Acron Group, Moscow, said this week it had shipped its first batch of fertilizers – some 23,000 mt – to China through the Northeast Passage (NEP). It said it is the first company in the world to deliver fertilizers through the NEP. The 23,000 mt cargo was loaded at the Russian Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga and was shipped across the Northern Sea route.
Acron Vice President Overseas Dmitry Khabrat said this new sales route will reduce transportation costs and open new opportunities for delivering the group’s products to Asia Pacific, by significantly shortening the freight transit time.