Ningbo 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 Ningbo, 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 Ningbo
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 Ningbo
Operational notes, from the port authority and the suppliers’ own published documents. Checked 2026-08-31.
Ningbo-Zhoushan takes bonded fuel by barge at anchorage, and a 2024 government guide (circulated through P&I) sets out five bunkering anchorages: Xiazhimen North, Tiaozhoumen, Xiushan East, Mazhi and Qushan Temporary. This is a tightly controlled operation. The barge keeps its AIS running and a watch on VHF channel 08, and both vessels report to Ningbo-Zhoushan VTS and obtain approval before entering, anchoring and crossing the Deep Water Channel. At Xiazhimen North the receiving ship keeps main engines on standby throughout bunkering.
Weather stops the job. Depending on the anchorage and the forecast source, wind must stay below roughly Force 6 to Force 7 (13.8 to 17.1 m/s) and visibility for mooring must exceed one nautical mile; at Qushan Temporary no bunkering is allowed if the current exceeds 3 knots. Deep ships plan ahead: a Shallow Navigation Plan (draft over 16 m) or Deep Water Channel Plan (draft over 19 m) must be filed a day in advance through the Zhejiang MSA platform, and night supply requires the barge to be registered with the MSA.
- The guide does not publish a maximum stem size per anchorage.
- It does not state a minimum notice period for the bunker nomination itself, only for navigation-plan filings.
- It does not list the approved barge operators or how many barges serve each anchorage.
- It does not specify whether every grade (VLSFO, HSFO, LSMGO) is available at each of the five anchorages.
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 Ningbo, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Zhoushanlow | VLSFO | $835 | 2026-09-0145d |
Zhoushanlow | VLSFO | $835 | 2026-09-0343d |
Zhoushanlow | VLSFO | $835 | 2026-09-0541d |
Zhoushanlow | VLSFO | $835 | 2026-09-0739d |
| VLSFO | $842 | 2026-09-0937d | |
| VLSFO | $842 | 2026-09-1135d |
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.
Ningbo bunkering FAQ
- What is the bunker price at Ningbo today?
- No price is published at Ningbo. The closest port where one is, is Zhoushan, about 30 nautical miles away — VLSFO at $835 a tonne.
- Is Ningbo 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 Ningbo?
- Ningbo 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.