Industrial Plant Hubs

Plant-Scale Feedstock Baskets & Laycan Programmes

Industrial plant procurement heads at integrated fertilizer works, steel mills, cement grinding plants, and aluminum smelters purchase continuous baskets of raw materials. CBIL structures physical commodity supply ($1.00–$2.50 / MT brokerage) while our dedicated chartering desk, LaycanDesk, fixes the ocean vessel nominations, laycans, and charterparties (1.25% freight brokerage) under long-term Contracts of Affreightment (COA).

4 HubsMajor Heavy Industries

20+ FeedstocksChemical & Ore Specs

25k – 180k DWTMaritime Vessels Covered

Dual LoopCargo + Ocean Fixture

Core Industrial Sectors

Continuous Ocean Laycan Programmes

Each hub coordinates an essential multi-feedstock basket with standardized IMSBC stowage factors, loading benchmarks, and charterparty terms.

Fertilizer Feedstocks250,000 to 2,000,000+ MT per plant

Fertilizer Manufacturing Raw Materials Hub

Continuous acid, sulphur, phosphate rock, ammonia & potash laycan programmes

Integrated procurement hub for phosphoric and complex fertilizer plants. Sourcing rock phosphate, recovered elemental sulphur, merchant-grade sulphuric acid, anhydrous ammonia, and potash under continuous Handysize, Supramax, and chemical parcel tanker Contracts of Affreightment (COA).

Procured Feedstock Basket

Rock Phosphate(Group C)Granular Sulphur(Group C)Sulphuric Acid 98%(IMO Liquid / Chemical)Ammonia(IMO Liquid / Chemical)MOP / SOP Potash(Group C)

Maritime & LaycanDesk Fixture ProfileChartering Desk →

Vessels: Handysize Bulk (25,000 – 35,000 DWT) · Supramax Bulk (50,000 – 55,000 DWT) · Chemical Parcel Tankers (8,000 – 18,000 DWT, 316L / MarineLINE) · LPG / Ammonia Gas Carriers (5,000 – 25,000 cbm)

Load Benchmark: 6,000 – 10,000 MT/day WWD SHINC (dry) / 350 – 500 MT/hr (liquid/gas)

Charterparty: GENCON 94 (for dry bulk rock phosphate, sulphur, potash) · ASBATANKVOY / BIMCHEMVOY 2008 (for sulphuric acid parcel tankers) · GASVOY 2005 (for anhydrous ammonia gas carriers)

Physical Cargo Brokerage: $1.00 – $2.50 / MTOcean Brokerage: 1.25% on gross ocean freight

Steel Mill Feedstocks500,000 to 5,000,000+ MT per mill

Steel Mill Raw Materials & Metallics Hub

Iron ore, coking coal, met coke, scrap, DRI/HBI & ferroalloys supply chain

Integrated blast furnace and EAF melt-shop raw material hub. Sourcing iron ore fines/pellets, coking coal, metallurgical coke, heavy melting scrap (HMS 1&2), DRI/HBI, ferroalloys, and limestone flux under Panamax, Ultramax, and Supramax ocean charter programmes.

Procured Feedstock Basket

Iron Ore 62%–65% Fe(Group A)Coking Coal & Coke(Group B)HMS 1&2 Scrap(Group C)DRI / HBI(Group B)Bulk Ferroalloys(Group B)Limestone Flux(Group C)

Maritime & LaycanDesk Fixture ProfileChartering Desk →

Vessels: Supramax Bulk (55,000 – 58,000 DWT) · Ultramax Bulk (60,000 – 64,000 DWT) · Panamax / Kamsarmax (75,000 – 82,000 DWT) · Geared Handysize (28,000 – 38,000 DWT for Scrap / Alloys)

Load Benchmark: 15,000 – 35,000 MT/day WWD SHINC (iron ore/coal) · 6,000 – 10,000 MT/day (scrap/coke)

Charterparty: NYPE 2015 / NYPE 93 (time charter trip) · GENCON 94 (voyage charter) · AMWELSH 93 (coal voyage charterparty)

Physical Cargo Brokerage: $1.00 – $2.00 / MTOcean Brokerage: 1.25% on gross ocean freight

Cement Feedstocks200,000 to 1,500,000+ MT per plant

Cement & Clinker Manufacturing Hub

Portland clinker, gypsum, high-calcium limestone & GGBFS slag shipping

Raw materials and clinker supply hub for standalone grinding stations and integrated cement works. Sourcing grey clinker, natural gypsum 85–92%, cement-grade limestone, and granulated blast furnace slag under geared Handysize and Supramax charter contracts.

Procured Feedstock Basket

Portland Clinker(Group C)Natural Gypsum(Group C)Cement Limestone(Group C)GGBFS Slag(Group A)

Maritime & LaycanDesk Fixture ProfileChartering Desk →

Vessels: Geared Handysize (28,000 – 38,000 DWT with 4x30t cranes + grabs) · Geared Supramax (50,000 – 55,000 DWT with 4x30t cranes + grabs) · Pneumatic Cement Carriers (for finished bulk cement)

Load Benchmark: 8,000 – 12,000 MT/day WWD SHINC (conveyor/chute load)

Charterparty: GENCON 94 (voyage charter with tailored FIOST terms) · CEMENCO (cement industry specialized charterparty) · NYPE 2015 (for round-trip or time charter legs)

Physical Cargo Brokerage: $1.00 – $2.00 / MTOcean Brokerage: 1.25% on gross ocean freight

Aluminum Smelter Feedstocks300,000 to 2,500,000+ MT per smelter

Primary Aluminum Smelter Hub

Bauxite, smelter alumina, caustic soda 50% & anode petcoke supply chain

Integrated supply chain hub for Hall-Héroult aluminum smelters and Bayer-process alumina refineries. Brokering metallurgical bauxite, calcined smelter-grade alumina, liquid caustic soda 50%, and calcined petcoke under Ultramax, Panamax, and chemical parcel tanker charter programmes.

Procured Feedstock Basket

Bauxite Ore(Group A)Smelter Alumina(Group C)Caustic Soda 50%(IMO Liquid / Chemical)Calcined Petcoke(Group C)

Maritime & LaycanDesk Fixture ProfileChartering Desk →

Vessels: Ultramax Bulk (60,000 – 64,000 DWT for Alumina / Petcoke) · Kamsarmax / Panamax Bulk (75,000 – 82,000 DWT for Bauxite / Alumina) · Capesize Bulk (180,000 DWT for high-volume Guinea bauxite) · Chemical Parcel Tankers (10,000 – 25,000 DWT, Epoxy / Stainless for Liquid Caustic)

Load Benchmark: 15,000 – 30,000 MT/day WWD SHINC (bauxite) · 400 – 600 MT/hr (caustic soda)

Charterparty: GENCON 94 (voyage charter) · NYPE 2015 (time charter trip) · ASBATANKVOY / BIMCHEMVOY 2008 (for liquid caustic parcel tankers)

Physical Cargo Brokerage: $1.00 – $2.50 / MTOcean Brokerage: 1.25% on gross ocean freight

Contracts of Affreightment (COA) & Term Procurement

Need an Integrated Feedstock & Ocean Chartering Desk?

Whether you are commissioning a new acid attack tank, scheduling quarterly iron ore fines across 6 Ultramax laycans, or arranging continuous clinker shipments into West Africa, our trade desk and LaycanDesk chartering team eliminate contract discrepancies between FOB cargo readiness and vessel Notice of Readiness (NOR).

SGS / Intertek load port surveyGENCON 94 & NYPE 2015 charterparties1.25% Gross Freight Ocean Brokerage