Rotterdam’s conventional bunker sales rebound 10% from previous quarter

• HSFO sales up by 50,000 mt to 755,000 mt • VLSFO sales up by 73,000 mt to 427,000 mt • MGO sales up by 18,000 mt to 349,000 mt • ULSFO sales up by 42,000 mt to 165,000 mt • LNG sales down by 26,000 mt to 97,000 mt • No grey methanol sales

Bunker suppliers in Rotterdam sold 1.8 million mt of conventional marine fuels in the third quarter of this year, up 10% from the second quarter, according to data from Port of Rotterdam.

Volumes in the second quarter of this year had fallen to their lowest level since the port’s records began in 2010. Conventional fuels sales’ share as a percentage of the port’s total bunker sales rose to 92% in the third quarter, from 87% in the second quarter.

Fuel oil grades lead recovery HSFO remained Rotterdam’s best-selling conventional fuel grade, accounting for 42% of conventional bunker sales, and 39% of total sales.

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