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Image Credit: Ship & Bunker \/ Data Credit: Port of Rotterdam<\/p>\n\n\t Image Credit: Ship & Bunker \/ Data Credit: Port of Rotterdam<\/p>\n
\t\tTotal conventional and biofuel sales drop 0.4% to 9.36 million mt in 2025 – lowest since 2020<\/p>\n
\t\tVLSFO sales dip 7.4% year-on-year to 2.9 million mt<\/p>\n
\t\tHSFO was the most bunkered grade, with 3.4 million mt sold in 2025<\/p>\n
\t\tMGO sales jump 22% year-on-year to 1.3 million mt<\/p>\n
\t\tBiofuel bunker sales shrink to the lowest level since 2021<\/p>\n
\t\tLNG sales grew 5.5% year-on-year<\/p>\n
\t\tQ4 volume up 2% year-on-year to 2.3 million mt<\/p>\n
\n\tAnnual conventional and biofuel bunker fuel sales at Rotterdam, the world’s second-largest bunkering location, declined\u00a0as VLSFO and biofuel volumes dropped.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe port saw a total of 9.36 million mt of conventional bunker and biofuel blend sales last year, down slightly by 0.4% from 9.39 million sold<\/a> in 2024<\/a>, according to the latest data from the Port of Rotterdam.<\/p>\n \n\tRotterdam’s Q4 conventional and biofuel sales rose by 2% year on year to 2.3 million mt, indicating some late-year improvement despite the softer full-year result.<\/p>\n \n\tHowever, conventional bunker sales (excluding biofuels) rose by 1% to 8.73 million mt in 2025 – highest since 2022.<\/p>\n \n\tThe combined conventional and biofuel bunker sales marks the lowest annual volume since 2020 and extends the port’s declining trend to a third consecutive year.<\/p>\n \n\tThe overall drop was led by weaker VLSFO demand. Sales of the grade fell by 7.4% year on year to 2.9 million mt from 3.1 million mt in 2024. However, part of that decline was offset by stronger HSFO and MGO volumes.<\/p>\n \n\tImage Credit: Ship & Bunker \/ Data Credit: Port of Rotterdam<\/p>\n \n\tHSFO sales rose 2.7% to 3.4 million mt, making it the most-sold bunker grade in Rotterdam in 2025. HSFO accounted for 36.6% of the total conventional and biofuel sales in 2025, up from 35.5% in 2024.<\/p>\n \n\tAt the same time, VLSFO accounted for 30.5% of the total sales in 2025, down from 32.8% in 2024.<\/p>\n \n\tMGO sales jumped by 22% year-on-year to 1.3 million mt in 2025, while ULSFO sales grew by 15.6% to 864,782 mt.<\/p>\n \n\tMDO sales dipped by 26% to 337,286 mt.<\/p>\n \u201c<\/p>\n \n\tHSFO share of total bunker sales was 36.6% in 2025, up from 35.5% in 2024<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tAt the same time, biofuel blend demand weakened. Rotterdam saw 629,706 mt of bio-blended bunker sales in 2025, down 16.3% from 752,103 mt in 2024 and the lowest level since 2021. This could be due to recent changes to biofuel subsidies in the Netherlands.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tLNG bunker volumes increased in the port.<\/p>\n \n\tConventional LNG sales rose by 5.5% on the year to 992,911 m3 in 2025, while bio-LNG volumes rose to 17,644 m3 from 2,775 m3 in 2024.<\/p>\n \n\tMeanwhile, about 11,819 mt of bio-methanol was sold last year, up from\u00a03,946 mt sold in 2024.<\/p>\n \n\tSingapore, the world’s largest bunkering location, saw annual bunker sales increase by 3.2%<\/a> from record high of 2024.<\/p>\n![\"ANALYSIS:](\"https:\/\/shipandbunker.cdn.speedyrails.net\/a\/img\/_fl_7f5fffda5b8023958b37a12d213723ec.v.652.jpg\")
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