Bunker sales at port Vladivostok in January 2019 grew by 44.5% to 85,700 tonnes

In, total sales of bunker fuel at the port of Vladivostok and its offshore terminals amounted to some 85,700 tonnes, up about 44.5%, year-on-year (vs 59,300 tonnes), Administration of Seaports of Primorsky Territory and Eastern Arctic told IAA PortNews. 

Almost a half of this volume (38,700 tonnes) was sold at the offshore terminals (eastern, western and internal ones), with the rest sold at the port.

In the reporting period, sales of heavy fuel oil totaled about 74,400 tonnes, fuel containing material – about 5,900 tonnes with diesel fuel accounting for the rest of the volume.   

The number of bunkering operations increased from 255 to 273.