Singapore August bunker sales volume down 7% on year

The total volume of bunker fuel sales at Singapore port fell 7.4% in August on year, showed Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) data.

A total 3.67 million metric tonnes (mt) (exact: 3,668,900 mt) of marine fuel was sold at the port in August, lower than 3.96 million mt (exact: 3,962,900 mt) posted during August 2018.

Deliveries of 500 centistokes (cSt), 380 cSt and 180 cSt grades in August 2019 (versus on year), was respectively 510,000 mt (-41.8% from 876,600 mt), 2.71 million mt (-3.9% from 2.82 million mt), and 26,700 mt (+32.8% from 20,100 mt).

Low sulphur 500 cSt, 380 cSt and 180 cSt products recorded sales of 300 mt (compared to zero mt), 35,800 mt (+2,457.1% from 1,400 mt), and 41,900 mt (+106.4% from 20,300 mt).

Low sulphur marine gas oil (LS MGO) sales were posted at 218,500 mt (+73.8% from 125,700 mt) and MGO at 61,800 mt (+25.4% from 49,300 mt).

To date, the amount of bunkers sold at the port totalled 31.26 million mt from January to August 2019, 6.3% down compared to 33.35 million mt during the similar period last year.

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A monthly record of Singapore’s bunker sales volume in 2018 can be found here.

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Published: 16 September, 2019