Danish bunker group Monjasa has redeployed a tanker from West Africa to boost its Panama Canal operations.
It said the 8,800-dwt Accra (built 2010) will be the biggest and newest ship in the market.
Monjasa delivered 450,000 tonnes of marine fuel in the Canal area in 2018, making it the second largest supplier.
Accra has received all safety and operational approvals from the Panamanian authorities and completed its first fuel supply at Balboa Anchorage on 18 January.
“Today, the total fleet of bunker barges in Panama holds an average age of 31 years and 3,100 dwt. So, employing our own quality tanker brings new opportunities for shippers transiting the Canal and further helps us challenge status-quo in the local market,” said Monjasa Americas managing director Rasmus Jacobsen.
Monjasa manages two additional barges in the Panama Canal - one in Balboa and one in Cristobal.
