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The market behind the fuel dock.

A deeper look at the diesel and gasoline markets moving 2026 marina prices — the same data behind every Market Pulse signal.

Diesel market · why this season is different

Crisis pricing has arrived at the fuel dock.

The 2026 closure of the Strait of Hormuz triggered the largest supply shock in the history of the oil market. Marine fuel has more than doubled since February — and it lands directly on your fill-up.

Diesel up $1.00–$1.50 / gal vs. last year

East Coast marina diesel now runs $3.60 to over $6.25 per gallon depending on the dock.

$400+ saved on a single 200-gallon fill

The cheapest and priciest docks in one waterway regularly differ by more than $2.00 a gallon.

Diesel is rising faster than gasoline

It's tied to global freight routed through the Strait — making timing intelligence a financial necessity.

Gulf Coast marina diesel
Average $/gal · Feb 2025 → May 2026
$5.84up 78% YoY
2026 season2025 season
Gasoline market · U.S. retail

A near-record year, by every measure that counts.

2026 didn't just feel expensive. Across 35+ years of weekly U.S. gasoline data it ranks #2 for annual increase, yearly peak, and single-week spike — a rare cluster of near-records in one season.

+60.86%2026 annual change · 2nd-largest ever
$4.502026 weekly peak · highest since 2022
89.9%of the all-time 2022 record
+$0.487biggest 2026 weekly jump · Mar 9
U.S. regular gasoline · weekly average
$/gal · 1990 → May 2026 · EIA weekly retail series
$1$2$3$4$519952000200520102015202020252008 · $4.112022 · $5.012026 · $4.50
Largest annual price increases on record
Year-over-year % change · hover any bar
2009+61.3%2026+60.9%2021+45.3%1999+38.2%2007+31.5%
Four second-place finishes — in one year
How 2026 ranks across the full dataset
#2
Annual price increase
behind 2009 (+61.26%)
+60.86%2026
#2
Highest yearly peak
behind 2022 ($5.006)
$4.502026
#2
Largest single-week $ jump
behind Mar 2022 (+$0.494)
+$0.4872026
#2
Largest single-week % jump
behind Sep 2005 (+17.6%)
+16.2%2026
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