Sales of bunker fuel at the port of Vladivostok and its offshore terminals increased 64% during the period of January to June 2018, the Administration of Seaports of Primorsky Territory and Eastern Arctic told IAA PortNews.
The port recorded sales of 645,800 metric tonnes (mt) in H1 2018, compared to 393,000 mt in H1 2017; approximately a third of the bunker deliveries were conducted at the port’s offshore terminals (eastern, western and internal).
About 579,400 mt of heavy fuel oil and 48,200 mt of diesel fuel was sold in H1 2018.
The number of bunkering operations increased from 1,951 to 2,073 during the comparative period.
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Published: 3 August, 2018
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