Dakar bunker prices
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Arithmetic on the 6 nearest ports where a price was observed, weighted by distance. Nobody has quoted this at Dakar, 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.
Who supplies fuel at Dakar
Read from each company's own published coverage of this port. No port authority register was found for Dakar, 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 Dakar
Operational notes, from the port authority and the suppliers’ own published documents. Checked 2026-08-31.
Dakar sits at the westernmost point of Africa and the port authority markets that position as a natural bunkering call for cargo ships. Fuel is taken in the Hydrocarbon Zone, which the authority describes as an oil wharf at Mole 9 plus the North Pier, with two stations of 235 m and 267 m alongside a dredged depth of -12 m referenced to hydro zero; the petroleum terminal is operated in part by Sea Invest (Terminal Petrolier de Dakar). The authority's own figures put the hydrocarbon fuelling network at 213 outlets over 10 stations, capable of delivering about 250 t/h to a ship and up to 1,000 t/h per station.
Access is straightforward: a marked channel 250 m wide dredged to -13 m inside and -13.5 m outside, a turning circle of 500 m diameter, and a small tide of 0.2–1.9 m allow entry at any state of tide, with the outer harbour sheltered by Gorée island and a breakwater. Note the fresh-water supply figures on the same page (floating tanks of 220–400 t) govern water, not fuel.
- The port authority does not publish a maximum stem size for bunkering.
- It does not state whether bunkering is available at anchorage/offshore or only alongside the Mole 9 and North Pier stations.
- Which residual and distillate grades (VLSFO, HSFO, LSMGO) are available is not specified on the port authority pages.
- Nomination lead time is not stated by the authority.
Ask the supplier to confirm these before you fix a stem on them.
The working behind the estimate above.
Those are prices at those ports, not at Dakar, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Las Palmaslow | VLSFO | $761 | 2026-09-0145d |
| VLSFO | $783 | 2026-09-0343d | |
| VLSFO | $783 | 2026-09-0541d | |
| VLSFO | $783 | 2026-09-0740d | |
| VLSFO | $797 | 2026-09-0938d | |
| VLSFO | $803 | 2026-09-1136d |
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.
Dakar bunkering FAQ
- What is the bunker price at Dakar today?
- No price is published at Dakar. The closest port where one is, is Las Palmas, about 814 nautical miles away — VLSFO at $761 a tonne.
- Is Dakar 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 Dakar?
- Dakar 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.