Solid Bulk

🚛 Road Equipment – Solid Bulk Transport

Tipping silo trucks

• Designed for dry bulk powders and granulates

• Pneumatic discharge systems

• Suitable for cement, flour, plastic pellets, etc.

• Available in single or multi-chamber configurations

Walking floor trailers

• Ideal for biomass, RDF, and irregular bulk cargo

• Enables safe unloading without tipping

Tipper trucks and dump trailers

• For minerals, aggregates, fertilizers

• Rear or side discharge

Food-grade bulk trucks (dry)

• Certified for cereals, sugar, and starch

• Sealed hoppers and hygienic interior surfaces

• CIP (Cleaning in Place) or manual cleaning protocols

🚢 Maritime Equipment – Solid Bulk

Bulk carriers (bulkers)

• Handymax, Panamax, Capesize for long-haul shipping

• Used for grains, ores, coal, fertilizers, salt, potash

General cargo bulk vessels

• Mixed cargo holds for flexible solid bulk shipping

• Suitable for breakbulk and loose dry materials

Agri-bulk ships

• Optimised for grains, soybeans, pulses

• Often equipped with aeration or fumigation systems

Self-discharging vessels

• Equipped with onboard conveyor systems

• Used for port terminals with limited unloading infrastructure

🚤 Inland Navigation – Barges

Dry bulk barges

• For inland transport of cereals, aggregates, biomass

• Open or covered holds depending on cargo sensitivity

Covered hopper barges

• For weather-sensitive products like sugar or feed

• Top-loading and bottom-unloading systems

Pushed barge convoys

• Modular barge sets with push tug

• Enables high-volume flows on major rivers (Danube, Rhine, Po, etc.)

🚆 Rail Equipment – Solid Bulk

Hopper wagons (bottom discharge)

• For grain, sugar, salt, fertilizers

• Fast and safe unloading through gravity discharge

Silo wagons (pressurised discharge)

• For fine powders: cement, lime, flour

• Pneumatic or screw-based discharge systems

Open wagons (tipper or gondola type)

• For minerals, scrap, aggregates

• Suitable for non-sensitive solid bulk

Intermodal bulk containers (dry bulk boxes)

• 20-ft or 30-ft containers for dry solids

• Loaded from the top and discharged by tilting or suction

• Compatible with rail and road transport

🇪🇺 Europe

Albania – Durres
Belgium – Antwerp
Cyprus – Limassol
France – Le Havre, Marseille, Sète
Germany – Hamburg
Greece – Igoumenitsa, Piraeus
Italy – Bari, Civitavecchia, Genoa, Palermo
Malta – Valletta
Montenegro – Bar
Netherlands – Rotterdam
Portugal – Lisbon
Slovenia – Koper
Spain – Barcelona, Palma de Gran Canaria, Valencia

🌍 Africa

Algeria – Algiers, Bejaia, Oran
Egypt – Alexandria, Damietta
Libya – Tripoli
Morocco – Tangier Med, Casablanca
Mauritania – Nouakchott
Senegal – Dakar
Tunisia – Sfax
South Africa – Durban
Nigeria – Lagos
Ivory Coast – Abidjan
Kenya – Mombasa
Djibouti – Djibouti

🌎 Americas

Brazil – Santos, Paranaguá
Mexico – Manzanillo, Lázaro Cárdenas
Colombia – Cartagena
Peru – Callao
Argentina – Buenos Aires
Chile – San Antonio
United States – Houston, New Orleans

🌏 Middle East & Asia

India – Mumbai
Jordan – Aqaba
Lebanon – Beirut
Oman – Salalah
Saudi Arabia – Jeddah
South Korea – Busan

At SDG Bulk Logistics, excellence is embedded in our culture. We operate under a robust management framework inspired by the EFQM Excellence Model, which drives our commitment to continuous improvement, innovation, and sustainable value creation across all levels of the organisation.

We are also ISO 14001 certified, ensuring our environmental practices meet international standards and align with our mission for responsible logistics.

✅ People at the core of our performance

Our success is built on the talent, motivation, and expertise of our people.
We invest continuously in training, leadership development and a strong safety culture — because we believe that competent and committed professionals are the foundation of operational excellence.

✅ A strong and agile international presence

Our extensive network allows us to operate efficiently across strategic trade corridors, with a seamless integration of transport modes, services, and partners.
This agility supports our clients with responsive, reliable and scalable solutions, wherever they operate.

✅ Deep expertise in solid bulk logistics and specialised assets

We operate with a dedicated fleet of highly specialised equipment — including silo trucks, hopper wagons, self-discharging vessels, barges, and intermodal bulk containers — specifically designed for the safe and efficient handling of dry bulk materials.

Our professionals have extensive experience in solid bulk markets, including agri-food, minerals, industrial powders, and recyclables, and understand the operational, technical, and regulatory specificities of each product category.

They work closely with our clients to configure the most suitable logistics solutions, offering expert guidance on equipment selection, product flow optimisation, and compliance with quality and safety requirements.

From grain to potash, we know how to move solids — and how to support our customers every step of the way.

✅ A culture of quality and innovation

We apply systematic evaluation, benchmarking, and stakeholder engagement to improve performance and anticipate client needs.
Every process is aligned with a clear vision, shared values, and a commitment to safety, customer focus, sustainability and long-term impact.

✅ Sustainable and smart by design

From multimodal routing and digital platforms to circular logistics concepts, we integrate technology and environmental responsibility into our operations to ensure transparency, efficiency and measurable progress.

Excellence is not a destination — it’s how we move forward.