China’s Zhoushan overtakes Fujairah to become third-largest global bunker port
China’s Zhoushan overtook Fujairah to become the world’s third-largest bunkering port in 2025, highlighting the growing prominence of Chinese ports in the global marine fuel market, according to rankings released at the ninth International…
China’s Zhoushan overtook Fujairah to become the world’s third-largest bunkering port in 2025, highlighting the growing prominence of Chinese ports in the global marine fuel market, according to rankings released at the ninth International Petroleum and Natural Gas Enterprises Conference in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province.
Zhoushan supplied 8.54 million mt of marine fuel in 2025, placing it behind Singapore and Rotterdam but ahead of Antwerp-Bruges and Fujairah, according to the rankings.
Singapore maintained its position as the world’s largest bunkering hub, with sales rising 3.8% year over year to 56.18 million mt. Rotterdam ranked second with 9.36 million mt.
Antwerp-Bruges ranked fourth at 7.62 million mt, while Fujairah slipped behind Zhoushan to fifth place with 7.27 million mt.
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