker-snapshot-b30-vlsfo-prices-drop-across-global-hubs",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-21T10:00:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/biofuel-bunker-snapshot-b30-vlsfo-prices-drop-across-global-hubs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Over the past week, prices for biofuels have seen a significant drop across global hubs. In Rotterdam, the price of B30-VLSFO has decreased by $17/mt, while B30-LSMGO has risen by $17/mt, reaching $1,476/mt. Meanwhile, B100 has seen a sharp $209/mt increase, now at $1,418/mt. Prima Markets' POMEME barge price has also risen by $35/mt to $2,059/mt. Suppliers in the Netherlands can now provide ZRE A tickets for low carbon fuels, with their price falling by $30/mt to €190/mtCO2e. In Gibraltar, B30-VLSFO has plummeted by $166/mt, while B30-LSMGO has dropped by $107/mt, with B100 plunging by $215/mt to $1,665/mt. Singapore's B30-VLSFO has fallen by $56/mt, and its conventional VLSFO has only risen by $5/mt, narrowing the premium by $61/mt. Singapore's bio-blended bunker sales surged by 48% in August, reaching 57,000 mt. Hong Kong's B30-VLSFO is $35/mt cheaper than Singapore's and has a $109/mt premium over its conventional VLSFO.",
  "summary": "Europe Rotterdam’s B30-VLSFO (POMEME) price has dropped $17/mt in the past week, most probably pressured by a $24/mt drop in the Dutch port’s conventional VLSFO price during the same period. Rotterdam’s B30-LSMGO (POMEME) price has gained by $17/mt to $1,476/mt, which has been similar to a $19/mt gain in the port’s conventional LSMGO price. B100 ...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}