Toamasina bunker prices
MGTMM · MG · Major bunkering hub
Arithmetic on the 6 nearest ports where a price was observed, weighted by distance. Nobody has quoted this at Toamasina, 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 Toamasina
6 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 Toamasina
Operational notes, from the port authority and the suppliers’ own published documents. Checked 2026-08-31.
Toamasina (Tamatave) is Madagascar's main commercial port, on the east coast. Treat it as a road-tanker bunkering port, not a barge hub: findaport's port entry lists fuel simply as "available by road tanker," so plan on truck-to-ship delivery at the berth rather than a barge at anchorage. Expect the slower pump rates and smaller practical stems that come with trucks, and build the tanker's turnaround into your schedule.
Depth is rarely the constraint here. The oil terminal carries 12.5-13.7 m alongside and the general anchorage runs roughly 14-15.2 m. The port takes ships up to about 40,000 dwt, with an extension berth designed for 60,000 dwt and a 16 m draught alongside. What will actually govern you is berth availability and truck logistics, so fix grade and quantity with your supplier in advance, because the published port pages state neither.
- The specific fuel grades held at Toamasina (e.g. IFO 380, MGO, or 0.50% VLSFO) are not stated on the port pages I read; only the road-tanker delivery method is published there.
- No maximum stem size is published; findaport gives only "road tanker" with no rate or volume figure.
- Whether bunkering can be done at anchorage or only alongside the petroleum berth is not addressed on the pages I read.
- Tidal range and swell exposure at the oil berth are not given on the pages I read.
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 Toamasina, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Port Louislow | VLSFO | $932 | 2026-09-0145d |
| VLSFO | $957 | 2026-09-0343d | |
| VLSFO | $957 | 2026-09-0541d | |
| VLSFO | $957 | 2026-09-0739d | |
| VLSFO | $1017 | 2026-09-0938d | |
| VLSFO | $1017 | 2026-09-1136d |
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.
Toamasina bunkering FAQ
- What is the bunker price at Toamasina today?
- No price is published at Toamasina. The closest port where one is, is Port Louis, about 474 nautical miles away — VLSFO at $932 a tonne.
- Is Toamasina 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 Toamasina?
- Toamasina 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.