RIYADH: The Saudi Arabian Mining Co., also known as Ma’aden, on Monday exported its first ammonia consignment via a purpose-built new berth in Ras Al-Khair Industrial City. The consignment was shipped on one of the four new vessels that were recently added to the company’s shipping fleet. Ma’aden’s maritime ammonia fleet now consists of seven vessels that will leverage its ammonia shipping capacity of 2 million metric tons per year, enabling the company to meet the growing global demand. Hassan Al-Ali, senior vice president of Ma’aden’s Phosphate and Industrial Minerals business, said: “These new ammonia vessels will strengthen Ma’aden’s logistics capabilities and enable us to best serve our customers in a timely, safe and cost-effective manner.” “Ma’aden’s ammonia business is an integral part of our broader phosphate portfolio and expanding our ammonia fleet will help us deliver on our ambition to protect global food security by providing farmers with optimized fertilizer products to enhance crop yields.”