Antwerp-Bruges biofuel bunker sales halve on the quarter

Biofuel bunker sales in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges fell 50% to 13,000 mt in the third quarter, from 27,000 mt in the second quarter, port authority data shows.

That was the port’s lowest quarterly biofuel volume since the fourth quarter of last year.

Biofuel sales were down 76% from 56,000 mt in the same quarter last year.

Biofuels made up less than 1% of the port’s total bunker sales in the third quarter. Total sales rose 5% on the quarter to 2.16 million mt.

Antwerp-Bruges sold 61,000 mt of biofuel in the first nine months of this year, down 56% from 140,000 mt in the same period last year.

Rotterdam’s bio-bunker sales also fell in the third quarter, dropping 38% on the quarter to 154,000 mt.

Unlike Antwerp-Bruges, Rotterdam has sold more biofuel this year than last. Its bio-bunker sales rose 7% to 514,000 mt in the first nine months.

By Nachiket Tekawade

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