The UK’s Bristol Port Company enjoyed a record month for grain exports in
November last year, loading 38,000 tonnes of wheat and 31,500 tonnes of
barley in quick succession.
Bristol’s Grain Terminal has pulled out all the stops to take delivery of and
load 25,000 tonnes of milling wheat for Openfield destined for Morocco on
board Ziemia Cieszynska. A 13,000-tonne shipment of wheat for Spain was
completed and then 31,500 tonnes of barley for Saudi Arabia, which was part
of a 60,000-tonne shipment, was loaded to the 76,600dwt Pantazis L.
The UK is gaining from new markets opening up due to the export ban in
Russia, Ukraine and the Black Sea areas. Buyers are looking for replacement
cargoes to supply contracts to non EU destinations like Morocco, Algeria,
Korea and the Middle East. With a good-quality harvest the UK has been able to
supply the contract qualities required forthese destinations.
Simon Bird, chief executive of The Bristol Port Company, said:
“Our responsive approach to logistics has given us a very controllable in-flow of grain
deliveries for these vessels. We can not only store up to 24,000 tonnes of grain but also
take delivery of and load tens of thousands of tonnes of wheat without abreak in the flow of deliveries.”
BRISTOL PORT COMPANYThe Bristol Port Company was privatized in 1991. Bristol remains a privately owned independent business with an estate of over 2,600 acres providing employment for over 7,600 people. Over £450m has been invested in Bristol since privatization to create one of the world’s most productive and technically advanced ports.
The Bristol Port Company brings ships closer to the centre of the UK than any other deep-sea port. This means huge
savings in cost and CO2 as the inland distributor’s leg is significantly reduced. This will continue the trend towards
regionalization. The port also has 1,000 acres of developable land adjacent to the terminal around Severnside Distribution.
Bristol is the only major UK port with north, south, east and west motorway and rail connections.