Bunkering

[4] In 2023, Singapore recorded bunker fuel[5] sales volume totaling 51,824,000 tonnes, setting a new industry standard.

In 2015 the Malta-Sicily Channel was noted as "one of the most important oil transit routes in the world," and in 2011, around eight vessels per day bunkered in Maltese waters.

The second type is "stern line bunkering" (SLB), which is the easiest method of transferring oil but can be risky during bad weather.

[10] If the ship operator wishes to bunker en route, this must be provided for in a written agreement, or the interruption of the voyage may be deemed to be deviation (a serious breach of contract).

On 1 January 2020, the agency began enforcing the IMO 2020 regulation of MARPOL Annex VI to minimise bunkering's environmental impact.