September bunker fuel sales fell by 10.3% compared to August to 3.85mt. However, last month’s figure was up 9.3% year-on-year.
The month-on-month drop follows the all-time monthly high of 4.29mt seen in August, the MPA data showed.
September sales volume for the high sulfur grades included 2.9mt of 380 CST bunker fuel, 736,800mt of 500 CST bunker fuel, and 49,600mt of 180 CST bunker fuel.