[divider style=”solid” top=”25″ bottom=”25″][dropcap]G[/dropcap]lobal oil and shipping group Monjasa acquires the 25,117-dwt flexi tanker Monjasa Trader (formerly named Neste) as new combined cargo and bunker vessel for its West Africa operations.
“We are operating in an extremely competitive commodities market and we need to constantly adapt our fleet logistics to the shifting market dynamics.”
The Monjasa Trader is built to high specification for European coastal trade and very well maintained by her former sole owner, Neste Corporation in Finland.
In West Africa, the availability of Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (VLSFO) for the marine industry has substantially increased following the IMO 2020 transition. With its natural occurrence, these high quality products are emerging from local refineries across the region, including Angola, Nigeria, Ghana and Ivory Coast for the benefit of the global maritime trade in the area.
“We are operating in an extremely competitive commodities market and we need to constantly adapt our fleet logistics to the shifting market dynamics.”
Before the IMO 2020 transition to low-sulphur marine fuels, we used to purchase and transport the fuel from Europe to West Africa using suezmax tankers. Today, we are sourcing much of our fuel oil products from local refineries across West Africa and for this purpose the flexi size and high specifications of Monjasa Trader makes her an ideal vessel for accessing various local loading points.”
Monjasa is a leading supplier of marine fuels in West Africa and has been operating throughout the region from the Gulf of Guinea to Namibia since 2008.
In 2020, Monjasa supplied more than 1m tonnes of marine fuels in West Africa and the company currently deploys 10 regional tankers, including the 120,000-dwt oil tanker SKS Dokka, which serves as a floating storage off Lomé, Togo.
Monjasa currently ranks as the 6th largest global marine fuels supplier with a total volume of 4.9m tonnes delivered in 2020. Overall, Monjasa controls a fleet of 25 tankers and barges globally.
Year built: 2005
Flag: Liberia
DWT: 25,117
LOA: 169.5m
Beam: 23.75m
Complete Monjasa fleet design will be applied during scheduled intermediate survey in 2022.
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