Rio Grande bunker prices
BRRIG · BR · Major bunkering hub
Arithmetic on the 6 nearest ports where a price was observed, weighted by distance. Nobody has quoted this at Rio Grande, 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 Rio Grande
Read from each company's own published coverage of this port. No port authority register was found for Rio Grande, 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 Rio Grande
Operational notes, from the port authority and the suppliers’ own published documents. Checked 2026-08-31.
Rio Grande lies inside the freshwater Lagoa dos Patos, so water density shifts noticeably with wind and tide — worth remembering when planning drafts. Bunkering is taken either at anchorage or alongside. The port guide designates the Golf anchorage for vessels working the Porto Alegre and Pelotas terminals, bunkering and repairs, with a maximum draft of 6.70 m; Golf is split into Golf I (up to 120 m LOA), Golf II (up to 190 m) and Golf III (over 225 m). The Echo anchorage takes vessels up to 190 m and 9.5 m draft, and the Alfa zone is for pilot boarding, closed to anchoring except in emergencies. Any anchorage must be booked with the Port Authority at least 24 hours before arrival.
Alongside, the guide marks bunkering as permitted at the Termasa, Tergrasa and Bianchini grain berths but not at Bunge; fresh-water draft at those berths runs to 13.60 m (12.80 m at Bunge).
- The port guide does not state how bunkers are physically delivered (barge versus pipeline) or give any maximum stem size or flow rate.
- Whether HSFO is supplied, or only VLSFO and LSMGO, is not stated in the sources read.
- The guide gives anchorage LOA/draft limits but no maximum draft governing a bunker-only call alongside the grain berths.
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 Rio Grande, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Buenos Aireslow | VLSFO | $878 | 2026-09-2224d |
| VLSFO | $898 | 2026-09-2323d | |
| VLSFO | $893 | 2026-09-2422d | |
| VLSFO | $917 | 2026-09-2818d | |
| VLSFO | $908 | 2026-09-2917d | |
| VLSFO | $905 | 2026-10-0115d |
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.
Rio Grande bunkering FAQ
- What is the bunker price at Rio Grande today?
- No price is published at Rio Grande. The closest port where one is, is Buenos Aires, about 364 nautical miles away — VLSFO at $878 a tonne.
- Is Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande?
- Rio Grande 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.