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Europe’s largest bunkering port and home of the Gate LNG import terminal reported LNG volumes of 270,254 cubic meters in the third quarter of this year.
This marks a new quarterly record for the Rotterdam port, overtaking the previous record of 265,043 cbm in the first quarter of this year, according to the port’s bunkering data posted on its website.
Also, there were 960 cbm of bio-LNG bunkering volumes recorded in the third quarter of this year and 4,752 cbm in the second quarter.
During the January-September period of this year, Rotterdam LNG bunkering volumes reached 735,959 cbm.
The volumes rose 8.5 percent from 678,298 cbm in the nine-month period last year.
In 2024, the port reported LNG bunkering volumes of 941,366 cbm.
This marked a new yearly record and a rise of 52 percent compared to 2023.
The port said that the demand for LNG bunkering in 2024 rebounded to previous levels after a decline during the period of inflated gas prices.
DNV’s most recent data shows that there are now 790 LNG-powered ships in operation and 631 LNG-fueled vessels on order.
Moreover, 209 LNG-powered containerships and 111 LNG-powered car carriers are in operation, followed by 81 crude carriers and 76 oil/chemical tankers.
As per vessels on order, LNG-powered containerships account for a big part of the orders with 357 units. Shipping firms also ordered 111 car carriers, 45 crude oil tankers, and 41 oil and chemical tankers.
These statistics do not include smaller inland vessels or dual-fuel LNG carriers.

