# Soaring bunker prices could hasten 'return to normal' for liner trades - The Loadstar

> Low-sulphur bunker prices rose another $100 per ton on March 7, 2022, to about $1,000 per ton, up a third since the end of February. Traders were predicting crude could reach $200 a barrel, with a possible Russian oil ban under discussion. Carriers face softening Asia-Europe demand and will likely seek emergency bunker surcharges.

- Date: 2022-03-08 · published 2022-03-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11762-soaring-bunker-prices-could-hasten-return-to-normal-for-liner-trades-the
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Sharply higher fuel costs raise container shipping rates through surcharges, adding to the landed cost of imported feed ingredients. Energy-driven freight inflation is likely to persist while Russian oil sanctions are under discussion.

## Read by commodity

- BRENT: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2022-02-25 | [Shippers prepare as Ukraine crisis prompts emergency fuel surcharges - The Loadstar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12932-shippers-prepare-as-ukraine-crisis-prompts-emergency-fuel-surcharges-the.md) | +12.7% | +21.3% |
| BRENT | 2025-12-14 | [Global shipping rates surge to multi-year highs, raising costs for oil, LNG](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16900-global-shipping-rates-surge-to-multi-year-highs-raising-costs-for-oil-lng.md) | -1.1% | +8.0% |
| BRENT | 2026-05-13 | [Animal Nutrition Sector Supply Chain Execs Eye Gradual Normalization Should Hormuz Shipping Resume](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19585-animal-nutrition-sector-supply-chain-execs-eye-gradual-normalization-should.md) | +5.1% | -12.3% |
| BRENT | 2022-03-29 | [CPC pipeline outage forces Kazakhstan to cut oil output by a fifth \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42430-cpc-pipeline-outage-forces-kazakhstan-to-cut-oil-output-by-a-fifth-reuters.md) | -5.0% | -8.4% |
| BRENT | 2026-05-21 | [With the Strait of Hormuz closed, the Panama Canal is busier than ever. It should use this windfall wisely. - Atlantic Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16861-with-the-strait-of-hormuz-closed-the-panama-canal-is-busier-than-ever-it-should.md) | -9.8% | -18.8% |

## Sources

- theloadstar.com: https://theloadstar.com/soaring-bunker-prices-could-hasten-return-to-normal-for-liner-trades/

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