HSFO380 supply has tightened in Malta, and weather disruptions are expected to delay bunkering further in Las Palmas and Algoa Bay this week.
Bunker fuels are generally in good availability across European and African bunkering ports, but there are some pockets of tightness, and rough weather disrupting deliveries.
Suppliers in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region and other northern European ports can deliver prompt stems of VLSFO, LSMGO and HSFO380. No significant shortages have been reported.
Fuel oil imports from Russia, Poland and Scandinavian countries helped grow independent ARA fuel oil inventories by 9% last week. Stock levels have come up to five-week highs of 7.70 million bbls, according to Insights Global data.
Another weekly draw for ARA’s gasoil stocks has left less than 15 million bbls in storage for the first time since the start of the pandemic, which saw a massive build in March and April.
VLSFO supplies have tightened with several suppliers in Istanbul and boosted prices against other regional ports. Its price has swung to a premium over Piraeus, and widened its premium over Novorossiysk to $70/mt. There are no immediate prospects for when the Turkish suppliers will replenish stocks.