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In-Depth

Phosphate railway planned for Egypt

In-Depth01-Mar-20

Egyptian National Railways has chosen a consortium to rebuild and extend the Abu Tartour-Qena railways for phosphate transport.

New fertiliser delivery chain

In-Depth01-Jan-20

Trammo, the US-based international commodity trader, is to invest US$20M to build a fertiliser transit terminal at Georgia’s Black
Sea port of Batumi.

Ultramar to create logistics hub near Ust-Luga

In-Depth01-Jul-19

St Petersburg-based Ultramar is planning to build a logistics hub on the Russian Baltic coast, which will include dedicated terminals to handle and store up to 15 Mtpa of mineral fertilisers and metals.

Beyondie belief pays off in OZ

In-Depth01-Jul-19

Australia’s first potash producer, Kalium Lakes Limited, has successfully completed a A$72M capital raising to enable it to fully fund its Beyondie project in Western Australia.

PhosAgro port deals

In-Depth01-Jul-19

Russian phosphate fertiliser producer PhosAgro is set to secure its export channels through the country’s Arctic and Baltic ports.

Bad smell in the fertiliser trades?

In-Depth01-May-19

Fertiliser cargo volumes have been increasing and new sources are being exploited but there are signs that demand growth may soften

African adventure

In-Depth01-May-19

The Moroccan state-controlled OCP Group has ambitious plans to increase its already sizeable share of Africa’s fertiliser market. Its strategy is based on exporting more raw materials from its mines in Morocco, building additional processing and blending plants nearer to its customers, and improving the supply chain.

Russia seeking to entice investments in six new terminals at Taman on Black Sea

In-Depth01-Nov-18

Moscow is attempting to attract private investors to build six new cargo handling terminals at Russia’s Taman harbour by 2024.

Bulk sector booms in the Baltic

In-Depth01-Nov-18

Overall, the dry bulk cargo business in the Baltic Sea region is in good health.

Covering all dimensions

In-Depth01-Nov-18

In certain circumstances, coal yards are under increasing pressure to go under cover, and there are various coverage systems available.

ABP invests £1M in agribulk operations at Immingham

In-Depth01-Sep-18

Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced that it is investing £1M to further improve the UK’s largest agribulk terminal at the Port of Immingham.

Ust-Luga move for Russian fertilisers

In-Depth01-Jul-18

Acron group, one of Russia’s leading vertically integrated mineral fertiliser producers, has contracted the European Sulphur Terminal (EST) at the Russian Baltic port of Ust-Luga to handle its exports.

Feeding the hungry world

In-Depth01-May-18

The global trade in fertilisers continues to grow, as agricultural output steps up across Asia, Latin America and Africa

Shipping innovation

In-Depth01-May-18

The world’s first autonomous container ship is under development, to carry fertiliser along Norway’s coastal fjords by 2020. Norwegian fertiliser giant Yara joined up with compatriot shipping and offshore technology giant Kongsberg to develop and deliver the NOK400M (US$50M) electric-powered ship.

Hi-tech fertiliser

In-Depth01-May-18

There has been investment in state-of-the-art handling technology worldwide, amid an upsurge in global demand for fertiliser. In India, the bulk port of Krishnapatnam has installed the first automated fertiliser handling system (AFHS) in the country, cutting to hours handling time from vessel to rail or road.

Minerals to help feed the world

In-Depth01-May-17

With more crops needed to feed the world’s population, the international fertiliser trade has a key role to play in sustaining growth in agriculture.

Ruscon unitises fertilisers

In-Depth01-May-16

Russian intermodal supply chain specialist Ruscon, part of Delo Group, has installed an automated system for loading mineral fertilisers at its terminal close to the port of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea.

Klaipeda fertiliser investment

In-Depth01-Sep-15

Klaipeda stevedoring company Fertex Transport (FT) is to expand the volume of Belarusian fertilisers it handles through the Lithuanian port. FT will invest €50M to upgrade infrastructure at Birių Krovinių Terminalas (BKT), to increase current capacity from 8 to 11 Mtpa.

Ust-Luga gets Smart

In-Depth01-Jul-15

Smart Bulk Terminal (SBT), a joint venture between Russian fertiliser shipper PhosAgro (70%) and Ultramar (30%), has commissioned a new RUB650M (US$15M) fertiliser terminal in the Yug-2 multipurpose complex in Ust-Luga. PhosAgro is one of the world’s largest producers of phosphate-based fertiliser, while Ultramar is Russia’s largest provider of container transport services for mineral products.

Fertiliser terminal for Ust-Luga

In-Depth01-Mar-15

Phosphate fertiliser producer Phos-Agro has teamed up with Ultramar, Russia’s largest carrier of containerised fertiliser, to establish Smart Bulk Terminal (SBT), which will build and operate a new fertiliser terminal at the Baltic port of Ust- Luga.