Fujairah in 2026: 1.7m barrels a day shipped in 2025, 18m m3 of storage, bunker sales down 55%, and a 50-year DP World deal
Editorial
Fujairah, the UAE port outside the Strait of Hormuz, shipped more than 1.7 million barrels a day of crude and fuels in 2025, but its bunker sales fell 55% in the first half of 2026 as the regional conflict hit shipping.
Sources: Kpler data reported by gCaptain; the pipeline range is the Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline, which feeds the port.
What happened in 2026
Crude exports rose sharply once the Iran war began, reaching about 1.62 million barrels a day by late March, close to the 1.5 to 1.8 million barrels a day the pipeline can carry. On 14 March a drone attack hit Fujairah's energy infrastructure, started fires and suspended some oil-loading operations. Marine fuel sales in the first half were about 1.63 million tonnes, 55% below the first half of 2025, based on Fujairah Oil Industry Zone data.
In July 2026 DP World reached an in-principle agreement with the Fujairah Ports Authority for a 50-year concession covering the Al Rugaylat container and multi-purpose terminal and the Dibba General Cargo terminal. Reports tied the move to disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, which has constrained container traffic through Jebel Ali. Separately, WAM reported in May 2026 that AD Ports Group had handled more than 70,000 containers through its Fujairah Terminals.
| Who | Role at Fujairah | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Fujairah Ports Authority | Grants concessions; counterparty to the DP World agreement | The National |
| DP World | In-principle 50-year concession for two terminals | The National; Khaleej Times |
| AD Ports Group | Operates Fujairah Terminals | WAM |
| Fujairah Oil Industry Zone | About 18m m3 of commercial storage; bunker-sales data | gCaptain; Baird Maritime |