Buenos Aires bunker prices
ARBUE · AR · Major bunkering hub
Individual prices at Buenos Aires
| Grade | USD / MT | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| MGO | $2046 | 2026-10-28 |
| VLSFO | $1015 | 2026-10-28 |
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 Buenos Aires
Read from each company's own published coverage of this port. No port authority register was found for Buenos Aires, 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 Buenos Aires
Operational notes, from the port authority and the suppliers’ own published documents. Checked 2026-09-02.
At Buenos Aires, Bunkerbaires S.A. supplies IFO 180, MGO/MDO and marine lubricants. Deliveries are made by self-propelled bunker barges (capacities roughly 550–3,294 MT) and by road tank wagons for short stems of about 35–450 MT of distillates or IFOs, both alongside in port and at anchorage/roads. Buyers or agents must give the seller approximately 72 and 48 hours' notice of arrival plus 24 hours' definite notice with delivery location and time; deliveries are effected day and night, Sundays and holidays included, subject to port custom and weather, on a First In First Out basis. Because Argentine sellers hold no storage and act on a spot basis with local oil majors (e.g. Shell CAPSA, RepsolYPF, Petrobras, ExxonMobil), a quantity tolerance of +/-10% applies and barging products are customs-surveyed as tax-exempt. Buenos Aires is not in an ECA; low-sulphur limits apply only as required by IMO rules.
- designated anchorage bunkering areas by port authority
- current price/availability
- minimum pumping rate
- port-authority night/weather restrictions in detail
Ask the supplier to confirm these before you fix a stem on them.
VLSFO at nearby and alternative ports
| Port | Grade | USD / MT | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
Bahia Blancalow | VLSFO | $802 | 2026-09-0158d |
| VLSFO | $812 | 2026-09-0356d | |
| VLSFO | $812 | 2026-09-0554d | |
| VLSFO | $812 | 2026-09-0752d | |
| VLSFO | $827 | 2026-09-0950d | |
| VLSFO | $827 | 2026-09-1148d |
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.
Buenos Aires bunkering FAQ
- What is the bunker price at Buenos Aires today?
- The table above shows the latest indicative prices at Buenos Aires (ARBUE) 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 Buenos Aires a cheap bunkering port?
- At the last update Buenos Aires was showing $1015/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 Buenos Aires?
- Buenos Aires 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.