Americas Fuel Availability Outlook in International Shipping News 11/07/2026 North America Availability is generally good in ports along the US Gulf Coast. There are pockets of tightness, with certain suppliers citing congestion. Four Houston suppliers can deliver VLSFO and LSMGO with lead times of around a week, and possibly shorter too. Bunker activity picked up in Houston and other US Gulf Coast locations in the middle of this week. There were six VLSFO offers and one stem fixed on Tuesday, seven offers and two stems on Wednesday and five offers and a stem on Thursday. LSMGO activity was even greater. Nine offers and two stems were recorded on Tuesday, 12 offers and three stems on Wednesday and five offers and a stem on Thursday. There was also some HSFO demand, with a stem on Monday, three offers on Wednesday and five offers and a stem on Thursday. A more active market could be a sign that buyers worry prices could shoot up again if the Strait of Hormuz gets choked off for another extended period. Iran and the US traded blows this week and US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire agreement between the two nations is dead. All three grades are available for prompt supply in Bolivar Roads. Three suppliers can offer HSFO and LSMGO with a four-day lead time, while two cannot commit to HSFO on that timeline. VLSFO and LSMGO can be supplied with a lead time of around a week by another two suppliers. VLSFO and LSMGO grades are readily available with three suppliers in New Orleans, two of which can deliver the next day. Elsewhere on the US Gulf Coast, two Mobile suppliers can deliver VLSFO and LSMGO with a four-day lead time, a supplier in Pascagoula can supply LSMGO in four days and availability of VLSFO and LSMGO looks good with two suppliers offering deliveries in the Galveston Offshore Lightering Area (GOLA) with 7-8 days of lead time. In Nederland, three suppliers can offer VLSFO a week out while a fourth supplier has a congested schedule then. HSFO and LSMGO c