What Ship & Bunker does

Ship & Bunker is a Vancouver-based subscription media and data intelligence platform serving the global maritime fuel industry. Founded in 2012 and operating with 11-50 employees, the company aggregates bunker fuel price indications from over 200 ports worldwide, covering fuel grades including VLSFO, MGO, IFO380, LNG, methanol, and biofuels. It also publishes daily shipping industry news and editorial features spanning market analysis, decarbonization, alternative marine fuels, and bunker industry recruitment.

The company's core technology combines price aggregation infrastructure with proprietary benchmark products, including the Global Average Bunker Price (linear average of all port indications), the Global 4 Ports Average (Singapore, Rotterdam, Fujairah, and Houston — representing approximately 25% of global bunker volumes), and the Global 20 Ports Average across major bunkering hubs. Supporting products include a Compliance Costs Calculator for EU ETS, FuelEU Maritime, and IMO 2020/NZF regulatory cost estimation, and Bunker Intelligence quarterly volume surveys across 17 leading global locations. The platform is delivered through a web portal without a mobile app or public API.

Ship & Bunker operates a self-serve, product-led growth model targeting SMB and individual buyers in the maritime sector. Revenue is generated through recurring monthly subscriptions starting at $59, providing access to current, historical, and forecast bunker prices, premium news content, and compliance tools. Customer segments span shipping companies and vessel operators, bunker traders and brokers, and broader maritime professionals including charterers, freight forwarders, and logistics providers. Marketing relies on organic social channels (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook) and RSS distribution, with no disclosed paid acquisition, partnerships, or institutional investor backing.

Name

Ship & Bunker

Legal name

Ship & Bunker

Website

https://shipandbunker.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ship & Bunker is a Vancouver-based subscription platform providing bunker fuel price data across 200+ global ports, shipping news, and regulatory compliance cost tools for shipping companies, bunker traders, and maritime professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Fuel Market Intelligence

NAICS

Other Support Activities for Water Transportation (48839), Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)

akta.pro primary industry

Bunker Trading, Broking & Market Intelligence (TLAHAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bunker Procurement, Contracting & Risk Management (Hedging, Claims) (TLAHAKAE), Bunker Quality Testing, Surveying & Quantity Measurement (Lab, MARPOL Annex VI) (TLAHAKAH)

Keywords

• Bunker fuel pricing
• Maritime market intelligence
• Shipping industry news
• Marine fuel data
• Compliance cost tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription Access: Ship & Bunker generates revenue through subscription-based access to premium content including full access to current, historical, and forecast bunker prices in over 160 of the world's top bunkering ports. Subscriptions start at $59 per month for individual access.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ship & Bunker runs a subscription-based online platform providing bunker fuel price indications, historical and forecast data, shipping industry news, regulatory compliance cost tools, and quarterly market intelligence for the maritime fuel sector. Its core deliverable is price transparency across 200+ global ports for fuel grades including VLSFO, MGO, IFO380, LNG, methanol, and biofuels, supported by benchmark averages and editorial coverage of decarbonization and alternative marine fuels.

Product overview

Ship & Bunker operates as a shipping news and bunker price intelligence platform offering a comprehensive suite of products and services for the maritime fuel industry. The core offering centers on subscription-based access to bunker price data covering over 200 ports globally with real-time, historical, and forecast pricing for fuel grades including VLSFO, MGO, IFO380, LNG, methanol, and biofuels. Supporting the pricing data is a News & Features section providing industry news coverage. The platform includes specialized tools such as the Compliance Costs Calculator for estimating EU ETS, FuelEU Maritime, and IMO 2020 regulatory costs, and Bunker Intelligence for volume analysis. Benchmark products include Global Average Bunker Price, Global 4 Ports Average, and Global 20 Ports Average, alongside regional breakdowns. Additional offerings encompass methanol bunker prices, a Bunker Jobs recruitment section, and educational content through the Tricks of the Bunker Trade feature series.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bunker Price Data Subscription-based access to current, historical, and forecast bunker prices in over 200 ports globally, covering VLSFO, MGO, IFO380, LNG, methanol, and biofuel fuel grades for shipping companies, bunker traders, and brokers. Includes benchmark averages and regional price breakdowns.
• News & Features Shipping industry editorial coverage including daily news on bunker markets, shipping developments, decarbonization, alternative marine fuels, market analysis, and a Bunker Jobs recruitment section. Targeted at maritime professionals, shipping operators, and bunker traders.
• Compliance Costs Calculator Online calculator that estimates regulatory compliance costs for EU ETS, FuelEU Maritime, and IMO 2020/NZF regimes for various energy mixes through 2028–2035, for shipping companies and operators planning fuel transition strategies.
• Bunker Intelligence Market intelligence service providing quarterly bunker volume data and analysis across 17 leading global locations, supporting bunker traders and shipping operators in demand forecasting and market sizing.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Argus Media: Argus Media is one of the leading independent price reporting agencies covering global energy commodity markets including marine bunker fuels. It publishes daily bunker price assessments across major ports and offers subscription-based intelligence products that directly compete with Ship & Bunker's core offering.
• Baltic Exchange: The Baltic Exchange is a primary source of maritime benchmark indices including daily bunker price assessments. Operated within the Singapore Exchange group, it produces widely referenced benchmark prices for marine fuels that compete directly with Ship & Bunker's Global Average and regional bunker benchmarks.

Broad incumbents

• S&P Global Platts: S&P Global Platts is the largest commodity price reporting agency globally and publishes marine fuel benchmarks (including the Platts bunker fuel index) as part of a broad energy and shipping intelligence portfolio. Its scale, enterprise relationships with oil majors and traders, and bundled data subscriptions make it a formidable alternative to Ship & Bunker for bunker price intelligence.
• Lloyd's List Intelligence: Lloyd's List Intelligence provides comprehensive maritime intelligence including shipping news, vessel tracking, and regulatory analysis. While broader in scope than Ship & Bunker, it covers bunker fuel industry developments and serves similar shipping industry audiences with subscription intelligence products.
• Clarksons Research: Clarksons Research is a leading shipbroking research house providing intelligence on shipping markets, vessel values, and offshore energy. Its maritime market reports and data subscriptions overlap with Ship & Bunker's audience of shipowners, operators, and traders seeking industry intelligence and benchmarking.

Emerging players

• VesselsValue: VesselsValue is a digital maritime data platform providing vessel valuations, tracking, and market analytics. While primarily focused on asset values and vessel tracking, it serves similar shipping industry customers with subscription-based intelligence and overlaps with Ship & Bunker's maritime data niche.
• Marine Insight: Marine Insight is a digital maritime media platform providing news, educational content, and career resources for maritime professionals. It overlaps with Ship & Bunker's news and feature coverage of the shipping industry, including alternative fuels and maritime regulation, though it focuses more on seamenship education than bunker pricing.
• Maritime-Connector: Maritime-Connector is a maritime jobs and news platform serving seafarers and shipping industry professionals. While its core focus is recruitment, it overlaps with Ship & Bunker's Bunker Jobs section and broader shipping news coverage, serving adjacent maritime industry content needs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shipandbunker

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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