Ho Chi Minh City bunker prices
VNSGN · VN · Major bunkering hub
Arithmetic on the 6 nearest ports where a price was observed, weighted by distance. Nobody has quoted this at Ho Chi Minh City, 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 Ho Chi Minh City
2 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.
Taking fuel at Ho Chi Minh City
Operational notes, from the port authority and the suppliers’ own published documents. Checked 2026-09-02.
Bunkers at Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Port can be delivered by barge, pipeline, or truck. Delivery is possible at berth and at the anchorage; the port has an oil terminal and bunkering is listed as an available service. Pilotage is compulsory for movements within the port, and maneuvering from the pilot boarding ground to berth takes roughly 2-4 hours, which should be factored into nomination timing. Suppliers such as GAC Vietnam and Vinabunker Supply JSC serve the port; Vinabunker operates a seven-barge fleet covering the area around buoy zero and surrounding oilfields on 24/7 standby. Products available include Marine Gas Oil and High Sulphur Fuel Oil, plus lubricants from major brands (Shell, Mobil, Chevron, Castrol, Total). Ho Chi Minh City is not within an Emission Control Area, so IMO 2020 global 0.50% sulphur rules apply rather than 0.10% ECA limits. Buyers should confirm specific notice periods and any port-authority restrictions on night or weather-limited barge operations with the appointed supplier.
- specific nomination/notice period required
- night bunkering allowed?
- weather limits for barge delivery
- port-authority bunkering regulations
- exact anchorage vs berth bunkering restrictions
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 Ho Chi Minh City, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Livornolow | VLSFO | $549 | 2026-09-01 |
| VLSFO | $573 | 2026-09-01 | |
| VLSFO | $573 | 2026-09-01 | |
| VLSFO | $623 | 2026-09-01 | |
| VLSFO | $623 | 2026-09-01 | |
| VLSFO | $623 | 2026-09-01 |
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.
Ho Chi Minh City bunkering FAQ
- What is the bunker price at Ho Chi Minh City today?
- No price is published at Ho Chi Minh City. The closest port where one is, is Singapore, about 595 nautical miles away — VLSFO at $785 a tonne.
- Is Ho Chi Minh City 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 Ho Chi Minh City?
- Ho Chi Minh City 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.