24OCT2019 - NEWS - Panama Atlantic coast bunker sales seen rising in 2020

Bunker sales on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal, where more low-sulphur sourcing options are available, are expected to gain market share from the Pacific side from 2020 onward.

As marine fuel demand shifts to 0.5pc sulphur from high-sulphur fuel oil (HSFO), the low-sulphur fuel can be supplied to the Atlantic side of Panama from Brazil, the US Gulf coast and Europe. By contrast, sources of 0.5pc sulphur fuel oil for the Pacific side of the Canal will be more limited.