Arab Potash, Company

The final product can either go to the plant product storage warehouse, or it can be conveyed to shipping bins from which it can be loaded into specially made bottom- dump trucks for delivery to the storage warehouse at the port of Aqaba. A fleet of trucks, with a capacity of 50 tonnes each, daily transport Potash via the Safi-Aqaba road (225 km) to the storage and loading facilities at Aqaba for ocean shipment. The storage capacity in Aqaba was recently expanded from 160,000 tons to 260,000 tons. The Aqaba facilities are among the most efficient and modern in the Potash industry. The reclaiming system ensures physical uniformity, guarantees reduced segregation and prevents caking. Dedusing, oil treatment and new screening units are installed to remove any fine particles and to reduce dust emissions during loading vessels at rates up to 1000 tonnes/hr. Aqaba affords professional inspection services and excellent shipping communications. The weather in Aqaba is perfect almost 365 days in the year, allowing uninterrupted loading of vessels. APC’s Terminal has one jetty, with two loading berths. Rehabilitation & privatization of industrial port management is underway to improve the flexibility and capability of the port. APC has begun negotiations regarding a new jetty that would be constructed close to the existing facility.