The State Trading Organization (STO) has announced the acquisition of a barge specifically designed to deliver jet fuel in the Maldives.
The vessel 'Laganaa' was commissioned to deliver Jet A-1 fuel to Maafaru International Airport under STO's agreement with Island Aviation Services. According to STO, the new barge will solve the issue of safely delivering fuel across the atolls.
STO said that the vessel meets all necessary safety standards and quality assurance codes and comes with aviation industry standard filters, making it the first vessel in the Maldives to meet all industry requirements.
With 200-cubic meter storage capacity, barge is equipped with all relevant fuel gauging devices and state-of-the-art equipment. According to STO, the company has provided necessary training, operation manuals, and other relevant documents to the vessel's crew.
The organization has also installed a quality assurance system that can trace the quality of the Jet A-1 fuel from the refinery up to delivery in accordance with industry best practices.
STO said that oil samples will be acquired from each transfer point to be tested at STO's laboratory in Malé City.
The fuel-supply barge was developed with the consultancy of Hansa Consultant Projects.
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