Townsville bunker prices
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Who supplies fuel at Townsville
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 Townsville
Operational notes, from the port authority and the suppliers’ own published documents. Checked 2026-08-31.
Townsville is northern Queensland's main multi-cargo port and works eight berths. The feature that used to define access - a 92 m-wide channel that capped callers at 238 m LOA - has since been eased by the port authority's Channel Upgrade, which widened the channel to 180 m at the Port end (tapering to 120 m in the Sea Channel) and lifted the length limit to 300 m; the 294 m Cunard Queen Elizabeth called in January 2025.
Bunkers are handled through the supplier carried on the port authority's own directory (listed as Australia Bunkering Pty Ltd / Dan-Bunkering), which offers all grades of marine fuel and lube oils and asks to be consulted early on berth suitability and delivery method. Grades commonly moved in the area are MGO, VLSFO, HSFO and ULSD. Nominate your berth and grade well ahead - delivery method and any stem limit are not published, so confirm both with the supplier.
- The delivery method (road tanker vs barge) is not stated on any port-authority or supplier page I read; the supplier only says it will advise on "delivery methods available."
- No maximum stem size is published on the pages I read.
- The port authority's declared channel depth and the draught that triggers a tidal window are not on the port pages I read (only third-party aggregator figures exist).
- Whether simultaneous cargo work and bunkering is permitted is not addressed on the pages I read.
Ask the supplier to confirm these before you fix a stem on them.
No price is published at Townsville. The closest port where one is, is Manila, about 2,542 nautical miles away — VLSFO at $1002 a tonne.
Manila →That is Manila'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.
Townsville bunkering FAQ
- What is the bunker price at Townsville today?
- No price is published at Townsville. The closest port where one is, is Manila, about 2,542 nautical miles away — VLSFO at $1002 a tonne.
- Is Townsville 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 Townsville?
- Townsville 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.