El Basmala is a focused Egyptian stevedoring company with more than 10 years in the business. We discharge fertilizer vessels at Abu Qir Port and move the cargo on our own trucks, so one team is responsible from the ship's hold to your gate.
We are not a do-everything freight forwarder. For more than 10 years, El Basmala has done one job and done it properly: discharging fertilizer cargo from ships at Abu Qir Port, then delivering it by road on our own trucks.
Fertilizer is unforgiving cargo. It cakes when it gets damp, loses value when it is contaminated, and has to keep moving so vessels are not left waiting at berth. Working every day with this one cargo type at one port is what lets us plan each discharge in detail and keep the berth moving.
Because we are a smaller company, our clients deal with the people who run the operation: one point of contact who knows your vessel, your cargo and your trucks.
Fertilizers in bulk and in bags. Our crews know how this cargo behaves.
Abu Qir is our base. We know its berths, procedures and people.
Discharge and road transport under one company, with no hand-off gaps.
You speak to the people running your discharge, not a call centre.
Two services we run today, and two we are building so we can cover more of your supply chain.
Stevedoring for fertilizer vessels at Abu Qir Port. We plan the discharge, supply the crews and run the operation at berth until the hold is clean.
Our own trucks collect directly from the quay as the vessel discharges and deliver to your plant, warehouse or distributor.
We are working toward our own covered storage near the port, so cargo can be held close to the quay and released to you on your schedule.
Customs clearance for imported fertilizer cargo is next on our plan, so paperwork, discharge and delivery can all sit with one team.
Before the ship berths we agree the cargo details, discharge plan, crew and number of trucks with you.
Our crews discharge the holds at Abu Qir, keeping the cargo dry and clean and the berth moving.
Trucks load at the quay as the cargo comes out of the ship, cutting double handling.
Cargo is delivered to your site and you receive a clear record of what was discharged and delivered.
Abu Qir sits on the Mediterranean east of Alexandria and handles bulk and fertilizer cargo for Egypt's industrial north coast. It is where El Basmala works every day.
Being focused on one port means faster planning, people who already know the berth procedures, and trucks that are close to the quay when your vessel arrives.
We are expanding step by step, adding services only when we can run them to the same standard as our discharge work.
Fertilizer vessel discharge at Abu Qir Port, with delivery on our own trucks.
Covered storage near the port so cargo can be held and released to your schedule.
Clearance for imported cargo, so documents, discharge and delivery sit with one team.
Send the vessel, the cargo and where it needs to go, and we will come back to you with a plan and a quote.