Demand for heavy fuel has surpassed low-sulphur oil in Rotterdam

Since the IMO introduced a limit on the sulphur content of bunker oil in 2020, demand for low-sulphur bunker oil has otherwise been significantly higher.
Photo: Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix

The demand for sulphurous heavy fuel has increased significantly in the Port of Rotterdam. So much so that it now exceeds the demand for the otherwise popular low-sulphur bunker oil (VLSFO), shows to a calculation by the Port of Rotterdam.

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