Singapore recorded the second-best March sales figure in its history whilst month-on-month volumes also rose, according to data released by the
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).
Total sales at the world's leading bunker port increased last month by 181,500 tonnes, or 5.3 percent, to 3,577,500 tonnes, up from 3,396,000 tonnes in February.
In comparison with previous years, last month's figure is only bettered by the 3,608,800-tonne result achieved in March 2012. Compared to 2014, March volumes were up by 392,600 tonnes, or 12.3 percent. It is the third month in a row that year-on-year monthly volumes have risen; it is the first time that this has happened since December 2013.
Accumulated bunker sales for the year so far are 10,653,600 tonnes, which represents an increase of 633,500 tonnes, or 6.3 percent, compared to the first three months of 2014 (10,020,100 tonnes). The figure is also above the volumes sold during the corresponding period in 2013 (10,226,700 tonnes), 2012 (10,370,000 tonnes), and 2011 (10,431,900 tonnes). In fact, it is the highest figure ever recorded for the first three months of the year.
Sales of 380 centistoke (cSt) - Singapore's best-selling bunker grade - rose by 160,400 tonnes, or 6.4 percent in March to 2,650,500 tonnes. In comparison with the corresponding month last year, 380 cSt sales were up by 247,800 tonnes, or 10.3 percent.
500 cSt volumes rose from the previous month's figure of 694,400 tonnes to 721,400 tonnes. The result is 147,300 tonnes, or 25.7 percent higher than in March 2014 and the fourth highest in the port's history.
Below are tables of bunker sales in Singapore for each fuel grade in 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 with accumulated totals in the bottom row.
| 2015 |
Total |
500cst |
380cst |
180cst |
MGO |
| Jan |
3,680.1 |
676.7 |
2,763.1 |
69.2 |
86.9 |
| Feb |
3,396.0 |
694.4 |
2,490.1 |
59.4 |
82.9 |
| Mar |
3,577.5 |
721.4 |
2,650.5 |
56.1 |
83.6 |
| Total |
10,653.6 |
2,092.5 |
7,903.7 |
184.7 |
253.4 |
| 2014 |
Total |
500cst |
380cst |
180cst |
MGO |
| Jan |
3,557.8 |
635.7 |
2,754.8 |
42.9 |
70.4 |
| Feb |
3,277.4 |
524.1 |
2,522.0 |
73.8 |
91.7 |
| Mar |
3,184.9 |
574.1 |
2,402.7 |
57.8 |
88.3 |
| Apr |
3,812.9 |
747.9 |
2,814.2 |
79.9 |
98.7 |
| May |
3,637.6 |
718.2 |
2,701.9 |
64.4 |
90.0 |
| Jun |
3,373.8 |
668.7 |
2,479.8 |
78.7 |
80.3 |
| Jul |
3,662.6 |
737.8 |
2,718.2 |
57.7 |
86.3 |
| Aug |
3,668.8 |
728.1 |
2,736.7 |
58.0 |
82.8 |
| Sep |
3,521.5 |
677.6 |
2,648.8 |
57.6 |
89.9 |
| Oct |
3,593.6 |
694.6 |
2,696.8 |
55.1 |
94.1 |
| Nov |
3,548.4 |
709.6 |
2,660.6 |
58.7 |
64.0 |
| Dec |
3,577.5 |
680.3 |
2,684.6 |
63.2 |
85.8 |
| Total |
42,416.8 |
8,096.7 |
31,821.1 |
747.8 |
1,022.3 |
| 2013 |
Total |
500cst |
380cst |
180cst |
MGO |
| Jan |
3,787.6 |
581.8 |
2,929.3 |
99.7 |
119.3 |
| Feb |
3,076.4 |
492.0 |
2,365.7 |
69.9 |
84.5 |
| Mar |
3,362.7 |
580.8 |
2,512.7 |
78.8 |
104.8 |
| Apr |
3,647.9 |
633.2 |
2,713.7 |
94.2 |
113.9 |
| May |
3,529.0 |
644.3 |
2,633.2 |
89.5 |
93.7 |
| Jun |
3,478.2 |
641.6 |
2,588.7 |
81.1 |
95.0 |
| Jul |
3,740.8 |
714.6 |
2,773.0 |
81.7 |
107.3 |
| Aug |
3,488.1 |
693.0 |
2,570.9 |
69.7 |
96.7 |
| Sep |
3,610.5 |
684.9 |
2,673.5 |
77.5 |
104.1 |
| Oct |
3,780.6 |
688.8 |
2,866.6 |
71.4 |
91.6 |
| Nov |
3,373.1 |
652.2 |
2,525.0 |
67.4 |
74.5 |
| Dec |
3,802.4 |
654.2 |
2,917.8 |
69.4 |
97.4 |
| Total |
42,682.2 |
7,661.4 |
32,070.1 |
950.3 |
1182.8 |
| 2012 |
Total |
500cst |
380cst |
180cst |
MGO |
| Jan |
3,668.5 |
406.3 |
3,019.0 |
115.3 |
113.3 |
| Feb |
3,092.7 |
407.2 |
2,436.9 |
112.3 |
128.7 |
| Mar |
3,608.8 |
486.9 |
2,885,4 |
106.1 |
126.4 |
| Apr |
3,735.4 |
515.3 |
2,982.6 |
103.5 |
129.9 |
| May |
3,985.7 |
591.5 |
3,144.6 |
117.50 |
128.4 |
| Jun |
3,646.9 |
553.6 |
2,883.3 |
85.6 |
123.4 |
| Jul |
3,665.2 |
503.5 |
2,924.4 |
110.0 |
114.7 |
| Aug |
3,556.0 |
568.1 |
2,756.7 |
107.9 |
120.1 |
| Sep |
3,326.4 |
535.9 |
2,570.1 |
87.7 |
118.1 |
| Oct |
3,508.4 |
549.1 |
2,747.0 |
92.7 |
114.2 |
| Nov |
3,275.6 |
566.7 |
2,491.9 |
92.3 |
118.6 |
| Dec |
3,625.7 |
541.4 |
2,843.6 |
116.1 |
118.3 |
| Total |
42,685.3 |
6,225.5 |
33,685.5 |
1,247.0 |
1,454.1 |
| 2011 |
Total |
500cst |
380cst |
180cst |
MGO |
| Jan |
3,642.4 |
480.3 |
2,841.2 |
171.0 |
134.0 |
| Feb |
3,268.8 |
438.7 |
2,544.2 |
151.8 |
111.7 |
| Mar |
3,520.7 |
472.9 |
2,747.8 |
146.5 |
134.9 |
| Apr |
3,248.5 |
425.4 |
2,541.5 |
132.2 |
118.9 |
| May |
3,621.9 |
475.7 |
2,873.7 |
130.6 |
123.2 |
| Jun |
3,859.2 |
515.2 |
3,031.9 |
141.1 |
143.4 |
| Jul |
3,642.9 |
476.6 |
2,883.7 |
135.2 |
127.8 |
| Aug |
3,815.3 |
470.2 |
3,050.4 |
133.6 |
149.3 |
| Sep |
3,568.4 |
468.1 |
2,836.8 |
132.0 |
125.6 |
| Oct |
3,546.2 |
385.3 |
2,867.1 |
131.9 |
145.1 |
| Nov |
3,615.4 |
537.6 |
2,800.7 |
124.2 |
126.8 |
| Dec |
3,804.1 |
431.8 |
3,103.1 |
110.9 |
128.9 |
| Total |
43,153.6 |
5,577.7 |
34,122.1 |
1,641.0 |
1,569.6 |
