Shenzhen bunker prices
CNSNZ · CN · Major bunkering hub
Arithmetic on the 6 nearest ports where a price was observed, weighted by distance. Nobody has quoted this at Shenzhen, 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 Shenzhen
Read from each company's own published coverage of this port. No port authority register was found for Shenzhen, 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 Shenzhen
Operational notes, from the port authority and the suppliers’ own published documents. Checked 2026-08-31.
Shenzhen is really two ports — the eastern container terminals at Yantian and the western terminals in the Pearl River estuary — and the published bunkering activity centres on Yantian. Both conventional bonded bunker fuel and LNG are supplied there under Shenzhen's international bonded-fuel regime.
Fuel comes aboard ship-to-ship from a bunker vessel that has first loaded at one of the licensed supply terminals; there are three licensed LNG bunkering supply terminals in Shenzhen with loading capacity. The notable feature at Yantian is that the terminal allows simultaneous bunkering and cargo loading/unloading, so a box ship can refuel on the berth while it works cargo instead of waiting at anchor. LNG has been delivered here by very large bunker vessels — the operation supplying a container ship at Yantian used what is described as the world's largest LNG bunker vessel.
Bonded status is the commercial point: the fuel is supplied duty-free as bonded stores, which is what makes Shenzhen attractive for international sailings. Confirm bonded eligibility and the customs paperwork with your supplier well before arrival.
- The English source covers Yantian; it does not describe how bunkering is arranged at the western Shekou, Mawan or Chiwan terminals, or at anchorage.
- No maximum stem size or advance-notice period is published on this page — that has to come from the supplier or agent.
- Whether conventional (non-LNG) bonded fuel is also delivered on the berth simultaneously with cargo, or only at anchorage, is not specified.
- The page does not set out which authority issues the bonded-bunkering licence or what the vessel-side approval steps are.
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 Shenzhen, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Hong Konglow | VLSFO | $804 | 2026-09-0146d |
Hong Konglow | VLSFO | $804 | 2026-08-3147d |
| VLSFO | $829 | 2026-09-0145d | |
| VLSFO | $816 | 2026-09-0344d | |
| VLSFO | $877 | 2026-09-0343d | |
| VLSFO | $879 | 2026-09-0443d |
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.
Shenzhen bunkering FAQ
- What is the bunker price at Shenzhen today?
- No price is published at Shenzhen. The closest port where one is, is Hong Kong, about 15 nautical miles away — VLSFO at $804 a tonne.
- Is Shenzhen 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 Shenzhen?
- Shenzhen 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.