Fuel and tanker group Monjasa has claimed a biofuel first in tandem with giant charterer Cargill.
The companies teamed up to supply 510 tonnes of B30 blend to MC Shipping's 63,500-dwt ultramax bulker Infinity Sky (built 2018) in the port of Callao, Peru.
This was the first ISCC-certified biofuel bunkering off the Pacific coast of South America, according to Monjasa.
The service, developed in collaboration with Peru’s Fuel & Marine Oil Corp, can deliver 12,000 to 15,000 tonnes monthly.
“This new Peruvian biofuels option is a natural extension of Monjasa’s existing biofuels operations in Cartagena, Colombia and forms part of the company’s overall preparations for the changing marine fuels mix,” the Danish supplier added.
The group described the market as “still emerging slowly”.
Monjasa is talking to several shipowners and operators to arrange spot and contract-based supplies in Peru.
The country has recently become a popular bunker call option for vessels rerouting south due to Panama Canal transit restrictions.
Monjasa’s trading director for the Americas, Jonas Bruslund, said: “We are excited to keep challenging the status quo and offer new solutions to shipowners who are increasingly looking for ways to decarbonise their vessels.
“Based on our daily conversations with customers, we expect to see more shipowners moving from biofuels trial runs to more regular supplies — and making these fuels more broadly available is the first step of that development.”
Brusland described the learning curve as steep for all involved.
The B30 biofuel blend consisted of 30% fatty acid methyl ester and 70% very low-sulphur fuel oil.
