Tokyo (Platts)--3Aug2011/533 am EDT/933 GMT

The Chinese government will regulate bunker deliveries at ports in Shenzhen over August 10-19, as an athlete meet will be held in the city during that period, industry sources said Wednesday.

Bunker fuel deliveries will be allowed only from 6am-6pm local time (2200 GMT-1000 GMT) over August 10-13, at the ports of Shekou, Chiwan, Mawan, Dachan Bay and Youlian Shipyard, one of the sources said. Deliveries at Yantian port will be allowed only during August 13-19.

Normally, operations are allowed 24-hours a day.

An international athletics meet for students -- called Universiade -- is to be held in the city over August 12-23. It is held in different parts of the world every two years.

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With the curbs in place, bunker demand in Hong Kong is expected to grow as it closest port to Shenzhen.

"Most of the vessels which take bunker fuel in Shenzhen are container vessels. They will likely load at Hong Kong now," a trade source said.

--Atsuko Kawasaki, atsuko_kawasaki@platts.com