Bunker fuel sales at Singapore port decreased by 2.6 % on year during December 2021, according to Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) data.
In total, 4.18 million metric tonnes (mt) (exact 4,177,800 mt) of various marine fuels were sold at the world’s largest bunkering port in December, marginally lower than 4.29 million mt (4,289,600 mt) recorded during December 2020.
Deliveries of 500 centistokes (cSt), 380 cSt and 180 cSt grades in December 2021 (against on year) were respectively 71,800 mt (-5% from 75,600 mt), 1,074,400 mt (+13.9% from 943,300 mt), while 180 cSt product recorded no sales in December 2021 and 2020.
Low sulphur variants of 500 cSt, 380 cSt and 180 cSt products in December 2021 (against on year) posted respectively no sales, 2.06 million mt (-1.9% from 2.10 million), 113,100 mt (-48.6% from 220,100 mt).
Low sulphur 100 cSt recorded sales of 484,100 mt (-20.5% from 608,700 mt) and ULSFO had no sales in December.
Low Sulphur marine gas oil (LS MGO) sales were posted at 335,600 mt (+13.7% from 295,100 mt) and MGO at 21,200 mt (-49.5% from 42,000 mt).
A complete series of articles on Singapore bunker volumes by Manifold Times in 2021 can be found below:
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Earlier articles by Manifold Times on Singapore bunker volumes can be found in the search result here
Photo credit: Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
Published: 17 January, 2022
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‘MPA had immediately contacted the relevant bunker suppliers to take necessary steps to ensure that the relevant batch of fuel was no longer supplied. Further investigations are currently on-going,’ it informs.
