ENGINE: Europe & Africa Bunker Fuel Availability Outlook
Northwest Europe Prompt supply is tight in the ARA ports, a trader said, and buyers should allow lead times of 5-7 days to get competitive offers from a wide selection of suppliers, a trader told ENGINE. Verde Marine Energy said this week that it has added more barges to Flushing, Ghent and Ternuezen. The ARA’s ...
Northwest Europe is experiencing a shortage of bunker fuel supply at the ARA ports, requiring buyers to allow a 5-7 day lead time for competitive offers, according to a trader. Verde Marine Energy has added more barges in Flushing, Ghent, and Ternuezen. Independent fuel oil stocks in the region have increased by 7% in October compared to September.
Fuel availability remains stable in Hamburg, with suppliers requesting a five-day lead time. Longer lead times of 10 days are advised for supplies off Denmark’s Skaw and Sweden’s Gothenburg. Mediterranean prompt bunker fuel availability is tight in the Gibraltar Strait ports, with buyers recommended a 7-10 day lead time. Some suppliers in Gibraltar are delayed by 12-16 hours, while others are running 4-6 hours late.
A 24-32 hour delay is reported in Algeciras. Las Palmas is facing tight fuel availability, with buyers advised a 7-8 day lead time. Rough seas have suspended bunkering activities in Las Palmas' outer anchorage, but inner anchorage and alongside berth operations continue. In Malta, rough weather has suspended all bunkering operations, with deliveries possible in 4-5 days.
In Istanbul, fuel availability is normal, with deliveries available within 1-4 days. For Africa, Togo's Lome is tight on bunker availability, requiring a 5-7 day lead time for VLSFO and LSMGO. Nigeria's Lagos Anchorage has tight VLSFO supplies, with deliveries needed 10-12 days in advance. Luanda has no VLSFO stock, but LSMGO can be delivered in 3-4 days.
Namibia's Walvis Bay has tight prompt bunker fuel supplies, with a 5-7 day lead time recommended. Rough seas are forecast for the next few weeks, potentially disrupting offshore supply operations and limiting bunkering activities to port limits. South Africa's Durban and Cape Town ports have tight fuel availability, with buyers advised a 10-15 day notice for deliveries.
Mozambique's Nacala and Maputo ports also have tight bunker fuel availability, with a 5-7 day lead time required.
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