Tumaco Port Fuel Volumes in Eight Months Already Beat All of 2025
COLOMBIA · ENERGY Key Facts —The milestone: The port of Tumaco moved more than 762,000 net barrels of fuel in the first eight months of 2026, surpassing the roughly 483,000 barrels received in all of 2025. —The growth rate: Volumes are up 57.8 percent against the 2025 full-year total, according to Colombia’s maritime authority, Dimar. […] The post Tumaco Port Fuel Volumes in Eight Months Already…
In the first eight months of 2026, the port of Tumaco has moved more than 762,000 net barrels of fuel, surpassing the roughly 483,000 barrels received in all of 2025. This represents a 57.8 percent increase, according to Colombia’s maritime authority, Dimar. The growth is attributed to the strict execution of the Ministry of Mines and Energy’s fuel supply plan for Nariño, a mountainous department whose capital, Pasto, sits over 300 kilometres inland.
Tumaco’s shift to a fuel gateway for the region is significant, as the port is consolidating its role in providing energy security to the department. The port has seen new callers such as the Singapore-flagged tanker Mockingbird, which delivered 60,000 barrels from Buenaventura, and the Marshall Islands-flagged Willard J., which is scheduled to arrive in September with 70,000 barrels from Cartagena.
The port’s operating model now combines long-haul imports with coastal cabotage, with one tanker delivering 103,000 barrels from Cartagena in June alone. Dimar notes the port’s strengthened position as backed by permanent monitoring of maritime traffic, vessel manoeuvres, safety conditions, and environmental protection measures.
With 2026 expected to see over one million barrels handled, the Pacific supply corridor could become difficult to dismantle.
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