S&B ANALYSIS: Singapore Bunker Sales Gained 6.2% in February
by Jack Jordan, Managing Editor, Ship & Bunker
Monday March 15, 2021 Bunker sales in
6.2% on a yearly basis in February but declined from January s
12-month high.
4.12 million mt in February, according to preliminary data from the
Maritime and Port Authority (MPA), 6.2% higher than February 2020 s level but 8.5% lower than the 12-month high of
4.5 million mt reached in January 2021. February 2020 s volumes level may have been slightly depressed as shipping companies started to use the VLSFO stockpiles they built up before the IMO 2020 transition rather than making new purchases. The mandatory mass flow meters used to measure all bunker deliveries in Singapore come with a