Archive ( 28.01.05 )
HAT-TRICK OF GRAIN SHIPMENTS FROM ABERDEEN HARBOUR
New loading records set
The arrival this weekend of another grain ship at Aberdeen Harbour will bring exports this year so far to more than 25,000 tonnes.
The Liski will be the third vessel to dock at the port in January to load barley, this time 8,000 tonnes from Grainco Scotland for export to Spain. The Liski is scheduled to sail from Pacific Wharf on 1 February.
Earlier this week the Blumarlin left for Northern Spain with around 6,000 tonnes of barley from Grainco - from both its quayside transit storage shed leased from the Harbour Board and from North-east farms - and a further 2000 tonnes supplied by Allied Grain. The Kapitonas Kaminskas, sailed on 19 January for Portugal with approximately 9,500 tonnes of barley from Grainfarmers.
Euroline Shipping Company, port agent for all three shipments, has set new records for the volume of grain loaded in a single day - 4,100 tonnes into the Kapitonas Kaminskas and then 4,401 tonnes on the Blumarlin, compared with the previous day best of 3,800 tonnes set back in 1994. The higher rates are being achieved through improved planning and efficiency in the operation of machinery and plant used in loading.
Euroline Shipping's Managing Director, Mike Packer, said: "Aberdeen is a major focal point for grain shipments because of the port's ability to handle the larger vessels now in use and our promoting the improved facilities to all the major players in the international grain trade is central to Eurloline's grain marketing activities."
Harbour Board Operations Director and Harbour Master, Captain Colin Parker, said: "The port has earned a reputation for the rapid turnaround of grain vessels and this, along with the benefits of the Board's investment in modern, deep-water facilities, has been demonstrated again with the recent shipments."
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