Associated British Ports (ABP), London, reported that it has welcomed long-term customer ADM Agriculture in a new contract in the Humber region in the northeast UK. ABP has signed a three-year agreement with ADM for the import, handling, bagging, and processing of fertilizer at ABP’s Bulk Park at the Port of Immingham.
ABP expects extensive fertilizer volumes to come through the port, which is the UK’s largest port by volume of tonnage. ADM supplies a broad range of fertilizer products.
“The Port of Immingham is key to the ongoing development of our UK fertilizer business, and we are delighted to be in partnership with ABP,” said Calum Findlay, ADM Head of Fertilizer.
“We’re delighted to welcome ADM’s Fertilizer Division to the ABP family at the Port of Immingham,” said Simon Bird, Regional Director of the Humber ports. “ADM are a long-term customer of ours, a premier global human and animal nutrition company. and one of the world’s largest agricultural processors. This new partnership highlights the port’s key location in global trading and that we remain the port of choice for many.”
ABP’s Immingham Bulk Park offers more than 1.3 million sqm of undercover storage. In 2018 it won “Best Dry Bulk Port” at the International Bulk Journal awards.