Following 10 years of presence in Stamford, Connecticut, oil and shipping group Monjasa, now expands further west and joins America’s largest oil and shipping community in Houston, Texas.
With an increasing number of customers and suppliers located in Houston, this is a natural next step for Monjasa Americas. Located downtown Houston, this daily presence brings new opportunities to bridge upstream and downstream business relationships as well as offering a new recruitment channel in the US Gulf region.
Soaring demand across the Americas
Since opening the first US-based office in Stamford, volumes have increased year on year.
Rounding 40,000 tonnes in 2011, Monjasa has experienced a soaring demand across the Americas region with total volumes reaching 1.4m tonnes in 2020. Strong demand in the Panama Canal and across US ports represent important drivers for this development.
Matching supply and demand across the supply chain is exactly where Houston and Monjasa are good for each other
“Houston and Monjasa are good for each other”
Monjasa introduced own supply operations in Houston just ahead of the IMO 2020 transition to more environmentally friendly marine fuels with a maximum 0.5% sulphur content.
“Today, we believe that Houston reflects a contemporary oil and shipping hub, where shipowners are giving more focus to logistics and product specifications than before IMO 2020. This massive area holds opportunities for making a real difference by bridging our oil and shipping relationships and ensuring availability of several different fuel grades and specifications. Matching supply and demand across the supply chain is exactly where Houston and Monjasa are good for each other,” says Rasmus Jacobsen, Managing Director, Monjasa Americas.
Monjasa operates three barges and supplies all main bunker grades across the Houston Greater Area, which includes 12 different supply locations ranging across more than 400 km.
Kelsey Ware leading developments
Trading Director Americas, Kelsey Ware, will be leading developments in Houston. Kelsey is originally from Houston and brings 13 years of experience from the oil and gas industry to Monjasa. At the same time, Trader, Thomas Cirillo is relocating from Stamford to Houston and will play an important role in securing a steady developing Monjasa presence in the US Gulf region.
New visiting address
Monjasa Inc.
1000 Main Street
Suite 3225, TX 77002
Houston, USA
It is with great sadness that the Monjasa Holding Board of Directors has received notice that our skilled and beloved Chairman, Christian Merrild, has passed away all too soon caused by sudden illness. Christian Merrild died at the age of 67.
Christian joined the Board of Directors just over 11 years ago and he served as Chairman for the past 10 years.
Christian was originally educated as State Authorised Accountant at KPMG before entering the Danish Shipping industry, where he served for a number of years as CFO at J. Lauritzen Holding and ending his full-time career as CFO of DFDS in 2009. With a professional career dating back to 1974, Monjasa enjoyed Christian’s broad industry and life experience throughout our time together.
Christian’s personality possessed a great sense of justice and loyalty and he always wished the best for everyone around him. His profound personal interest in all parts of the Monjasa Group was admirable and we will come to miss Christian and his presence and friendship immensely.
Though this announcement, we would like to honour the memory of Christian and extend our thoughts and sympathy to Christian’s family and loved ones.
Flemming Ipsen assumes responsibility as Chairman
In light of the circumstances, we are at the same time announcing our current Board Member since 2016, Flemming Ipsen, as new Chairman of the Board with immediate effect.
We are pleased that Flemming promptly accepted his new role and thereby also ensures continuation of the ongoing work in the Board of Directors.
With his thorough experience and profound knowledge of international shipping, we are confident that Flemming is the right person to uphold our well-functioning board services and oversee continual improvements across the Monjasa Group’s global activities and organisation.
Flemming Ipsen holds an educational background as lawyer, and he has served 33 years with the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group. In addition, Flemming acted in the role as Chairman of the Board in international shipping group TORM during 2013-2015.
The Monjasa Holding Bord of Directors now consists of:
- Flemming Ipsen (chair)
- Lotte Grønborg Lundberg
- Peder Gellert Pedersen
- Anders Østergaard
More information about the Board of Directors is available here
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