Platts to launch B30 Biobunker Advanced FAME delivered Rotterdam assessments March 16

Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, will launch two B30 Biobunker Advanced FAME delivered Rotterdam assessments, effective March 16, 2026.

The decision follows recent legislative changes in the Netherlands that removed feedstocks listed under the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED) Annex IX B list from counting toward domestic maritime greenhouse gas reduction targets. Under the RED III legislation, UCOME-based biobunkers are classed as the same as fossil fuels in terms of their GHG-intensity. This has created higher demand in the market for biobunkers made with Advanced FAME -- biodiesel produced from feedstocks listed under Annex IX-A of the RED.

UCOME-based biobunkers remain a relevant choice for shipowners, reducing carbon emissions under other regulations, such as FuelEU maritime. Platts will continue to assess B30 UCOME Rotterdam biobunker prices.

Based on market feedback, participants indicated that trading activity is predominantly conducted on a flat price basis rather than as a differential to underlying fossil fuel benchmarks. Accordingly, Platts will launch assessments that reflect delivered outright prices and will not include assessed premiums to Platts Marine Fuel and ICE Gasoil assessments, as initially proposed Feb. 13.

The new B30 biobunker Advanced FAME assessments will consider marine fuel blends of 30% Advanced FAME biodiesel with very low sulfur fuel oil and marine gasoil, conforming to ISO 8217 2017 and EN 14214 for the fossil fuel and bio-stems, respectively.

The biofuels considered for the Rotterdam biobunker assessments will achieve a minimum of 80% GHG savings for the biofuel component .

In line with market feedback, the new assessments will consider biobunker stems with volumes ranging from 200-1,000 metric tons for VLSFO blends and 200-500 mt for MGO blends, on a delivered Rotterdam basis. Prices will be inclusive of barging and associated costs for delivery into the receiving ship and expressed in US dollars/mt.

The assessment specifications would be as follows:

Platts may consider other delivery periods, volumes, delivery methods and relevant nearby locations and normalize them to the above specifications .

The published prices will reflect any discounts applied by suppliers based on the value of Emission Reduction Units (EREs).

The assessments will consider information reported to Platts and published as heards throughout the day, including firm bids and offers, trades, and indicative values, as well as any other data deemed relevant to the assessment process.

The daily assessments will reflect a 16:30 London time market close and will follow the Platts UK publishing schedule.

The assessments will be published in Platts Biofuels Alert, in the Bunkerwire Report, Bunkerwire Monthly, Biofuelscan Report and Biomass-Based Diesel Report, as well as on Energy Core and on fixed page PBF0008.

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