A fertilizer shipper operating in Southeast Asia needed to discharge bulk fertilizer rapidly at quayside while maintaining strict weight accuracy and minimizing vessel time at berth. The operation involved the vessel MV Brilliant Profit and required a flexible, mobile solution that could adapt to local port conditions.
Overcoming Challenges
The client faced three main issues:
- Slow discharge rates from traditional methods, increasing vessel turnaround time and demurrage exposure.
- The need for accurate, consistent 50kg bagging to meet downstream distribution and regulatory requirements.
- Limited fixed infrastructure at the destination port, demanding a fully mobile, quickly deployable system.
Solution: COMPAC M140 Mobile Bagging
Nectar Group deployed COMPAC M140 mobile bagging units at quayside to handle fertilizer directly from the vessel into 50kg bags.
The equipment provided:
- Fast deployment and quick setup, enabling rapid start-up of bagging operations.
- Precision weighing performance within +/- 0.5%, ensuring reliable bag weights and product accountability.
- High-speed bagging with flexible 10–110kg bag options and a design capacity of 140 metric tonnes per hour.
- Single or double bagging lines running independently, allowing the team to optimise throughput and adapt to cargo volumes.
Results
By using COMPAC M140 units, the client achieved significantly faster discharge speeds and reduced demurrage risk, as vessels spent less time alongside during fertilizer operations. Accurate weighing reduced product loss and disputes, while the mobile configuration offered excellent manoeuvrability on the quay and eliminated the need for permanent infrastructure.
The same solution can be applied to a wide range of free-flowing cargoes, including fertilizers, pulses, grains, rice, maize, sugar, and animal feed, giving shippers and terminal operators a versatile destination bagging option for future projects.
For similar bagging requirements, Nectar Group’s destination bagging services and fleet of COMPAC M140 units are available worldwide via the commercial team at Nectar Group.
