Commodity Brokerage
Matching verified suppliers and buyers on grade, tonnage and terms, with the deal papered transparently.
Dry Bulk Commodities
OVERVIEW
Why Global Businesses Choose PetroBulk for Dry Bulk Commodities
Bulk parcels demand different thinking. Vessel economics, load-port logistics, draft restrictions and discharge rates decide whether a cargo lands on budget — and clean documentation decides whether it clears without demurrage.
Petrobulk coordinates dry bulk movements end-to-end: brokering supply between qualified counterparties, fixing tonnage through chartering partners, managing stevedoring and port calls, handling customs, and organising last-mile rail and road delivery to the plant. We arrange and account for the movement; we do not mine, produce or hold stock.
Global reach Reliable supply Trusted partnerships Value driven Integrity
COMMODITIES
Bulk cargo we handle.
Grades, sizing and quality parameters are confirmed per parcel before an offer is issued.
- Coal (steam & coking)
- Urea & Fertilizers
- Iron Ore
- Clinker & Cement
- Metals & Minerals
- Agro Dry Bulk
WHAT WE DO
Stockpile to plant, under one accountable desk.
Vessel Fixing & Chartering
Chartering coordination from handysize through panamax via our broking and owner partners.
Port & Stevedoring
Load and discharge coordination, berth and laycan management, draft surveys and demurrage control.
EXIM & Customs for Bulk
Duties, licences, HS classification and clearances at both load and discharge gateways.
Inspection & Sampling
Independent sampling and analysis — GCV, ash, moisture and sizing — arranged at load and discharge.
Inland Movement
Rail rakes and tipper road fleets arranged from port stockyard through to the plant gate.
HOW A CARGO MOVES
Enquiry to plant delivery, step by step.
- 1Cargo enquiry & spec
Grade, GCV or assay, sizing, tonnage and destination plant are confirmed in writing.
- 2Supply & freight offer
Verified supply options are matched to an indicative freight cost and returned as one offer.
- 3Contract & documents
Contract, payment instrument and the full document set are agreed before nomination.
- 4Loading, survey & sailing
Stevedoring, draft survey and independent sampling at load port, then sailing on the agreed laycan.
- 5Discharge, customs & delivery
Discharge coordination, customs clearance and rail or road movement to the plant gate.
COMPLIANCE & TRUST
How we keep bulk cargo clean.
Verified counterparties, independent surveys and documentation that survives scrutiny.
- CIN & GST registered entity
- EXIM / DGFT-aligned processes
- Qualified counterparties only
- Independent inspection on request
- Transparent documentation
GATEWAYS & LANES
Where we operate.
We work through partner terminals, stevedores and agents on these lanes. These are operating lanes and partner relationships — not owned assets or facilities.
Indian energy & bulk ports
- Nhava Sheva (JNPT)
- Mundra
- Kandla (Deendayal)
- Chennai
- Visakhapatnam
- Kolkata / Haldia
- Cochin
- Tuticorin
- Paradip
- Pipavav
International lanes
- Middle East
- South-East Asia
- East Asia
- Russia & CIS
- Europe
- Africa
- North America
- Latin America
- Australia & Oceania
Alternative load ports and discharge terminals are arranged on request through our agent network.
QUESTIONS
Frequently asked about dry bulk commodities.
Steam and coking coal, urea and fertilizers, and iron ore lead our book, alongside clinker and cement, metals and minerals, and agro dry bulk. Grades and quality parameters are confirmed per parcel.
Flexible. We handle everything from containerised bulk and part-cargo parcels through to full vessel loads via our chartering partners. Share the tonnage and destination and we will advise the most economic option.
Yes. Independent draft surveys, sampling and laboratory analysis — GCV, ash, moisture, sizing or assay — can be arranged at load port, discharge port or both, with reports issued into the document set.
Yes. Beyond the discharge port we arrange rail rakes and tipper road fleets from the port stockyard to the plant gate, with milestone updates through to final delivery.
Contract and offer documentation, Bill of Lading, commercial invoice and packing list, certificate of origin, quality and weight certificates, draft survey and analysis reports, customs filings and inland delivery papers.
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RELATED SERVICES
Often paired with Dry Bulk Commodities.
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Voyage and time charter fixing for bulk, breakbulk and project cargo — tonnage sourcing, laycan and demurrage planning, port agency and fixture documentation.
ExploreRail Freight
Containerised rail between ICDs and bulk rake coordination for coal, fertilizer and minerals — terminal handling, road bridging and EXIM rail movement to ports.
ExploreRoad Freight
Pan-India road forwarding through vetted transport partners — full and part truckloads, container haulage, over-dimensional cargo and first or last-mile for multimodal legs.
ExploreFrom stockpile to plant — one accountable desk.
Brokered supply, fixed tonnage, surveyed cargo and clean customs, coordinated end to end.