FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Between January and May 2026, Gard recorded more than 70 bunker-related claims, marking a 50% increase compared with the same period last year. The increase highlights a growing trend in both the number and complexity of bunker-related incidents. As highlighted in the “Beyond Specification: Bunker Claims Insights in early 2026” report from Gard, data from the first five months of 2026 shows a notable rise in claims between January and February and the period from March to May, coinciding with increased regional uncertainty and pressure across global fuel supply chains. RelatedNews ECSA and ICS: Key gaps between EU Ship Recycling Regulation and Hong Kong Convention NGO Shipbreaking Platform: 88 ships dismantled during Q1 2026 var jnews_module_21376211_0_6a3544d5ae78d = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21376211","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"1892,177,469,528","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":