Fuel Supplies Maldives (FSM) has added two new barges to its fuel carrier fleet.
FSM had contracted an Egyptian company in 2019 to build four new barges to add to its fuel carrier fleet. Two of these barges were brought to the Maldives at the end of last month.
Speaking to PSM News, Managing Director of FSM Mohamed Qasam said the new barges have joined the fuel supply operations of FSM. Qasam revealed the new barges are able to carry 260,000 litres of fuel at a time. He said the new barges have greatly increased the capacity of the company’s fuel supply operations in the country. He added two more barges are expected to arrive in the Maldives within the next two months.
The two new barges added to FSM’s fleet have been named MV Hunike and MV Bureki. The two barges join a fleet of 18 barges used to supply fuel to the atolls.
In addition, FSM also operates a fuel tanker, capable of carrying 8.5 million litres of fuel.