ARA fuel oil stocks down 19% in Port News 23/03/2026 The ARA’s independently held fuel oil stocks have dropped 19% in March till date, according to Insights Global data. Changes in monthly average ARA stocks from February to March thus far: • Fuel oil stocks down 1.26 million bbls to 5.21 million bbls • Gasoil stocks down 150,000 bbls to 16.12 million bbls The region has imported around 148,000 b/d of fuel oil so far in March, down from 192,000 b/d imported in February, according to cargo tracker Vortexa. A large share of supplies has arrived from Denmark (20%), Sweden (16%) and Libya (15%). The ARA has exported 161,000 b/d of fuel oil in March so far, down from the 204,000 b/d shipped in February. A majority of the cargoes have departed for Singapore (30%), Bahamas (17%) and Panama (12%). The region’s independent gasoil inventories – which include diesel and heating oil – have dipped 1% in March so far, compared to February. The ARA imported 284,000 b/d of gasoil in March so far, down from the 304,000 b/d imported in February, according to Vortexa data. The US has sent around 31% of the cargoes, while Kuwait (24%) and Saudi Arabia (12%) have also contributed supplies. Fuel availability has improved in the ARA bunkering hub, a trader told ENGINE. One supplier said it can deliver all fuel grades within a day, but it recommends that buyers enquire about stems as early as possible. Source: ENGINE, https://www.engine.online/news 2026-03-23 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