Last year, the supply of marine fuels in the port of Rotterdam decreased significantly, falling to 9.9 million tonnes compared to 10.6 million tonnes in 2022. The Port Authority of the Dutch port, which is the main port of European bunkering, announced that in 2023 the demand for fuel oil, marine gas oil and other fuels decreased by -6.7%, while liquefied natural gas supplies alone recorded a marked increase having grown from 407 thousand cubic meters in 2022 to 619 thousand, an increase - the body specified Dutch port - entirely attributable to the evolution of the LNG price. Demand was also down in 2023 of biofuels, with supplies falling from 791 thousand to 752 thousand tons. Last year, it was also carried out the first biomethanol bunkering operation, which is was delivered to the container ship Laura Maersk.

Finally, the Port Authority pointed out that the decline in the of the total number of supplies in the port was caused by the fewer ships arrived in Rotterdam last year and since the price of the bunker that in the period was more advantageous in Singapore.