Port of Rotterdam publishes bunker fuel sales data for Q2 2024

The Port of Rotterdam Authority recently published bunker fuel sales data for the second quarter (Q2) 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 Q2 2024 (against on year) recorded respectively 169,953 metric tonnes (mt) (-23%  from 220,777 mt), 747,300 mt (-17.6% from 906,368 mt), 825,125 mt (-2.6% from 847,189 mt), 260,839 (+2.8% from 253,748 mt), 108,428 mt (-28.3% from 151,124 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 Q2 2024 (against on year) recorded respectively 34,276 mt (+1027% from  3,039 mt), 158,911 mt (+9.6% from 144,970 mt), 33,371 (+30.9% from 25,487 mt), 4,351 mt (-56.6% from 10,028 mt) and 3,184 mt (+38.4% from 2,300 mt).

Port data showed 242,931 m3 of liquefied natural gas (LNG) being delivered as a marine fuel in Q2 2024, a 35% increase from 179,804 m3 in Q2 2024. Bio-methanol and bio-blended LNG recorded 950 mt and 2,200mt respectively in Q2 2024, the first so far for the year.

Photo credit: Port of Rotterdam
Published: 31 July, 2024