Gibraltar bunker calls climbed up in August

The port of Gibraltar recorded 449 bunker calls in August, a slight increase from July, Gibraltar Port Authority (GPA) figures show.

IMAGE: Aerial view of the Bay of Gibraltar. Getty Images

However, on a year-on-year basis, Gibraltar’s bunker calls edged down in August.

The port received 3,444 bunker calls from January to August this year, recording a 1% rise from the 3,417 ships that bunkered at the port in the same period last year.   

Meanwhile, 15 cruise ships arrived for bunkers in August, up from 11 vessels in July. In August 2024, 14 cruise vessels called for bunkering in Gibraltar.

Bunker fuel demand in Gibraltar usually increases with cruise traffic, which peaks during the summer months from April to September. 

A total of 125 cruise ships called at Gibraltar till August this year, a considerable increase from 82 in the same period a year ago.

By Shilpa Sharma

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