Delo Group has started regular transportation and port handling of mineral fertilizers in special purpose containers of Global Ports, part of Delo Group via container terminals in St. Petersburg.
The first shipment of cargo for EuroChem Mineral and Chemical Company was handled using container technology and shipped from Global Ports’ Petrolesport terminal in August.
The fertilizers were first loaded into special containers at the manufacturer’s plant without removing containers from fitting platforms. Railway transportation services to the port were provided by TransContainer, also part of Delo Group.
Upon accumulating the ship load at the terminal, the cargo was unloaded from containers directly into the holds for shipment by sea.
In future, transportation and handling of bulk cargo with Global Ports’ own containers at Petrolesport and FCT terminals will be carried out on a regular basis.
EuroChem is Global Ports’ first customer for the new service. In April 2023, the parties signed an agreement under which the fertilizer producer intends to ship up to 100,000 tons of cargo a month in Global Ports’ containers to the port of St. Petersburg for further marine bulk shipment.
“We continue to develop new products meeting market demands and the changing cargo flows at the Baltic basin. With Global Ports’ comprehensive service for containerizing bulk cargo, our customers can optimize their cargo operations at the production facilities and in the port and reduce costs,” notes Albert Likholet, CEO of Global Ports.
Global Ports acquired its own fleet of 4,000 20-foot specialized containers in 2023, launching a new service to provide shipment, storage, and transshipment of bulk cargo for chemical industry companies.
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