Darwin bunker prices
AUDRW · AU · Major bunkering hub
Arithmetic on the 6 nearest ports where a price was observed, weighted by distance. Nobody has quoted this at Darwin, 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 Darwin
Operational notes, from the port authority and the suppliers’ own published documents. Checked 2026-08-30.
Darwin is a road-tanker port. Bailey's Marine Fuels runs its own bunker truck with a back-up, serving East Arm, Fort Hill Wharf and Fisherman's Wharf, where five dedicated bunker points are permanently in place for smaller offshore support and chase boats; Recharge Petroleum also supplies by truck, at Stokes Hill, Fort Hill, Fisherman's Wharf and Hudson Creek. There is a pipeline at East Arm, but it is diesel only, and Bailey's quotes 95 tonnes an hour there on 3-inch lines. The published product range is distillate and light grades, diesel, petrol, Avgas and Jet A-1; no operator or authority page shows a residual grade or a bunker barge working the port, so if you need fuel oil establish it before fixing. Darwin Port's Port Notice PN/002 governs the operation and covers East Arm and Fort Hill Wharf only. The night rule is what bites. The Northern Territory Marine Pollution Act prohibits fuel transfer between sunset and sunrise without an authorised officer's approval. East Arm holds a blanket approval and works around the clock, but Fort Hill is capped at 06:30 to 21:00 to limit truck noise in the adjoining residential area and to fit concurrent cruise operations, and a 06:30 start needs a Darwin Port employee present unless arranged in advance. If a stem looks like overrunning that window, the agent must apply in writing for an exemption through the Senior Manager, Landside Operations no less than three working days beforehand, so a late Fort Hill nomination cannot be rescued. The notice does not bar bunkering during cargo work, and it sets no maximum stem size.
- No maximum stem size published by Darwin Port or either supplier
- No routine notice period published for an ordinary stem
- No source confirms a bunker barge operating at Darwin, though PN/002 contemplates ship-to-ship as a category
- No residual/fuel-oil grade published by either supplier; grade lists are distillate and light products only
- Pumping rate published for East Arm only; no rate for the Fort Hill or Fisherman's Wharf truck points
- Berth depths and tidal working windows are not published on Darwin Port's wharf overview page, and Darwin's…
Ask the supplier to confirm these before you fix a stem on them.
Who supplies fuel at Darwin
15 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 Darwin, 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 | $663 | 2026-08-30 |
| VLSFO | $680 | 2026-08-31 | |
| VLSFO | $695 | 2026-08-30 | |
| VLSFO | $734 | 2026-08-30 | |
| VLSFO | $781 | 2026-08-30 | |
| VLSFO | $785 | 2026-08-31 |
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.
Darwin bunkering FAQ
- What is the bunker price at Darwin today?
- No price is published at Darwin. The closest port where one is, is Singapore, about 1,808 nautical miles away — VLSFO at $785 a tonne.
- Is Darwin 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 Darwin?
- Darwin 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.