ARA fuel oil stocks decline by 14% in April in Port News 27/04/2026 The ARA’s independently held fuel oil stocks have dropped by 14% in April so far, according to Insights Global data. Changes in monthly average ARA stocks from March to April (so far): Fuel oil stocks down 710,000 bbls to 4.44 million bbls Gasoil stocks down 1.37 million bbls to 14.76 million bbls The ARA hub has imported 276,000 b/d of fuel oil in April thus far, rising from March’s 207,000 b/d, according to data from cargo tracker Vortexa. Most cargoes arrived from Denmark (16%), Mexico (12%) and Venezuela (11%). The region has exported 172,000 b/d of fuel oil so far this month, down from 184,000 b/d in March. Majority of the fuel oil cargoes have been shipped to the U.S. (27%) and Russia (24%), while South Africa has also taken some cargoes (14%). The region’s independent gasoil inventories – which include diesel and heating oil – have decreased by 8% this month, compared to March. The ARA hub has imported 172,000 b/d of gasoil in April so far, down considerably from 291,000 b/d in March, Vortexa data showed. Kuwait (20%), Saudi Arabia and the U.S. (17%), and Qatar (13%) were the top suppliers this month. The ARA has traditionally received the bulk of its gasoil cargoes from Middle Eastern countries and a full impact of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is being slowly seen as gasoil stocks drop fast in April. Gasoil inventories dropped just 1% in March. Bunker availability is stable in the ARA hub so far, according to a trader. Buyers are advised to book stems at least 4-5 days in advance to get competitive offers from a broad selection of suppliers, the trader added. Source: ENGINE, https://www.engine.online/news 2026-04-27 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share