Antwerp bunker prices

Antwerp bunkers roughly seven to eight million tonnes of conventional fuel a year, heavy fuel oil, low-sulphur oil and gas oil, available across the docks from operators licensed by the port authority; masters are expressly forbidden to take fuel from anyone else, and no maximum stem size is published. Delivery is by barge alongside, and a bunker vessel may lie alongside a seagoing ship only for the time the transfer strictly needs. Trucks cover small parcels: no licence is required for conventional fuel or biodiesel delivered by road tanker, but the terminal concessionaire must approve it, the ground must take the loaded vehicle and the truck must be immobilised. Bunkering under way is prohibited without the harbour master's permission, as is debunkering. Simultaneous operations with cargo are allowed, but only where the bunker operator, the ship and, where relevant, the terminal have jointly run an operation-specific risk assessment, agreed mitigations and appointed a person in overall control; expect that, rather than the pumping, to set the pace. Notification is digital and compulsory, every conventional or biodiesel stem being registered in the APICS bunker notification application before it starts, and since 1 January 2026 a certified Coriolis mass flow meter is mandatory on the bunker vessel for residual fuels, distillates and biofuels, with fines or licence withdrawal for breach. Weather bites: sustained wind above 18.2 m/s for ten minutes, or activation of the storm procedure, suspends all bunkering, and no new operation may be started or hose connected until the harbour master lifts it, exemptions for sheltered berths aside. LNG arrives by road tanker or bunker vessel; methanol, hydrogen and ammonia are handled case by case at mapped locations.