Rotterdam Q3 2026 bunker deliveries fall year-on-year across most fuel categories

The Port of Rotterdam Authority recently published bunker fuel sales data for the third quarter (Q3) of 2026.

Deliveries of ultra low sulphur fuel oil, very low sulphur fuel oil, high sulphur fuel oil, marine gas oil and marine diesel oil in Q3 2026 (against on year) recorded respectively 165,318 metric tonnes (mt) (-29%  from 232,720 mt), 427,347 mt (-32.8% from 635,638 mt), 754,853 mt (-13.4% from 872,077 mt), 291,852 (-6.2% from 311,235 mt), 57,155 mt (-24.7% from 75,938 mt). 

Bio-blended variants of ultra low sulphur fuel oil, very low sulphur fuel oil, high sulphur fuel oil, marine gas oil and marine diesel oil in Q3 2026 (against on year) recorded respectively 22,115 mt (-22.1% from  28,377 mt), 63,184 mt (-48.1% from 121,663 mt), 12,728 mt (-46.3% from 23,684 mt), 33,083 mt (+51.5% from 21,838 mt) and 8,332 mt (+182% from 2,953 mt).

Port data showed 215,420 m3 of liquefied natural gas (LNG) being delivered as a marine fuel in Q3 2026, down by 35.4% from 331,620 m3 in Q3 2025. Bio-methanol and bio-blended LNG recorded 4,166 mt and 23,613 m3 respectively in Q3 2026.

There was no delivery of ethanol in Q3 2026. Ethanol as a bunker fuel was reported in Rotterdam for the first time with 1,025 mt delivered in Q2 2026,  following an ethanol-methanol blend bunkering operation of container vessel Eco Levant in May.

Related: Port of Rotterdam publishes bunker fuel sales data for Q2 2026

Photo credit: Port of Rotterdam
Published: 27 October, 2026