Camilo Angulo Ferrand, trading director, Americas, and senior trader Sebastián Vásquez are among those leading the day-to-day operation. Image Credit: Monjasa

• Barges Roma 101 (1,340 mt) and Roma 304 (3,640 mt) pass OCIMF BIRE inspection
• Monjasa says it is the first international supplier in Colombia to operate "from oil wells" to ship-to-ship delivery
• Panama-based trading director Camilo Angulo Ferrand leading the operation
• Follows first VLSFO delivery at Cartagena in October 2019

Monjasa says it has stepped up its physical supply operation in Colombia, with its two Cartagena barges now passed under the oil majors' barge vetting scheme and the company also laying claim to being the first to take control of the full marine fuel supply chain in the country.

The Danish supplier's barges Roma 101 (1,340 mt) and Roma 304 (3,640 mt) have passed inspection under OCIMF's Barge Inspection Report Programme (BIRE), the barge equivalent of SIRE, which the company says confirms compliance with the standards required to work with the oil majors, according to a LinkedIn post shared with Ship & Bunker.

"We have become the first international marine fuels company to operate across the full supply chain. From oil wells and refinery processes to storage, logistics and final ship-to-ship deliveries," said, Camilo Angulo Ferrand, trading director, Americas, who is based in Panama.

"We are putting all of our local knowledge into play and investing significant resources to ensure safe and reliable marine fuels operations across Colombia."

Ferrand and senior trader Sebastián Vásquez are among those leading the day-to-day operation, the company said, describing the milestones as the product of 15 years of work with customers, suppliers, and local partners in Colombia.

Monjasa made its first VLSFO delivery at Cartagena in October 2019 with two vessels and shore tanks, and has since built a Colombian biofuel supply chain with local partners that it has put at 5,000-7,000 mt a month of B20 and B30 blends, sold mainly to cruise lines.