Mon 14 May 2012, 09:55 GMT

Bunker sales rise 3.5 percent in Singapore


Monthly sales climb to their highest level of the year so far at the world's leading bunker port.



Monthly bunker sales in Singapore rose to their highest level of the year so far in April, according to data released by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

Total sales at the world's leading bunker port increased in April by 126,600 tonnes, or 3.5 percent, to 3,735,400 tonnes, up from 3,608,800 tonnes the previous month. In comparison with the corresponding month last year the figure was up 486,900 tonnes, or 15.0 percent. It is also the highest volume figure ever recorded in April.

Sales of 380-centistoke (cst) - Singapore's largest-selling bunker grade - climbed 97,200 tonnes, or 3.4 percent, to 2,982,600 tonnes last month, up from 2,885,400 tonnes in March. The result was also 441,100 tonnes, or 17.4 percent, higher than the 2,541,500 tonnes recorded in April 2011.

Below are tables of bunker sales in Singapore for each fuel grade in 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008 respectively with accumulated totals in the bottom row.

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
Total 14,105.4 1,815.7 11,323.9 437.2 498.3


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


2010 Total 500cst 380cst 180cst MGO
Jan 3,212.5 352.1 2,520.4 195.3 132.1
Feb 3,022.4 333.8 2,330.4 204.3 137.0
Mar 3,329.1 395.4 2,557.0 212.8 140.8
Apr 3,442.6 505.4 2,541.5 209.2 144.5
May 3,470.4 474.6 2,634.0 198.7 137.0
Jun 3,543.8 477.6 2,694.5 206.3 134.7
Jul 3,563.8 474.8 2,735.6 201.9 129.6
Aug 3,375.0 491.2 2,545.7 182.0 131.2
Sep 3,553.7 432.9 2,792.0 177.4 124.9
Oct 3,556.1 430.9 2,815.6 165.9 130.8
Nov 3,311.0 331.8 2,646.4 176.5 138.3
Dec 3,493.0 587.0 2,639.0 141.6 115.6
Total 40,873.4 5,287.5 31,452.1 2,271.9 1,596.5


2009 Total 500cst 380cst 180cst MGO
Jan 3,019.7 325.8 2,331.1 181.5 132.3
Feb 2,670.0 213.9 2,123.9 186.7 126.8
Mar 3,129.7 250.5 2,465.5 215.8 147.2
Apr 2,884.8 276.4 2,276.4 161.0 126.7
May 3,227.2 302.2 2,527.7 197.2 143.4
Jun 2,960.7 320.7 2,266.8 201.1 132.6
Jul 3,072.6 290.5 2,421.8 191.2 132.5
Aug 3,063.1 316.6 2,382.0 178.2 134.7
Sep 3,172.4 336.1 2,482.8 176.7 126.5
Oct 3,122.3 343.9 2,462.8 147.9 136.8
Nov 2,882.8 339.4 2,224.6 171.8 114.3
Dec 3,181.3 373.7 2,460.1 196.7 129.5
Total 36,386.7 3,689.7 28,425.5 2,205.8 1,583.3


2008 Total 500cst 380cst 180cst MGO
Jan 2,802.2 351.6 2,048.8 239.6 127.0
Feb 2,734.0 296.5 2,014.4 263.8 127.2
Mar 3,045.3 361.4 2,275.7 235.4 137.0
Apr 3,047.0 355.5 2,286.6 246.6 125.3
May 2,919.0 391.3 2,157.2 207.3 116.2
Jun 2,810.4 354.8 2,075.2 235.1 108.4
Jul 3,030.9 364.5 2,277.4 210.7 129.7
Aug 3,151.7 376.4 2,372.5 238.7 134.2
Sep 2,856.2 409.2 2,085.6 204.7 134.3
Oct 2,925.5 392.5 2,174.1 203.0 135.7
Nov 2,879.9 417.1 2,116.4 202.7 122.6
Dec 2,734.3 312.8 2,058.0 208.4 140.1
Total 34,936.4 4,383.6 25,941.9 2,696.0 1,537.7


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