Service
Sea freight
Bulk, break-bulk, containers and ISO tanks, with chartering and stevedoring at load and discharge ports.
Sea is where the tonnage economics of a fertilizer trade are decided. The difference between a well-matched vessel and a badly matched one is measured in dollars per tonne, and the difference between a well-run and a badly run port call is measured in demurrage.
We fix tonnage against the parcel rather than the other way round — matching vessel size to the quantity, the draft at both ends and the loading rate the terminal can actually sustain. Stevedoring, surveying and port silo storage are arranged as part of the same booking.
Hygroscopic and oxidising cargoes have their own rules at sea. Hold cleanliness, segregation from incompatible cargo, and IMSBC or IMDG compliance are checked before fixture, not after the vessel arrives.
Scope
What's included
- Vessel search and fixture, or booking on liner and container services
- Hold inspection and cleanliness approval before loading
- Stevedoring, trimming and, where the cargo requires it, hold ventilation planning
- Draft survey at load and discharge, with an independent surveyor appointed
- Laytime and demurrage management against the charter party
- Port silo and covered warehouse storage either side of the sea leg
Equipment
Vessel and unit types
Handysize
About 15,000–35,000 dwt — smaller parcels, restricted drafts
Handymax / Supramax
About 40,000–60,000 dwt, usually gear-fitted
Panamax
About 60,000–80,000 dwt for full-cargo shipments
Break-bulk
Big bags and palletised bags, slung or in slings on general cargo tonnage
Container
20 ft and 40 ft, bulk liners or palletised bags
ISO tank
About 21–26 m³ for liquids, heated or lined as the product requires
Where we run it
- Baltic — Klaipėda, Riga, Gdańsk
- Black Sea — Constanța, Varna
- Adriatic — Koper, Rijeka, Venice
- Mediterranean — Alexandria, Tunis, Casablanca
- Arabian Gulf — Jebel Ali, Dammam, Sohar
Documents that travel with it
- Bill of lading, mate's receipt and stowage plan
- Draft survey report from an independent surveyor
- Certificate of analysis drawn at load port
- IMSBC or IMDG declaration for the cargo as shipped
Related
Products moved under this service
Nitrogen fertilizers
Straight nitrogen in solid and liquid form — the volume backbone of most arable nutrition plans.
- AN 34.4%
- CAN 27%
- Urea 46% prilled / granular
Potash fertilizers
Muriate and sulphate of potash, in standard and granular sizings for direct application or blending.
- MOP 60% K₂O standard / granular
- SOP 50% K₂O
Bulk commodities
Dry bulk parcels where the value is in the freight and the handling, not in the chemistry.
- Granular sulphur
- Industrial salt
- Aggregates and construction materials
Request a quote
Sea freight
Send quantity, delivery terms and destination and a trader will come back with a firm offer within 24 hours on working days. No price is published — every quote is prepared per shipment.