Zhoushan bunker prices
CNZOS · CN · Major bunkering hub
Individual prices at Zhoushan
| Grade | USD / MT | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| HSFO | $6442 | 2026-10-15 |
| MGO | $1370 | 2026-10-097d |
| VLSFO | $927 | 2026-10-097d |
Not an offer to sell — a firm price exists only once a supplier has quoted.
Indicative only. Typical stem time here is about 10 hours alongside.
Who supplies fuel at Zhoushan
18 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 Zhoushan
Operational notes, from the port authority and the suppliers’ own published documents. Checked 2026-08-31.
Zhoushan supplies bonded oil at berth, in cross-border port areas and at five anchorages: Xiazhimen North, Tiaozhoumen, Xiushan East, Mazhi and Qushan Temporary. Wave height is capped at 1.5 m and visibility for mooring must exceed 1 nm at all five, but wind caps differ. Xiazhimen North and Tiaozhoumen: 13.8 m/s on the Oceanic Meteorological Observatory forecast, 17.1 m/s on the Meteorological Bureau forecast. Xiushan East: 17.1 m/s, or 13.8 m/s in northeast, east or southeast winds. Mazhi: 17.1 m/s or 20.7 m/s. Qushan: 13.8 m/s, 17.1 m/s from other directions, nothing above 3 knots of current.
Xiazhimen North and Mazhi may be used for mooring at night; at Xiushan East a barge may work at night only after registering with the MSA. Xiazhimen North barges report to Ningbo VTS, watch VHF 08 and report mooring, start and unmooring; at Qushan you report to Zhoushan VTS 30 minutes ahead, watch VHF 16 and 12, and only Zhoushan Type barges or others of 3,000 dwt and above may work. At Tiaozhoumen's outer anchorage and Mazhi, draft over 16 m needs a Shallow Navigation Plan, over 19 m a Deep Water Channel Plan, lodged a day ahead via the Zhejiang MSA platform.
- The 2024 Guide was read in the published English translation attached to the Japan P&I Club circular; the Zhoushan bonded bunkering site (zsbunker.cn) returned 502 today, so the Chinese original could not be re-checked.
- No maximum stem size is published for any of the five anchorages; the only vessel criterion given is Qushan's, which admits Zhoushan Type barges or others of 3,000 dwt and above.
- Night-work conditions are given only for Xiazhimen North, Xiushan East and Mazhi; the Guide says nothing about night work at Tiaozhoumen or Qushan.
- The Guide names no suppliers and no grades, so which barge carries VLSFO, LSMGO or HSFO has to be confirmed with the supplier.
- Berth and cross-border-area bunkering are named as available scenarios but no operating rules are published for them.
Ask the supplier to confirm these before you fix a stem on them.
VLSFO at nearby and alternative ports
| Port | Grade | USD / MT | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
Shanghailow | VLSFO | $837 | 2026-09-0145d |
| VLSFO | $864 | 2026-09-0343d | |
| VLSFO | $859 | 2026-09-0541d | |
| VLSFO | $857 | 2026-09-0739d | |
| VLSFO | $878 | 2026-09-0937d | |
| VLSFO | $884 | 2026-09-1135d |
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.
Zhoushan bunkering FAQ
- What is the bunker price at Zhoushan today?
- The table above shows the latest indicative prices at Zhoushan (CNZOS) for each grade we track, updated daily. These are market indications, not offers — the price you pay depends on quantity, delivery window, specification, your payment terms and your credit position with the supplier.
- Is Zhoushan a cheap bunkering port?
- At the last update Zhoushan was showing $927/MT for VLSFO. Whether that is genuinely cheap for your vessel depends on deviation: reaching a port that is $10/MT cheaper is not a saving if it costs a day of charter hire and the fuel burned getting there.
- Does EU ETS apply at Zhoushan?
- Zhoushan 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.