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Annual bunker sales in Rotterdam rose for the first time since 2011 in 2014, according to data published by the Port of Rotterdam.

Total bunker volumes sold last year were 10,615,255 tonnes - up 190,734 tonnes, or 1.8 percent, on the 10,424,521 tonnes supplied in 2013.

Sales of intermediate fuel oil (IFO) rose slightly - by 5,826 tonnes, or 0.6 percent - to 9,827,083 tonnes, up from 9,821,257 tonnes the previous year.

Marine gas oil (MGO) volumes jumped 162,215 tonnes, or 31.9 percent, to 670,122 tonnes, up from 507,907 tonnes in 2013. During the last quarter of 2014, MGO sales skyrocketed 109,268 tonnes, or 76.8 percent, to 251,457 tonnes in the run up to the implementation of stricter Emission Control Area (ECA) regulations on January 1, 2015, requiring ships to burn marine fuel with a sulphur content no greater than 0.1 percent.

Meanwhile, sales of marine diesel oil (MDO) also rose significantly during the last three months of 2014, rising from 3,104 tonnes to 12,412 tonnes. Overall, 2014 volumes were up by 19,436 tonnes, or 594 percent, compared to the previous year.

Lubricant sales were also higher in 2014, rising to 95,343 tonnes, up from 92,085 tonnes in 2013.

Please find a summary of quarterly and annual sales volumes since 2010 below.

	Fuel Oil	MGO	MDO	Lubricants	Total
Q1 2010	2,802,604	130,445	2,449	26,044	2,961,542
Q2 2010	2,803,598	129,541	902	31,746	2,965,787
Q3 2010	2,979,048	125,907	2,293	27,688	3,134,936
Q4 2010	2,672,097	134,181	464	26,694	2,833,436
Total 2010	11,257,347	520,074	6,108	112,172	11,895,701
Q1 2011	2,814,333	144,615	4,408	32,149	2,995,505
Q2 2011	2,981,171	134,010	1,262	30,612	3,147,055
Q3 2011	2,998,896	127,458	1,352	25,754	3,153,460
Q4 2011	2,783,403	122,362	254	21,848	2,927,867
Total 2011	11,557,803	528,445	7,276	110,363	12,223,887
Q1 2012	2,613,314	142,243	3,405	25,888	2,784,850
Q2 2012	2,565,704	129,355	155	29,719	2,724,933
Q3 2012	2,562,038	136,027	140	20,897	2,719,101
Q4 2012	2,533,578	145,029	25	23,925	2,702,557
Total 2012	10,274,634	552,654	3,725	100,429	10,931,441
Q1 2013	2,409,336	127,143	225	24,510	2,561,214
Q2 2013	2,448,170	136,388	150	22,770	2,607,479
Q3 2013	2,517,419	122,546	260	21,857	2,662,082
Q4 2013	2,446,332	121,830	2,636	22,948	2,593,746
Total 2013	9,821,257	507,907	3,271	92,085	10,424,521
Q1 2014	2,644,879	132,697	3,355	26,167	2,807,098
Q2 2014	2,433,220	143,779	3,836	25,552	2,606,387
Q3 2014	2,435,458	142,189	3,104	22,827	2,603,578
Q4 2014	2,313,526	251,457	12,412	20,797	2,598,192
Total 2014	9,827,083	670,122	22,707	95,343	10,615,255

Source: Port of Rotterdam