IPEC 2026: Zhoushan enters world’s top three bunkering ports for first time
Zhoushan secured third place after recording annual bunker sales of 8.54 million mt, representing year-on-year growth of 9.4%.
The Port of Zhoushan has achieved a historic breakthrough by becoming the world’s third-largest bunkering port, overtaking Fujairah in the latest global rankings unveiled during the 9th Interregional Petroleum and Natural Gas Enterprises Conference (IPEC) on Thursday (22 October).
The 2025 Global Top 10 Bunkering Ports ranking placed Singapore in first position with bunker sales of 56.18 million metric tonnes (mt), followed by Rotterdam.
Zhoushan secured third place after recording annual bunker sales of 8.54 million mt, representing year-on-year growth of 9.4%. Antwerp-Bruges ranked fourth while Fujairah fell to fifth position.
The result marks the first time Zhoushan has entered the global top three and reflects more than a decade of steady growth in China’s largest bonded marine fuel bunkering centre.
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