Jan 26 (LNGJ) - The Dutch Port of Rotterdam registered less bunkering for shipping in 2023 except for LNG fuel with the overall total dropping to 9.9 million tonnes in 2023 compared with 10.6MT in 2022. “The demand for fuel oil, marine gas oil and other fuels was 6.7 percent lower than in 2022. Only bunkering of LNG rose significantly from 406,599 cubic metres to 619,243 cubic metres,” the Port said. “This had everything to do with developments in the price of LNG. The demand for bunkers mixed with biofuels dropped from 790,851 tonnes to 751,638 tonnes,” the Port added.
“The overall decline is mainly caused by fewer sea-going vessels arriving in Rotterdam and because the price of bunker oil was temporarily more favourable in Singapore,” it added. The Port Authority also noted that along with the Port of Antwerp-Brugge Authority all bunker vessels by early 2026 have to work with “officially accepted bunker measurement” systems. “With this measure, the port authorities aim to make the ARA bunker market more transparent, efficient and reliable,” they added.
