Global oil and shipping group, Monjasa, announces further expansion across Asia with a new permanent office location in Tokyo, Japan.

Monjasa has been a well-established partner to the Asian shipping industry since 2008 with three current offices located in Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City and Shanghai.

The decision to establish Monjasa’s 16^th international office in Japan is propelled by the company’s increasing activity with Japanese customers as well the country’s overall positive developments across the shipping industry. Out of the world’s top shipowning nations, Japan continues to control the world’s highest-valued fleet, led by gas carriers across the LNG and LPG segments.

“Altogether, we are confident that entering the Japanese market with genuine respect and industry-leading governance, we are strengthening our service offerings, not only in Asia, but as a global shipping partner.”

MANAGING DIRECTOR ASIA, MORTEN ØSTERGAARD JACOBSEN:

“We are very ambitious about our new daily presence in Tokyo. We are here to match supply and demand locally and at the same time offer Monjasa’s own maritime logistics in key shipping hubs such as the Panama Canal and the Middle East. Altogether, we are confident that entering the Japanese market with genuine respect and industry-leading governance, we are strengthening our service offerings, not only in Asia, but as a global shipping partner,” says Managing Director Asia, Morten Østergaard Jacobsen.

Monjasa will be providing a fuel mix of Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (VLSFO), Marine Gas Oil (MGO), High Sulphur Fuel Oil (HSFO) as well as alternative fuels such as biofuels and LNG.     

MONJASA APPOINTS JAPANESE SENIOR TRADER

As part of this market expansion, Monjasa has hired Jun Inoue, who is joining as Senior Trader:

“With more than two decades of industry experience working with the Japanese shipping markets, I am eager to introduce Monjasa’s worldwide fuel solutions from Tokyo. In this market, personal relationships, loyalty and local expertise are crucial for successful trading and this is what we aim to bring,” says Jun Inoue.

Bringing vast experience from shipping company “K”-Line and most recently energy company BP, Jun Inoue has already started working from Monjasa’s new office, which is located in the business district nearby the Tokyo Station.

As part of this market expansion, Senior Trader, Jonas Andersen, will also be relocating from Monjasa’s office in Singapore to Tokyo as part of the new team.