You are using an outdated browser For a better experience using this site, please upgrade to a modern web browser. Subscribe Get Daily Email Subscribe --> Contact Us Sign in Home News & Features Compliance Costs Bunker Prices Bunker Intelligence EMEA News Latest Features World Americas EMEA Asia/Pacific Home News & Features EMEA Gunvor Energy's Storage Terminal in Rotterdam Hit by Explosion: Reports Gunvor Energy's Storage Terminal in Rotterdam Hit by Explosion: Reports by Ship & Bunker News Team Friday August 14, 2026 Tweet Follow @shipandbunker The incident resulted in one fatality and several injuries. Image Credit: Gunvor Energy A blast at Gunvor Energy ’s refinery and fuel terminal in Rotterdam killed one person and injured several others on Thursday , according to reports. The incident occurred late in the morning at the facility in the industrial section of the port, Euronews reported on Thursday . Dutch broadcaster NOS reported that a maintenance team had been working on a section of pipes when the blast occurred A separate power failure also affected part of the port after a transformer caught fire. Several companies halted operations and evacuated workers, with power gradually restored later in the day. Gunvor Energy operates a terminal in Rotterdam with about 1.5 million m3 of liquid storage capacity for a mix of products, including crude oil, LPG, naphtha, gasoline, kerosene, gasoil, VGO, and fuel oil, according to its website.  Ship & Bunker News Team To contact the editor responsible for this story email us at [email protected] Also in the News PIL's New LNG-Fuelled Boxship Makes Maiden Call at Singapore The vessel is the first of the 13 LNG dual-fuel ships ordered by PIL. Read in Full Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk Move Another Joint Service to Red Sea Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk launched the Gemini Cooperation in 2024 as a long-term operational partnership. Read in Full Houthis Declare Maritime Blockade Against Saudi Arabia The Houthi th