Algeciras bunker prices
ESALG · ES · Major bunkering hub · Emission Control Area · EU ETS and FuelEU Maritime apply
Individual prices at Algeciras
| Grade | USD / MT | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| MGO | $1516 | 2026-10-15 |
| VLSFO | $854 | 2026-10-097d |
Not an offer to sell — a firm price exists only once a supplier has quoted.
Indicative only. Typical stem time here is about 8 hours alongside.
Who supplies fuel at Algeciras
7 of these are on the port authority's register of licensed suppliers. The rest publish their own coverage of this port.
Their bunker desks, or send one request and let the replies come to you.
Taking fuel at Algeciras
Operational notes, from the port authority and the suppliers’ own published documents. Checked 2026-08-31.
Algeciras is Spain's busiest port by traffic — the maritime administration counts at least 27,000 ship calls a year, roughly three-quarters of them foreign — and one of the Strait of Gibraltar's main bunker hubs. Stems are delivered afloat, ship-to-ship by barge; the physical supplier Peninsula lists conventional fuels, biofuels and, since 2024, LNG delivered STS. The bay lies inside the Mediterranean sulphur ECA, and EU ETS and FuelEU Maritime apply, so plan for compliant fuel and the emissions paperwork.
Where you lift matters. Inside the port's service area the port authority (APBA) assigns your anchorage or berth; but in the strait waters outside that area a ship may stop or anchor only with the express authorisation of the Capitanía Marítima de Algeciras, and Spain's maritime administration has been formalising designated outer waiting anchorages precisely to control that congestion. Confirm with your agent and supplier which zone your stem falls in before you commit.
- I could not find, in a current published APBA ordinance, a named in-bay bunkering anchorage (e.g. a dedicated 'Delta' bunker zone); that designation is widely repeated by brokers but I could not confirm it from a primary source.
- The exact ECA sulphur limit applicable in the bay was not verified from a fetched primary source; it is stated here only as compliant/ECA fuel.
- No maximum stem size or barge capacity is published by the port authority.
- Whether bunkering alongside the container terminals is permitted could not be confirmed from a primary source.
- The maritime administration's designation of outer waiting anchorages was read only as a 2024 public-consultation draft, so its in-force status is unconfirmed.
Ask the supplier to confirm these before you fix a stem on them.
VLSFO at nearby and alternative ports
| Port | Grade | USD / MT | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
Gibraltarlow | VLSFO | $695 | 2026-09-0145d |
Gibraltarlow | VLSFO | $695 | 2026-08-3146d |
| VLSFO | $696 | 2026-09-0145d | |
| VLSFO | $709 | 2026-09-0343d | |
| VLSFO | $712 | 2026-09-0343d | |
| VLSFO | $703 | 2026-09-0442d |
Not an offer to sell — a firm price exists only once a supplier has quoted.
A lower headline price at another port is not automatically a saving. Deviation burns fuel and charter hire, and a bunker-only call costs port time.
Algeciras bunkering FAQ
- What is the bunker price at Algeciras today?
- The table above shows the latest indicative prices at Algeciras (ESALG) for each grade we track, updated daily. These are market indications, not offers — the price you pay depends on quantity, delivery window, specification, your payment terms and your credit position with the supplier.
- Is Algeciras a cheap bunkering port?
- At the last update Algeciras was showing $854/MT for VLSFO. Whether that is genuinely cheap for your vessel depends on deviation: reaching a port that is $10/MT cheaper is not a saving if it costs a day of charter hire and the fuel burned getting there.
- Does EU ETS apply at Algeciras?
- Algeciras is in the EU/EEA, so voyages to, from and within it fall under the EU Emissions Trading System, and FuelEU Maritime applies to ships of 5,000 GT and above. That adds a real per-tonne cost that a headline bunker price does not show.