Sales of traditional marine fuels at Rotterdam port fell by 1.3% on year in the second quarter (Q2) of 2020, according to figures from the Port of Rotterdam Authority.
Data of the Q2 2020 bunker sales volume (versus on year) saw fuel oil at 1.780 million m3 (1.8 million m3); marine gas oil at 341,838 m3 (351,118 m3); marine diesel oil at 78,535 m3 (78,622 m3); and lubes at 18,323 m3 (16,749 m3).
Sales of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel in Q2 2020 totalled 58,522 metric tonnes (mt), a 316% increase from 5,403 mt in Q2 2019.
Rotterdam bunker sales data for 2020 are as follows:
| Year | Fuel oil | MGO | MDO | Lubes | TOTAL (m3) |
| Q2 2020 | 1,780,227 | 341,838 | 78,535 | 18,323 | 2,218,924 |
| Year | LNG (mt) |
| Q2 2020 | 58,522 |
Rotterdam bunker sales data for 2019:
| Year | Fuel oil | MGO | MDO | Lubes | TOTAL (m3) |
| Q1 2019 | 1,900,776 | 366,032 | 22,197 | 19,722 | 2,308,727 |
| Q2 2019 | 1,802,538 | 351,118 | 78,622 | 16,749 | 2,249,027 |
| Q3 2019 | 1,693,136 | 368,062 | 45,464 | 16,887 | 2,123,549 |
| Q4 2019 | 1,777,649 | 408,982 | 61,931 | 19,929 | 2,268,491 |
| Total | 7,174,099 | 1,494,194 | 208,214 | 73,287 | 8,949,794 |
| Year | LNG (mt) |
| Q1 2019 | 5,403 |
| Q2 2019 | 6,269 |
| Q3 2019 | 11,075 |
| Q4 2019 | 9,197 |
| Total | 31,944 |
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Photo credit: Port of Rotterdam
Published: 3 August, 2020
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