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Antwerp-Bruges quarterly data shows divergent movements across liquid-bulk products

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Port of Antwerp-Bruges’ first-quarter release reported a small increase in liquid bulk, with individual product categories moving in different directions. Gasoline, naphtha, fuel oil and LNG increased, while diesel, kerosene and LPG declined. The authority links the pattern to feedstock changes, market structure, geopolitical tension and European industrial conditions. The result illustrates why port-wide totals alone do not answer a customer’s storage question: product compatibility, heating needs, segregation and discharge or loading method remain cargo-specific. This article independently summarises the source material and does not represent a Dalian North Oil announcement.

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