The 4,100 cbm-capacity vessel will supply VLSFO and LSMGO at similar prices to neighbouring Valparaíso in Chile.

IMAGE: Copec's bunker vessel Don Pancho. CMC

The vessel can pump up to 400 mt/hour of VLSFO and 300 cbm/hour of LSMGO, Copec said.

Last month, Copec renewed its five-year agreement with Compañía Marítima Chilena to continue operating Don Pancho as part of its bunkering fleet.

The tanker is currently anchored in Mejillones, where tides and winds typically pose little risk.

It is loaded with 3,000 mt of VLSFO and 600 cbm of LSMGO.

"Deliveries are conducted at anchorage and must begin during daylight, though operations can seamlessly continue overnight if initiated before nightfall," a company source said.

By Gautamee Hazarika

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