The Port of Antwerp-Bruges successfully sold 2.16 million tons of bunker fuel in the third quarter of this year, which is a 5% increase compared to 2.05 million tons in the second quarter. This is considered the highest seasonal sales volume since the first quarter of last year.
Fuel Sales Compared to the Port of Rotterdam
During this period, Antwerp-Bruges sold more bunker fuel than the Port of Rotterdam. Data from the Port of Rotterdam shows that suppliers at this port sold 1.8 million tons of regular fuel, which is a 10% increase compared to the previous quarter. Additionally, bio bunker fuel sales in Rotterdam have decreased by 38% to 154,000 tons. In total, bunker fuel sales in Rotterdam reached approximately 1.95 million tons.
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Growth in VLSFO Sales and Changes in Other Fuels
VLSFO sales at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges increased by 25% from the second quarter to 675,000 tons, and this type of fuel has once again been recognized as the best-selling fuel grade at this port, with a share of 31% of total sales, up from 26% in the second quarter. In contrast, HSFO sales, which had the best sales in the second quarter, fell to second place, decreasing by 4% to 631,000 tons. Its share of total sales dropped to 29%.
ULSFO sales also decreased by 3% to 160,000 tons, with its share of total sales dropping to 7%. Sales of blended fuel, which includes unspecified fuels, increased by 7% to 1.71 million tons.
Diesel sales also increased by 4% to 349,000 tons. Additionally, 74,000 tons of LNG were loaded at this port in the third quarter, which is a 3% decrease compared to 77,000 tons in the second quarter. In comparison, LNG sales at the Port of Rotterdam have sharply decreased, falling by 21% to 97,000 tons.
In the first nine months of this year, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges sold 241,000 tons of LNG, which is 30% more than LNG sales during the same period last year. This port needs more than 18,000 tons of additional LNG to break last year's record of a total of 259,000 tons in the fourth quarter of this year.
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