Danish bunker and tanker group Monjasa has expanded its biofuel business with a first deal in the Middle East.
The company revealed that the 9,600-dwt Monjasa-owned product carrier Monjasa Server (built 2009) went alongside the 48,000-dwt Great Eastern Shipping tanker Jag Prerana (built 2007) off Dubai and successfully supplied a total of 233 tonnes of B20 biofuel.
Ahead of delivery, the product blending was performed on board the Monjasa ship.
The blend consists of 20% biodiesel, made exclusively from cooking oil waste, and 80% very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO).
The project was carried out in close collaboration with international energy company Uniper and biofuel producer Neutral Fuels.
Monjasa said it is determined to take an active part in meeting carbon emission-reduction targets, which depends completely on the ongoing and future transition to alternative fuels.
Group responsibility director Jesper Nielsen said: “Monjasa’s role in this transition is to become an enabler of the logistics of environmentally friendly fuels.
“In oil and shipping we are all connected and the journey towards offering alternative fuels at scale relies on forming new partnerships and exploring where Monjasa can add most value to the maritime infrastructure in the short, medium and long term,” he added.
Uniper Energy’s business development manager Emanuele Gallone said the companies have a joint mission to support decarbonisation.
“Handling biofuels differs significantly from traditional marine fuels and it has been important to Uniper to guarantee safe and seamless delivery at sea to the end-user together with Monjasa,” he added.
