Monjasa says last month’s delivery of 900 metric tonnes (mt) of B30 biofuel to the NYK-operated Hestia Leader, in the Port of Cristobal, marked the ‘first ISCC-certified biofuels supply in Panama’.
The ship-to-ship (STS) operation was performed by the Dansh bunker company’s 19,991 DWT Monjasa Thunder, Monjasa said in a statement sent to Bunkerspot today (27 March). The B30 product consisted of 30% Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) and 70% very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO).
‘The introduction of biofuels in Panama has progressed slower than in major bunkering hubs like Singapore or Rotterdam, mainly due to lack of local feedstock and customer commitments. However, we have now developed a viable strategy with a longstanding business partner to ship biofuels products from Europe for the benefit of shipowners operating in the Panama Canal area,’ said Jonas Bruslund, General Manager Latin America.
‘The Panama Canal has a strong agenda to promote low-carbon fuels and higher energy efficiency and we are pleased to challenge the status quo and actively support these efforts.’
Monjasa established its local maritime logistics in 2015 and today manages seven vessels across the Atlantic and Pacific areas of the Panama Canal.
As previously reported by Bunkerspot, in the Americas, Monjasa has already established biofuels partnerships across the port of Callao in Peru and in Cartagena, Colombia.
