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Geneva-headquartered Minerva Bunkering has expanded its Red Sea operations to serve vessels calling at Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Port, having recently performed the first bunker delivery ever conducted in the privately operated port. Minerva has added a third barge, the 6,262 dwt Tilos, to its fleet, and this vessel is now supporting operations in Yanbu and Jeddah as well as King Abdullah Port.
Minerva CEO, Tyler Baron, says, “With King Abdullah Port located in between Yanbu and Jeddah we are able to leverage our integrated Red Sea supply system to provide customers with a highly competitive total cost of bunkers, both for deliveries to vessels concurrent with cargo operations and while at anchor.”
Minerva Bunkering is one of the world’s largest physical suppliers of marine fuels and related service solutions to ships in port and at sea. The company procures product in bulk from diverse sources and delivers to over 750 active customers across all major commercial shipping sectors, including containerships, dry bulk carriers, cruise vessels, tankers and ferries.
King Abdullah Port has also entered into a partnership arrangement with another bunker supplier, Western Fuel Supply for Petroleum Products, which is similarly now operating in the port.
Welcoming these new agreements, Jay New, the CEO of King Abdullah Port, said, “The provision of bunker supplies at King Abdullah Port is not just an added service; it’s a significant stride in our continuous effort to enhance customers’ value.”
