The Port Authority of Rotterdam on Thursday (5 February) said maritime shipping bunkered 3,000 metric tonnes (mt) more fuel in the port last year than in 2024.
In total, maritime shipping bunkered 9.8 million mt of fuel.
For the first time, vessels bunkered more than 1 million m³ of LNG in Rotterdam, including a growing volume of bio-LNG: 17,644 m³.
“This represents more than a sixfold increase compared to 2024, when the total amounted to 2,775 m³. The volume of biomethanol bunkered also rose sharply: 11,819 mt in 2025 compared with 3,946 mt the year before,” the port authority said.
In addition, the total volume of all bio-blended fuels decreased by 14% compared to 2024. From Q3 2025 onwards, however, volumes began to climb again following the dip in 2024.
This decline in the second half of 2024 was caused by increased availability of bio-blended fuels in Asia, after the European Union imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese biodiesel.
In April 2025, the first ship-to-ship ammonia transfer took place in the Port of Rotterdam, at a terminal quay.
“This marked an important step in preparing the port for vessels that will sail on green ammonia in the future and wish to bunker this fuel in Rotterdam,” it added.
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Published: 9 February, 2026
