Increased sales of VLSFO contributed to lift Fujairah’s total bunker sales higher in August than in July, according to data compiled by Fujairah Oil Industry Zone (FOIZ) and S&P Global Commodity Insights.

Changes in Fujairah bunker fuel sales from July to August:

• Total sales up by 2% to 639,000 mt
• VLSFO sales up by 8% to 419,000 mt
• HSFO sales down by 8% to 187,000 mt
• LSMGO sales down by 13% to 32,000 mt

In August, VLSFO sales — the port’s most popular product — increased by nearly 32,000 mt to 419,000 mt. Average daily sales of VLSFO rose to about 13,500 mt/day, compared with almost 12,500 mt/day in July.

By contrast, HSFO sales fell by around 17,000 mt to 187,000 mt, while LSMGO dropped by roughly 4,500 mt to 32,000 mt.

Overall, the port’s total bunker sales in the first eight months of the year were 4% lower than in the same period last year.

Fuel grade share of total sales in August:

• 66% VLSFO 380cst
• 0.17% VLSFO 180cst
• 29% HSFO
• 5% LSMGO
• 0.04% 0.50% MGO

By Tuhin Roy

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