Fujairah bunker sales dipped 3% in 2025 amid softer VLSFO demand

Lower VLSFO sales weighed on Fujairah’s overall bunker volumes, pulling total bunker sales down by 3% in 2025, according to data from the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone (FOIZ) and S&P Global Commodity Insights.

Changes in Fujairah bunker fuel sales from 2024 to 2025:

• Total sales down by 3% to 7.27 million mt
• VLSFO sales down by 7% to 4.68 million mt
• HSFO sales up by 4% to 2.20 million mt
• LSMGO sales up by 15% to 360,000 mt

Sales of the most in-demand bunker fuel, VLSFO, fell by nearly 366,000 mt to 4.68 million mt in 2025.

By contrast, HSFO sales climbed by almost 84,000 mt to reach 2.20 million mt over the same period, supported by the growing number of scrubber-fitted vessels in the global fleet. Some 552 scrubber-equipped vessels entered service last year, lifting the total to 6,720, according to DNV data.

Meanwhile, LSMGO sales also increased, rising by 47,000 mt to 360,000 mt during the year.

Fuel grade share of total sales in 2025 (compared to 2024):

• 64% VLSFO 380cst (67%)
• 0.40% VLSFO 180cst (0.21%)
• 30% HSFO (28%)
• 5% LSMGO (4%)
• 0.04% of 0.50% MGO (0.03%)

By Tuhin Roy

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