Several barges have lined up at terminals in Fujairah waiting for loadings to resume. Trading firm Vitol is understood to have restarted limited loading but conditions are still not stable, according to market participants.
“It will take time for the backlog to clear and any vessel that arrived recently will either wait or sail out to return for lifting bunker fuel later,” a Fujairah trader said.
A major bunker supplier that had planned to resume deliveries on 10 August is now giving 15 August as the earliest restart date.
