Papeete bunker prices
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Who supplies fuel at Papeete
Read from each company's own published coverage of this port. No port authority register was found for Papeete, 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 Papeete
Operational notes, from the port authority and the suppliers’ own published documents. Checked 2026-08-31.
Papeete is a strategic first-or-last call for cruise ships and superyachts crossing the Pacific, and one supplier in our directory, Clipper Oil, delivers there by pipeline and by tank truck. The distillate they name is LSMGO (DMA) at 10 ppm, i.e. 0.001% sulphur, and bunkers can be lifted duty-free, at a 'plaisance' (pleasure-craft) rate, or duty-paid.
The port authority keeps fuel handling inside dedicated hydrocarbon zones that it says it operates under a reinforced regulatory and safety framework, so exactly where and when you may take fuel is agent-and-supplier business rather than an open right the port publishes. Plan any stem through your agent well ahead and confirm the delivery point with the supplier.
- The port authority does not publish a maximum stem size for Papeete; confirm with the supplier.
- Neither the port authority nor the supplier page states a provision for bunkering at anchorage, so assume alongside or at a pontoon.
- Residual-grade availability (HSFO or VLSFO) is not confirmed on any supplier's own page for Papeete; only distillate (LSMGO) is stated.
Ask the supplier to confirm these before you fix a stem on them.
No price is published at Papeete. The closest port where one is, is Long Beach, about 3,565 nautical miles away — VLSFO at $895 a tonne.
Long Beach →That is Long Beach's price, not this port's, and the distance is a great-circle estimate rather than a routed passage. It is here because a benchmark you can see the distance to is more use than a blank space.
Indicative only. Typical stem time here is about 8 hours alongside.
Papeete bunkering FAQ
- What is the bunker price at Papeete today?
- No price is published at Papeete. The closest port where one is, is Long Beach, about 3,565 nautical miles away — VLSFO at $895 a tonne.
- Is Papeete 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 Papeete?
- Papeete 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.