Walvis Bay bunker prices
NAWVB · NA · Major bunkering hub
Arithmetic on the 6 nearest ports where a price was observed, weighted by distance. Nobody has quoted this at Walvis Bay, 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.
Taking fuel at Walvis Bay
Operational notes, from the port authority and the suppliers’ own published documents. Checked 2026-08-31.
At Walvis Bay fuel reaches ships three ways: by pipeline at Berths 1 to 5, by road tanker at the other cargo berths, and by barge to vessels lying at anchor. The barge route is run by Engen with the MT Sarah, a 77.4 m by 10.6 m tanker of 1,372 GT and 1,975 t deadweight that carries up to 2,000 MT and pumps at 200 cubic metres an hour; it supplies gasoil to rigs, support craft and passing vessels at anchorage at both Walvis Bay and Luderitz.
Bunker transfers in the inner anchorage are not automatic — they need prior approval from the Marine Division of the Department of Transport and the Port Captain, and are monitored. The entrance channel runs 5.2 nautical miles at 134 m wide and -14 m chart datum, which sets the size of ship the port can take alongside.
- Beyond gasoil, the grades the barge carries are not stated on the Namport pages — ask the supplier.
- Namport does not publish a maximum stem size.
- Designated anchorage sub-areas and a maximum vessel size at anchorage are not specified on these pages.
Ask the supplier to confirm these before you fix a stem on them.
Who supplies fuel at Walvis Bay
Read from each company's own published coverage of this port. No port authority register was found for Walvis Bay, 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.
The working behind the estimate above.
Those are prices at those ports, not at Walvis Bay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Rotterdamlow | VLSFO | $663 | 2026-08-31 |
| VLSFO | $680 | 2026-08-31 | |
| VLSFO | $695 | 2026-08-31 | |
| VLSFO | $734 | 2026-08-31 | |
| VLSFO | $781 | 2026-08-31 | |
| VLSFO | $785 | 2026-08-31 |
Indicative, delivered basis. Source: a licensed feed. 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.
Walvis Bay bunkering FAQ
- What is the bunker price at Walvis Bay today?
- No price is published at Walvis Bay. The closest port where one is, is Santos, about 3,323 nautical miles away — VLSFO at $781 a tonne.
- Is Walvis Bay 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 Walvis Bay?
- Walvis Bay 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.