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July Fujairah bunker sales rose 167.2% MoM to 231,865 m3

Sales remained 63.8% below July 2025

380 CST VLSFO sales jumped 314.8% to 143,487 m3

380 CST HSFO sales rose 65.8% to 70,312 m3

Average VLSFO prices fell to $762.5/mt from $1,116/mt in June


Marine fuel sales at Fujairah, the Middle East’s largest bunkering hub, rebounded in July after falling to record lows in the previous months, but remained well below year-ago levels.


A total of 231,865 m3 of marine fuel, excluding lubricants, was sold last month, a jump by 167.2% from June’s volume, but down 63.8% from July 2025, according to latest data published by the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone and S&P Global Commodity Insights.


July bunker sales were the highest since March, when the Iran war began to weigh on demand, with sales falling each month to a new record low in June.


VLSFO accounted for most of the monthly increase in July.


Sales of 380 CST VLSFO, Fujairah’s most-selling grade, surged 314.8% from June to 143,487 m3 in July. However, volumes remained 63.3% below July 2025.


Sales of 180 CST VLSFO fell 18.3% month on month to 1,700 m3, although they were 40.9% higher than a year earlier.

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July bunker sales were still nearly 64% lower than a year earlier


380 CST HSFO sales rose 65.8% from June to 70,312 m3 but remained 65.8% below July 2025 levels.


Distillate sales also increased month on month, led by LSMGO.


LSMGO sales rose 115.6% from June to 16,198 m3 but were 62.4% lower year on year.


MGO sales, meanwhile, fell 7.2% month on month to 168 m3, although they were 31.3% higher than in July 2025.


Despite the month-on-month recovery, Fujairah’s bunker sales remained significantly below their average monthly levels in the previous year.


With no breakthrough yet in negotiations between the US and Iran to end the war, vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains well below pre-war levels, although it has not come to a complete halt.


The reduced traffic could continue to weigh on bunker demand at Fujairah.


According to Ship & Bunker price data, Fujairah’s average VLSFO price in July was $762.5/mt, down significantly from $1,116/mt in June but up from $516/mt in July 2025.


The sharp drop in prices from June may have contributed to the increase in VLSFO sales at the port.


Ship & Bunker’s G20-VLSFO Index, which tracks average prices across 20 leading bunkering ports, was $760/mt in July, down from $782/mt in June but up from $553/mt a year earlier.

Ship & Bunker News Team
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