Rotteram bunker fuel sales volume continue downward dip in Q2 2019
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Sales of traditional bunker fuel at Rotterdam port dipped 4.7% on year during the second quarter (Q2) of 2019, according to figures from the Port of Rotterdam Authority.
Latest Q2 bunker sales volume (on year) saw fuel oil at 1.80 million m3 (1.98 million m3); marine gas oil at 351,118 m3 (334,053 m3); marine diesel oil at 78,622 m3 (25,208 m3); and lubes at 16,749 m3 (25,269 m3).
Sales of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel in Q2 2019 was 6,269 metric tonnes (mt), a 383% increase from 1,297 mt in Q2 2018.
Rotterdam bunker sales data for 2019:
| Year | Fuel oil | MGO | MDO | Lubes | TOTAL (m3) |
| Q1 2019 | 1,900,776 | 336,032 | 22,197 | 19,722 | 2,308,727 |
| Q2 2019 | 1,802,538 | 351,118 | 78,622 | 16,749 | 2,249,027 |
| Year | LNG (mt) |
| Q1 2019 | 5,403 |
| Q2 2019 | 6,269 |
Rotterdam bunker sales data for 2018:
| Year | Fuel oil | MGO | MDO | Lubes | TOTAL (m3) |
| Q1 2018 | 2,134,350 | 337,047 | 43,612 | 26,203 | 2,541,212 |
| Q2 2018 | 1,976,535 | 334,053 | 25,208 | 25,269 | 2,361,065 |
| Q3 2018 | 1,940,818 | 317,604 | 22,069 | 23,024 | 2,303,515 |
| Q4 2018 | 1,867,149 | 369,909 | 12,782 | 19,705 | 2,269,546 |
| Total | 7,918,852 | 1,358,613 | 103,671 | 94,201 | 9,475,338 |
| Year | LNG (mt) |
| Q1 2018 | 729 |
| Q2 2018 | 1,297 |
| Q3 2018 | 3,165 |
| Q4 2018 | 4,292 |
| Total | 9,483 |
Related: Rotterdam marine fuel sales volume in Q1 2019 down 9% on year
Photo credit: Aeroview / Port of Rotterdam Authority
Published: 27 August, 2019
