Barranquilla bunker prices
COBAQ · CO · Major bunkering hub
Individual prices at Barranquilla
| Grade | USD / MT | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| HSFO | $730 | 2026-10-097d |
| MGO | $1433 | 2026-10-097d |
| VLSFO | $785 | 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 Barranquilla
Read from each company's own published coverage of this port. No port authority register was found for Barranquilla, so treat this as a starting list rather than a complete one.
Their bunker desks, or send one request and let the replies come to you.
Taking fuel at Barranquilla
Operational notes, from the port authority and the suppliers’ own published documents. Checked 2026-08-31.
Barranquilla is a river port roughly 22 km up the Magdalena from the Bocas de Ceniza entrance, and bunkers are not a local product. Findaport records only "small quantities of gas oil and IFO with 3 days' notice by barge from Cartagena," so anything beyond a top-up has to be brought in from elsewhere and needs several days' lead time.
The binding constraints here are the river, not the fuel. The channel silts constantly: Findaport quotes a maximum around 9.4 m in fresh water, but a 2021 China P&I loss-prevention notice recorded far tighter low-water limits, 6.2 m for ships up to 180 m and 6.6 m up to 200 m, and warned that dredging had been suspended, with an annual river-level swing of about 7 m. Always take the pilot's controlling depth of the day. The Magdalena is spanned by the Pumarejo bridge, whose clearance is about 45 m, so air draft matters for vessels transiting to the upstream terminals. Enter in daylight and confirm depth with your agent before fixing a stem.
- No maximum bunker stem size is published; the barge from Cartagena governs what is realistic.
- The current (2026) controlling depth is not published anywhere I could read and changes with dredging and river level, so it must be taken from the pilot.
- Whether bunkering is permitted at anchorage versus alongside is not stated in the sources I read.
- Active physical-supplier names for barge supply are not given.
Ask the supplier to confirm these before you fix a stem on them.
VLSFO at nearby and alternative ports
| Port | Grade | USD / MT | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| VLSFO | $762 | 2026-09-0145d | |
| VLSFO | $796 | 2026-09-0343d | |
| VLSFO | $796 | 2026-09-0541d | |
| VLSFO | $796 | 2026-09-0739d | |
| VLSFO | $751 | 2026-09-0937d | |
| VLSFO | $751 | 2026-09-1135d |
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.
Barranquilla bunkering FAQ
- What is the bunker price at Barranquilla today?
- The table above shows the latest indicative prices at Barranquilla (COBAQ) 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 Barranquilla a cheap bunkering port?
- At the last update Barranquilla was showing $785/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 Barranquilla?
- Barranquilla is outside the EU/EEA, so EU ETS does not apply to a call here in itself. It may still apply to the voyage legs if your vessel is heading to or from an EU port.