Singapore: Bunker fuel sales increase by 6.7% in May 2024
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Sales of bunker fuel at Singapore port increased by 6.7% on year during May 2024, according to Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) data.
In total, 4.83 million metric tonnes (mt) (exact 4,826,837 mt) of various marine fuel grades were delivered at the world’s largest bunkering port in May, up from 4.53 million mt (4,525,330 mt) recorded during May 2023.
Deliveries of marine fuel oil, low sulphur fuel oil, ultra low sulphur fuel oil, marine gas oil and marine diesel oil in May (against on year) recorded respectively 1.74 million mt (+20% from 1.45 million mt), 2.64 million mt (-2.2% from 2.70 million mt), zero (from zero), 14,300 mt (-48% from 27,500 mt) and zero (from zero).
Bio-blended variants of marine fuel oil, low sulphur fuel oil, ultra low sulphur fuel oil, marine gas oil and marine diesel oil in May (against on year) recorded respectively 5,300 (-98.9% from 500), 48,400 mt (+39.9% from 34,600 mt), zero (from zero), zero (from zero) and 300 (from zero).
LNG and methanol sales were posted respectively at 48,800 mt (+587% from 7,100) and 1,626 (from zero).
The methanol sales for May 2024 was contributed by Singapore’s first simultaneous methanol bunkering and cargo operation (SIMOPS) when close to 300 mt was bunkered and another bunkering operation involving about 1,340 mt of methanol.
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Articles on Singapore bunker volumes for 2024:
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A complete series of articles on Singapore bunker volumes by Manifold Times in 2023 can be found below:
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Related: Singapore: Bunker fuel sales increase by 3.5% on year in October 2023
Related: Singapore: Bunker fuel sales increase by 7.7% on year in September 2023
Related: Singapore: Bunker fuel sales continue upward trend, rose by 3.4% on year in August 2023
Related: Singapore: Bunker fuel sales continue upward trend, rose by 9.7% on year in July 2023
Related: Singapore: Bunker fuel sales continue to increase by 4.7% on year in June 2023
Related: Singapore: Bunker fuel sales increase by 11.8% on year in May 2023
Related: Singapore: Bunker fuel sales continue upward trend, rose by 13.4% on year in April
Related: Singapore: Bunker fuel sales continue upward trend, rose by 10.8% on year in March
Related: Singapore: Bunker fuel sales continue upward trend, up 8.3% on year in February
Related: Singapore’s bunker sales kickstarts well with 8.6% increase on year in January
Photo credit: Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
Published: 18 June 2024
