The following article regarding bunker fuel availability in the Americas region has been provided by online marine fuel procurement platform ENGINE for post on Singapore bunkering publication Manifold Times: Tropical storm disrupts US Gulf bunkering Panama demand dips VLSFO and LSMGO tight in Paranagua and Rio Grande North America In the port of Houston, bunker demand has ticked up over the past week, while availability of all three conventional fuel grades is normal, a trader tells ENGINE. Recommended lead times for VLSFO and HSFO are at 5-6 days, and LSMGO is available from most suppliers with lead times of 3-4 days. In the Galveston Offshore Lightering Area (GOLA), bunkering is currently underway on a first-come, first-served basis. Availability of VLSFO and LSMGO is okay, with both grades typically requiring lead times of 6-7 days over the past week. HSFO availability is comparatively tighter, and longer lead times are expected at the anchorage, a source told ENGINE. The Atlantic hurricane season is ongoing, and the National Hurricane Center has issued advisories for Tropical Storm Bertha. The storm is expected to dominate weather conditions across the US Gulf through the end of the week, bringing strong to severe thunderstorms, gale-force gusts, sustained winds of up to 40 knots near the storm, and rough seas. In the US Gulf, the passing of Bertha could cause bunker delays, a trader said. “Mobile, Pascagoula, New Orleans, Lake Charles, Beaumont, Houston, Galveston, Freeport and GOLA are all possibly in the line of the storm,” the trader added. On the US East Coast, the port of New York is seeing steady bunker demand, with neither significant highs nor lows, a trader said. Recommended lead times for HSFO and VLSFO are at 5-7 days. LSMGO can be delivered by most suppliers in less than five days. Weather conditions at the port are expected to remain calm, with winds of 5-10 knots and waves of 1-2 feet. On the West Coast, the ports of Los Angeles and Lo