A massive tanker ship that could carry the Titanic in its hold has docked at the Port of Sunderland.
At 183m long, the Torm Australia required three tug boats to guide the ship in and out of the port and is one of the largest fertiliser vessels to ever visit our shores. Carrying the Danish flag and with a capacity of 49,999 tonne, the ship has brought nitrogen fertiliser from the Americas to the UK, reducing the nation’s reliance on fertilisers sourced from traditional domestic and near-continental suppliers that are in short supply.
Fertilisers aid farmers in being more productive, efficient and cost-effective. The fertilisers will be stored at Brineflow’s new purpose-built, deep-water fertiliser terminal before being processed and delivered to directly to farms throughout the country.
