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Monjasa adds two tankers in West Africa

Danish oil and shipping group Monjasa has bolstered its fleet in West Africa to meet higher marine fuel demand and from the offshore industry.

Michele Labrut, Americas Correspondent

July 11, 2024

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Monjasa Rover Courtesy of Monjasa
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The company has added two tankers the 17,200 dwt Monjasa Rover and the 7,858 dwt Monjasa Hunter to its fleet, the latter targeting length-restricted offshore oil and gas vessels in West Africa, including FPSOs.

The new vessels come at a time where West Africa sees a higher marine fuels demand compared to 2023 levels due to the prolonged rerouting of cargo ships around Cape of Good Hope to avoid Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.

Following this double tanker acquisition, Monjasa now controls more owned than chartered tonnage for the first time with 16 owned and 15 time-charter vessels.

While Monjasa Rover replaces 19,991 dwt Monjasa Thunder, which was recently repositioned from West Africa to the Panama Canal, Monjasa Hunter brings new and specialised capabilities to the Monjasa fleet.

Monjasa Hunter length, being less than 110 metres, allows her to go alongside oil rigs and platforms and thereby adding flexibility for the offshore oil and gas operators from the Gulf of Guinea down to Namibia.

“Unlike our other tankers in West Africa, which are too big in size for this purpose, Monjasa Hunter offers a distinct advantage for offshore operators in the region, Thanks to her length overall of 101 metres and her relatively large carrying capacity compared to her size, Monjasa Hunter can support niche length-restricted fuel operations, including FPSOs,” explained Group Shipping Director, Torben Maigaard Nielsen.

Related:Panama Canal's largest tanker deployed by Monjasa

About the Author

Michele Labrut

Americas Correspondent

Michèle Labrut is a long-time Panama resident, a journalist and correspondent, and has continuously covered the maritime sector of Central & Latin America.

Michèle first came to Panama as a press attaché to the French Embassy and then returned to the isthmus as a foreign correspondent in the 1980s.

Author of Seatrade Maritime's annual Panama Maritime Review magazine and of several books, Michèle also wrote for Time magazine, The Miami Herald, NBC News and the Economist Intelligence Unit. She has also collaborated in making several documentaries for the BBC and European and U.S. television networks.

Michèle's profession necessitates a profound knowledge of the country, but her acumen is not from necessity alone, but a genuine passion for Panama.

In 2012 she was awarded the Order of Merit (Knight grade) by the French Government for her services to international journalism and in 2021 the upgrade to Chevalier grade.

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