![Viterra staff at Outer Harbor celebrate a record breaking month. Photo courtesy of Viterra. Viterra staff at Outer Harbor celebrate a record breaking month. Photo courtesy of Viterra.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/5Q2j7ezUfQBfUJsaqK3gfB/748c1fb4-055b-4d38-aa1c-3ec79facc93b.jpg/r0_376_4032_2643_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
SOUTH Australian bulk handler and port operator Viterra smashed its monthly shipping record in March, falling just short of a million tonnes exported from its six ports for the month.
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Viterra chief operations officer James Murray said total export tonnages clocked in at 990,000 tonnes, breaking the previous record set in May 2011 by 20,000 tonnes.
"After a record breaking harvest in South Australia, we're extremely pleased to be utilising our network to send our grower customers' grain around the world on behalf of 19 exporters and helping maximise value with strong early season shipments," Mr Murray said.
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Over 100 vessels have been loaded from Viterra's ports, heading to 31 different countries, with over 3 million tonnes exported thus far.
Mr Murray said the coordination required to load so much grain started prior to the grain arriving at port.
"It's also a testament to our truck and rail logistics providers who play a key role in moving the grain from upcountry sites to our ports and are operating at full capacity to help us meet the demand."
Headlining the ports was Outer Harbor in Adelaide, which loaded 290,000 tonnes onto vessels, breaking its record previously set in 2013.