Singapore marine fuel sales slip to three-month low in September
Sales of marine bunker fuel in Singapore fell to a three-month low in September, following a surge in August, although they remained above typical averages, according to official data released on Tuesday.
Sales at the world's largest bunker hub for ships totaled 4.77 MM metric tons (t) last month, down 4.0% month-on-month, but 8.7% higher than September last year, data from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) showed.
Vessel calls for bunkering slipped 2.5% from August to 3,518 calls in September, while container throughput totaled 3.76 MM twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), down 2.6%.
Sales for residual bunker fuels logged monthly declines for both low-sulfur (VLSFO) and high-sulfur (MFO) grades, down 6.0% and 1.0% respectively, while total marine gasoil sales inched 1% higher from August.
Premiums for both delivered VLSFO and MFO have been steady in the low-$10s per metric ton over the cargo benchmark price, based on data from market sources.
Meanwhile, sales of alternative fuels dipped slightly in September following a strong performance in August.
Total biofuel-blended bunker sales fell 11.7% to 119,300 tons, while liquefied natural gas bunker sales slipped 27.6% to 48,500 tons for September, after hitting a fresh high in August.
|
Total |
LSFO |
Bio-blended LSFO |
MFO |
Bio-blended MFO |
LSMGO |
Bio-blended LSMGO |
MGO |
ULSFO |
Bio-blended ULSFO |
B100 |
LNG |
|
|
Jan-25 |
4,487.9 |
2,431.3 |
92.0 |
1,655.4 |
16.0 |
256.5 |
0.0 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
32.8 |
|
Feb-25 |
4,145.1 |
2,065.1 |
85.1 |
1,624.4 |
22.1 |
305.7 |
0.0 |
8.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3.8 |
30.0 |
|
Mar-25 |
4,469.2 |
2,331.9 |
93.7 |
1,618.6 |
51.9 |
333.5 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
39.0 |
|
Apr-25 |
4,404.4 |
2,236.5 |
75.6 |
1,700.1 |
33.3 |
314.7 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
42.0 |
|
May-25 |
4,878.1 |
2,454.3 |
95.8 |
1,892.8 |
40.9 |
342.4 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
1.9 |
45.0 |
|
Jun-25 |
4,594.7 |
2,311.0 |
114.3 |
1,703.8 |
38.8 |
362.0 |
2.1 |
4.5 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
55.4 |
|
Jul-25 |
4,918.0 |
2,372.1 |
80.5 |
1,964.4 |
35.3 |
416.0 |
1.8 |
3.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.6 |
41.5 |
|
Aug-25 |
4,965.3 |
2,501.0 |
93.8 |
1,891.8 |
34.7 |
368.6 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.8 |
67.0 |
|
Sep-25 * |
4,765.1 |
2,350.5 |
71.7 |
1,873.0 |
43.1 |
373.6 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.5 |
48.5 |
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