{
  "id": 16227356,
  "title": "Antwerp-Bruges bunker sales rise 5% on the quarter as VLSFO jumps",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/antwerp-bruges-bunker-sales-rise-5-on-the-quarter-as-vlsfo-jumps",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-23T21:00:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/antwerp-bruges-bunker-sales-rise-5-on-the-quarter-as-vlsfo-jumps/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Antwerp-Bruges port saw a 5% increase in bunker fuel sales to 2.16 million metric tonnes (mt) in the third quarter, compared to 2.05 million mt in the previous quarter. This marked the port's highest quarterly volume since the first quarter of last year. The port also surpassed Rotterdam in the third quarter in terms of bunker fuel sales. Rotterdam's conventional fuels sales rose 10% to 1.8 million mt, while bio-bunker sales fell 38% to 154,000 mt, making VLSFO the most sold fuel grade at 675,000 mt, up from 26% share in the second quarter.",
  "summary": "Antwerp-Bruges sold 2.16 million mt of bunker fuel in the third quarter, up 5% from 2.05 million mt in the second, port authority data shows. That was the port’s highest quarterly volume since the first quarter of last year. Antwerp-Bruges also sold more bunker fuel than Rotterdam in the third quarter. Port of Rotterdam data ...",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}