Secure supply in a time of crisis

Verdo Trading received its largest ever delivery of wood pellets in 2022. The record-breaking shipment helped secure heating throughout the winter in Danish homes that use wood pellets as fuel. When vessel ‘Sider Athena’ docked in the Port of Aarhus on 4 October 2022, it marked the largest delivery of wood pellets to date for Verdo Trading.

The ship came from North America, and had been called to Denmark after a period of wood pellet hoarding and soaring fuel prices. Like the rest of Denmark, the around 100,000 Danish households that use wood pellets were hit hard by the energy crisis. The wood pellet market was under strain, and there was great uncertainty at the time whether there would be enough wood pellets for everyone to keep warm during the winter.

Verdo Trading was therefore very pleased they were able to contribute significantly to security of supply.

‘Sider Athena’ had 32,241 tonnes of wood pellets on board when it arrived in Aarhus. This corresponds to the annual consumption of about 4,000 households. From the Port of Aarhus, the wood pellets were transported to Danish warehouses.

The delivery showed that Verdo is capable of handling even the largest operations in the sector. The deliveries Verdo typically receives under normal circumstances are 8-10 times smaller.

The delivery showed that Verdo is capable of handling even the largest operations in the sector. From the Port of Aarhus, the wood pellets were transported to Danish warehouses by four smaller ships and 64 trucks, which made 558 trips in all.

The deliveries Verdo typically receives under normal circumstances are 8-10 times smaller.

Verdo previously imported wood pellets from Russia. These imports were halted when the war against Ukraine broke out in early 2022.