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Rotterdam Marine Fuel 0.5% Price — FOB Rotterdam-Antwerp
The latest FOB Rotterdam-Antwerp marine fuel 0.5% assessment is $614.50 per metric ton for 4 September 2026, down $3.75 from the previous daily assessment (3 Sep 2026). Explore the historical price chart and recent daily assessments below.
Latest Rotterdam Marine Fuel 0.5% Price
- Basis
- FOB Rotterdam-Antwerp
- Unit
- USD/mt
- Frequency
- Daily
- CS code
- CS-RTM-VLSFO
What This Indicator Measures
Daily FOB Rotterdam-Antwerp barge assessment of 0.5% sulphur marine fuel (VLSFO) in USD/mt.
Marine Fuel 0.5% (VLSFO): A physical price for very-low-sulphur fuel oil with a maximum 0.50% sulphur content, the global-compliant marine fuel under IMO MARPOL Annex VI since 1 January 2020. Series are quoted FOB cargo or barge at the named hub, not as delivered bunker stems.
Specification · stated by the source for this series
- 0.5% sulphur maximum (IMO 2020 global cap), from the series name.
- 0.50% sulphur maximum by mass (IMO 2020 global cap).
- Grade is a residual marine fuel within ISO 8217; viscosity and other limits follow the source assessment.
Basis: FOB Rotterdam-Antwerp
- FOB Rotterdam-Antwerp: the source delivery-basis table lists marine fuel 0.5% (PUMFD00) as FOB Rotterdam-Antwerp.
- FOB (free on board): the price covers the product loaded on the vessel at the named origin; sea freight and insurance to the destination are excluded, so FOB values from different loading areas are not delivered-cost equivalents.
- ARA is the Amsterdam–Rotterdam–Antwerp port and refining complex on the North Sea, linked by the Rhine to inland Europe; barge values here are inland-waterway parcels.
Unit: USD/mt
- USD/bbl values (Singapore, Arab Gulf, Fujairah) and USD/mt values (Europe, Japan naphtha) cannot be compared without a product-specific density conversion; the site does not convert them.
- Published assessments are a low–high range with a midpoint; charts and monthly statistics use the midpoint only.
Rotterdam Marine Fuel 0.5% Price Chart
Available history 26 Jan 2026 through 4 Sep 2026 (109 observations). Monthly averages below use the midpoint of each published assessment.
Marine Fuel 0.5% — Rotterdam
Computed Summary
Statements below are calculated by CommodityScope from the loaded history only. Each one names its period and method; none explains why a value moved.
The latest assessment of $614.50/mt on 4 Sep 2026 is down $3.75 (-0.6%) from the previous daily assessment (3 Sep 2026).
Method: Computed by CommodityScope as the difference between the two most recent loaded daily observations (1 calendar day apart).
It is 1.3% above the August 2026 average of $606.45/mt, the most recent completed month with 19 daily observations.
Method: Arithmetic mean of the published daily midpoints in August 2026. Partial months are excluded from this comparison.
Over the loaded history (26 Jan 2026 – 4 Sep 2026), the highest assessment was $800.25/mt on 5 May 2026 and the lowest was $388.75/mt on 26 Jan 2026.
Method: Minimum and maximum of the published midpoint over the loaded history (26 Jan 2026 – 4 Sep 2026, 109 observations). This is not an all-time record.
Price Changes and Historical Range
Published changes are copied from the source edition. Computed changes are CommodityScope calculations between loaded daily observations; the two are shown separately and may differ when an intermediate edition is not loaded.
Monthly Rotterdam Marine Fuel 0.5% Prices
Average, minimum and maximum of published midpoints in each calendar month. These are not the daily assessed low–high bands. Incomplete latest months are marked month to date.
| Month | Average mid | Min mid | Max mid | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Month to date | 621.50 | 614.50 | 627.75 | 4 |
| August 2026 | 606.45 | 568.25 | 635.50 | 19 |
| July 2026 | 579.95 | 514.00 | 640.25 | 14 |
| June 2026 | 581.71 | 526.00 | 642.25 | 13 |
| May 2026 | 694.99 | 639.25 | 800.25 | 17 |
| April 2026 | 658.04 | 597.25 | 738.25 | 13 |
| March 2026 | 648.80 | 546.75 | 709.75 | 16 |
| February 2026 | 421.14 | 395.00 | 454.00 | 11 |
| January 2026 | 403.13 | 388.75 | 417.50 | 2 |
Recent Daily Assessments
Last 30 published assessments. The chart above is interactive; this table is the HTML history.
| Date | Low | High | Mid | Δ day (published) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | 614.50 | 614.50 | 614.50 | -3.75 |
| 2026-09-03 | 618.25 | 618.25 | 618.25 | -9.50 |
| 2026-09-02 | 627.75 | 627.75 | 627.75 | +2.25 |
| 2026-09-01 | 625.50 | 625.50 | 625.50 | +10.75 |
| 2026-08-28 | 614.75 | 614.75 | 614.75 | +4.00 |
| 2026-08-27 | 610.75 | 610.75 | 610.75 | +6.50 |
| 2026-08-26 | 604.25 | 604.25 | 604.25 | -3.75 |
| 2026-08-25 | 608.00 | 608.00 | 608.00 | -16.75 |
| 2026-08-24 | 624.75 | 624.75 | 624.75 | -10.75 |
| 2026-08-21 | 635.50 | 635.50 | 635.50 | +11.25 |
| 2026-08-20 | 624.25 | 624.25 | 624.25 | +3.00 |
| 2026-08-19 | 621.25 | 621.25 | 621.25 | +2.25 |
| 2026-08-18 | 619.00 | 619.00 | 619.00 | +14.00 |
| 2026-08-17 | 605.00 | 605.00 | 605.00 | -4.25 |
| 2026-08-14 | 609.25 | 609.25 | 609.25 | -0.75 |
| 2026-08-13 | 610.00 | 610.00 | 610.00 | +0.25 |
| 2026-08-12 | 609.75 | 609.75 | 609.75 | +3.50 |
| 2026-08-11 | 606.25 | 606.25 | 606.25 | +3.50 |
| 2026-08-10 | 602.75 | 602.75 | 602.75 | +18.00 |
| 2026-08-06 | 575.75 | 575.75 | 575.75 | +7.50 |
| 2026-08-05 | 568.25 | 568.25 | 568.25 | -8.25 |
| 2026-08-04 | 576.50 | 576.50 | 576.50 | -20.00 |
| 2026-08-03 | 596.50 | 596.50 | 596.50 | -40.00 |
| 2026-07-31 | 636.50 | 636.50 | 636.50 | +5.75 |
| 2026-07-30 | 630.75 | 630.75 | 630.75 | -8.00 |
| 2026-07-28 | 596.25 | 596.25 | 596.25 | -19.75 |
| 2026-07-24 | 640.25 | 640.25 | 640.25 | -25.50 |
| 2026-07-20 | 608.75 | 608.75 | 608.75 | +7.50 |
| 2026-07-17 | 601.25 | 601.25 | 601.25 | +7.50 |
| 2026-07-16 | 593.75 | 593.75 | 593.75 | -8.00 |
What This FOB Rotterdam-Antwerp Price Represents
This page tracks the daily marine fuel 0.5% on a FOB Rotterdam-Antwerp basis, quoted in USD/mt. This is an FOB cargo assessment, not a delivered bunker stem price. Figures are CommodityScope Indicators synthesized from loaded market editions. They are not a live quote and not a republication of a price-reporting agency table.
How to use this series
- Follow compliant bunker fuel values at the main hubs; compare with HSFO 3.5% in the same hub to read the scrubber economics spread (Hi-5).
What it is not suitable for
- Delivered bunker stem prices, which include barging and margins.
- ECA-compliant 0.10% fuel pricing (that is marine gasoil).
Compare With
Each comparison states why the series are related and whether the latest values can be subtracted directly (same unit, currency and assessment date). Where they cannot, the values are shown side by side without a difference.
| Series | Why compare | Latest | Difference (this − other) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel Oil 3.5% — Rotterdam FOB Rotterdam · USD/mt · daily | Different grade or specification in the same market: 3.5% fuel oil vs 0.5% marine fuel barges; the Rotterdam Hi-5 gap. | 528.00 4 Sep 2026 | +86.50 |
| Marine Fuel 0.5% vs 3.5% Spread — Rotterdam FOB Rotterdam · USD/mt · daily | Published Rotterdam Hi-5 spread. | 97.25 4 Sep 2026 | +517.25 |
| Marine Fuel 0.5% Forward — Rotterdam FOB Rotterdam barge · USD/mt · daily | Swap curve referencing this Rotterdam 0.5% marine fuel market; compare the M1 tenor with the physical value, not later tenors. | 619.00 4 Sep 2026 | -4.50 |
| Marine Fuel 0.5% — Singapore FOB Singapore · USD/mt · daily | FOB Singapore cargoes: the Asian hub value, cargo parcel. | 767.74 4 Sep 2026 | -153.24 |
Related Marine Fuel 0.5% Prices
- singapore marine fuel 0.5% pricesFOB Singapore
- Fujairah VLSFO 0.5% FOB cargo pricesFOB Fujairah
- mediterranean marine fuel 0.5% pricesFOB Med
- mediterranean cif marine fuel 0.5% pricesCIF Med
- Marine Fuel 0.5% vs 3.5% Spread — Rotterdam spreadFOB Rotterdam
- mediterranean fuel oil 3.5% pricesFOB Med
- northwest europe fuel oil 1.0% pricesCIF NWE
- northwest europe fuel oil 3.5% pricesCIF NWE
Sources and Methodology
CommodityScope publishes this page as a derived indicator from loaded physical-market editions. It does not republish a price-reporting agency table and does not claim authorship of the underlying source assessments. Update cadence follows the daily series. Internal series code CS-RTM-VLSFO.
CS Indicator policy and derived-data rules.
Sources for the explanations on this page
- European edition of 1 Sep 2026 — “Delivery basis” table — PUAAP00 / PUABC00 / PUAGN00 = FOB Rotterdam; PUMFD00 = FOB Rotterdam-Antwerp; PJABA00 = FOB Flushing-Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Ghent; LGARD00 / AAJUS00 = FOB Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp; PUAYW00 = Rotterdam delivered bunkers.
- IMO — MARPOL Annex VI 0.50% global sulphur limit for marine fuel from 1 January 2020 (0.10% in ECAs)
- ISO 8217 — Petroleum products: fuels (class F), specifications of marine fuels (viscosity grades such as RMG 380) — Defines residual and distillate marine fuel grades; 380 and 180 refer to maximum kinematic viscosity in cSt at 50 °C.
- ICC Incoterms® 2020 rules (FOB, CFR, CIF, FCA definitions) — Meaning of the delivery terms used in the basis column.
- CommodityScope methodology — derived-indicator rules and computed statistics
Origin of the numbers: loaded market editions (see Basis and Unit above). Origin of the computed statistics: CommodityScope, from the loaded history, using the rules on the methodology page.