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Cape of Good Hope Diversions Supportive of Bunkers

OIL PRODUCTS

Robust bunker sales in Singapore, combined with a strong east-west arb last quarter have been a driver of strong fuel oil flows into the major bunker hub in recent months according to Vortexa.

  • Imports of fuel oil cargoes from Northwest Europe into Singapore in January reached 85kbd, the highest since July 2022.
  • Higher supplies from Indonesia and Japan have lifted total supplies from Asia into Singapore to over 250kbd in the last two months, and are on-track to surpass this level for the third month.
  • This has consequently lifted the share of LSFO imports into Singapore significantly to over 50% in December and January, up from under 30% last August.
  • Higher vessel speeds and longer journeys are supporting global bunker demand as ships pass the Cape of Good Hope to avoid Houthi threats in the Red Sea.



Source: Vortexa

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