Port of Rotterdam publishes bunker fuel sales data for Q1 2024

The Port of Rotterdam Authority recently published bunker fuel sales data for the first quarter (Q1) of 2024.

Deliveries of ultra low sulphur fuel oil, very low sulphur fuel oil, high sulphur fuel oil, marine gas oil and marine diesel oil in Q1 2024 (against on year) recorded respectively 176,797 metric tonnes (mt) (-20%  from 221,254 mt), 680,782 mt (-30.8% from 984,034 mt), 818,028 mt (+1% from 809,871 mt), 262,496 (+1.7% from 258,137 mt), 120,913 mt (-42.5% from 210,236 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 Q1 2024 (against on year) recorded respectively 27,263 mt (+1558% from  1,644 mt), 174,301 mt (+38.4% from 125,982 mt), 42,761 (+302.4% from 10,626 mt), 13,180 mt (+54.1% from 8,554 mt) and 5,129 mt (+113.7% from 2,400 mt).

Port data showed 215,247 m3 of liquefied natural gas (LNG) being delivered as a marine fuel in Q1 2024, a 150% increase from 86,088 m3 in Q1 2024. Methanol recorded no deliveries in Rotterdam for 2024 to date.

Photo credit: Port of Rotterdam
Published: 2 May, 2024