Bunker operations resume in Gibraltar amid calmer weather

Bunkering has resumed in Gibraltar this morning after being suspended yesterday due to bad weather conditions, port agent MH Bland says.

PHOTO: View from the Rock of Gibraltar, UK to Algeciras, Spain. Getty Images

Wind gusts have subsided to 22 knots today from around 35 knots yesterday, MH Bland adds.

Congestion has also eased in the port with nine vessels currently waiting to receive bunkers, down from 19 yesterday.

Meanwhile, bunker operations are progressing normally in the nearby ports of Algeciras, Ceuta and Las Palmas.

Additionally, bunkering has been suspended in Huelva since yesterday due to adverse weather conditions. However, bunker deliveries by barge can still be carried out at anchorage there, MH Bland says.

By Manjula Nair

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