{
  "id": 4834924,
  "title": "Spain’s bunker volumes inch 1% higher on the year in July",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/spains-bunker-volumes-inch-1-higher-on-the-year-in-july",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-01T10:00:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/spains-bunker-volumes-inch-1-higher-on-the-year-in-july/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Spanish bunker fuel sales increased by 1% in July compared to the previous year, according to government data. Bunker suppliers shipped a total of 795,000 metric tons (mt) of fuel through the country's ports. This figure is slightly higher than the five-year average of 775,000 mt per month. However, July's sales marked a 7% decline from the previous month's record high of 854,000 mt, which had not been seen since November of the prior year.\n\nThe Algeciras port handled the largest share of Spanish bunker volumes, accounting for 36% of the total. Las Palmas and Barcelona followed with 27% and 16% respectively. Algeciras' volumes grew by 12% year-on-year, reaching 285,000 mt. Ceuta saw a 35% increase, bringing its July totals to 66,000 mt. Huelva's volumes doubled compared to the previous year, but still only represented 1% of national bunker sales. In contrast, Santa Cruz de Tenerife's bunker volumes dropped by 73% to 11,000 mt, marking the lowest monthly figures since January 2020. This port's contribution to national bunker volumes fell from 5% to 1%. Las Palmas supplied 214,000 mt, a 4% decrease from the previous July. Barcelona supplied 126,000 mt, also down 4% from a year ago.",
  "summary": "Bunker suppliers sold a total of 795,000 mt of bunker fuel at Spain’s ports last month, up 1% compared to the same month last year, government data showed. Spanish bunker sales averaged 775,000 mt/month in the five years to 2025. July sales were above that, but slipped by 7% from June’s 854,000 mt, which was ...",
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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."
}