Charlotte Amalie bunker prices
VISTT · VI · Emission Control Area
Arithmetic on the 6 nearest ports where a price was observed, weighted by distance. Nobody has quoted this at Charlotte Amalie, and it carries nothing about the barge, the volume or your credit — which is what actually sets the number.
Why there is no assessment here yet
Only 0 observations in the last 72 hours. We publish an assessment from 3 or more.
No price is published for this port yet. Our assessment is built only from what we observe here — prices suppliers submit to us, quotes received against requests raised here, and stems that close — so it appears once this port has traffic. A request raised now still reaches suppliers; it does not wait for an index.
Our own assessment, computed from observations made on this platform: prices submitted by suppliers, quotes received against requests raised here, and stems that closed. Weighted by how firm each observation is (a closed stem counts three times a list price), by how recent it is, and by parcel size. Values more than 15% from the median are excluded. No third-party assessment is used as an input, and no number is published from fewer than three observations or fewer than two independent sources.
Taking fuel at Charlotte Amalie
Operational notes, from the port authority and the suppliers’ own published documents. Checked 2026-08-31.
Charlotte Amalie is first a cruise and yacht harbour, and bunkering here is approval-driven rather than routine. It sits inside the US Caribbean Sea Emission Control Area — waters around Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands out to roughly 50 nautical miles — so since 1 January 2015 fuel burned here must not exceed 0.10% sulphur. The Virgin Islands Port Authority requires that any request to fuel a vessel or use the Charlotte Amalie Waterfront Bulkhead be approved by its Marine Manager; that bulkhead runs 3,200 feet but carries only 4 to 14 feet alongside, so it suits small craft, not ship-sized stems. The harbour itself is a deep natural harbour on the Anegada Passage, with charted depths around 10 to 40 feet; cruise ships work the West Indian Company (WICO) dock, which takes up to three large ships, plus Crown Bay for larger vessels and the inner anchorage. A 41.9 million dollar dredging of the entrance channel, turning basin and WICO berth pocket was approved in March 2026.
- The sources read do not name a barge bunker supplier or confirm how ship-sized bunkers are physically delivered (barge at WICO or the anchorage versus shore).
- VIPA publishes no maximum bunker stem or bunker tariff in the pages read.
- Whether bunkering is permitted at the inner anchorage while cruise ships are in port is not stated in the sources read.
Ask the supplier to confirm these before you fix a stem on them.
Who supplies fuel at Charlotte Amalie
1 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.
The working behind the estimate above.
Those are prices at those ports, not at Charlotte Amalie, and the distances are great-circle rather than routed. The estimate above is arithmetic on them — it carries no information about the barge, the volume or your credit, which is what actually sets the number. A request is the only way to get a real one.
Indicative only. Typical stem time here is about 8 hours alongside.
VLSFO at nearby and alternative ports
| Port | Grade | USD / MT | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
Rotterdamlow | VLSFO | $672 | 2026-09-01 |
| VLSFO | $680 | 2026-09-01 | |
| VLSFO | $695 | 2026-09-01 | |
| VLSFO | $734 | 2026-09-01 | |
| VLSFO | $781 | 2026-09-01 | |
| VLSFO | $785 | 2026-09-01 |
Indicative, delivered basis. Source: a licensed feed. 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.
Charlotte Amalie bunkering FAQ
- What is the bunker price at Charlotte Amalie today?
- No price is published at Charlotte Amalie. The closest port where one is, is New York, about 1,420 nautical miles away — VLSFO at $734 a tonne.
- Is Charlotte Amalie a cheap bunkering port?
- Whether a port is cheap for your vessel depends on the deviation cost, not just the headline price — reaching a cheaper port costs charter hire and fuel.
- Does EU ETS apply at Charlotte Amalie?
- Charlotte Amalie 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.