Dr.G.R.Balakrishnan
Jul 17 2026
Shipping News
Singapore’s conventional bunker sales rose for
second consecutive monthChanges in bunker
sales from May to June: Total sales up 144,000 mt to 4.56 million mt
VLSFO sales down 97,000 mt to 2.20 million mtHSFO sales up 240,000 mt to 2.04
million mt
MGO sales up 1,000 mt to 329,000 mtHSFO sales in Singapore rose 13% in June to
2.20 million mt, their highest monthly level since January.MGO sales remained
broadly stable over the same period, while VLSFO sales declined by 4%.
Around 3,618
vessels received bunkers in the port in June, down by 72 from 3,690 in May,
according to preliminary data from the Maritime and Port Authority of
Singapore. Despite the lower number of bunker calls, average daily bunker sales
increased to 1,260 mt from around 1,200 mt in May, mainly because June had one
fewer day. Total bunker sales in the first six months of the year were 6%
higher than during the same period last year.
Fuel grade share of total sales in April (compared to year to date): 48%
VLSFO (51% YTD)
45% HSFO (42% YTD) 7% MGO (7% YTD)