Physical bunker supplier Monjasa has bought five tankers from Bernhard Schulte to add bunker capacity across West <a href="https://absafricatv.com/swedfund-invests-15m-in-lightrock-africa-fund/” title=”Swedfund invests $15m in Lightrock Africa Fund”>Africa.
The five 17,000 dwt product tankers are sister vessels, and the deal is Monjasa’s largest-ever tonnage acquisition.
Monjasa has already taken delivery of four tankers – Monjasa Tracer, Monjasa Tuner, Monjasa Twister and Monjasa Tracker– and deployed them in West Africa and northwestern Europe.
The fifth vessel, Monjasa Trigger, is scheduled for delivery by the end of this month.
All five vessels are equipped for bunkering as well as regional cargo operations, a Monjasa spokesperson told ENGINE.
Monjasa said it will use the tankers to support its West Africa operations first, and may later use them to carry cargoes or move them to other regions.
Monjasa supplies fuel across West Africa from the Gulf of Guinea region to Namibia.
“The new fleet additions will form part of Monjasa’s operations and add further flexibility as trade flows and demand shift across the region,” the spokesperson told ENGINE.
After this acquisition, Monjasa’s fleet consists of 20 owned tankers and around 10 vessels on time charter.
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