Milling Company - Sayga international
Sayga is Sudan’s primary food company. In 1996, Sayga Flour Mills began producing Sayga bakery flour. This wheat-based flour is produced by Swiss machinery with fully automated production lines for flour, semolina and bran to meet the various requirements of both the retail and industrial food sectors.
Sayga Investments has silos in the Port area with a capacity 170,000 mt, situated within 2 km of the berth. The method is to discharge bulk is with grabs or evacuators to hoppers, load it to 16 allocated dump-bulk road trucks and then transport for 2Km to the silos, delivering through the bulk intake. The daily rate is up to 12,000 metric tons per WWD using ship’s gear with four gangs. The facility has bagging lines, with an under covered loading area. The daily bagging rate basis for 16 working hours is around 2000 mt.
Rail facilities for the receipt and dispatch of bulk and bagged agricultural products are located within the structure. Sayga Company has full capacity to store, fumigate, and transport downstream.
Facilities |
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Parking area inside compound |
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Drainage |
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Fire Fighting Equipment |
Yes |
Updated and surveyed. |
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Electricity Load (KVA) |
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Backup Generator |
Conditions and Cleanliness |
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Outside |
Inside |
Cracks in walls or roof |
No |
No |
Signs of rodent activity |
No |
No |
Signs of birds entry |
No |
No |
Damaged gutters/drains |
No |
No |
Signs of moisture |
No |
No |
Adjacent Vegetation |
None |
No |
Cleanliness |
Good |
Good |
Security |
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Security |
Good |
Good CCTV cameras and controlled access for staff and operational vehicles. |
Compound |
Fenced |
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Access |
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Distance from main town |
Khartoum |
10 km |
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Travel time if not located in town |
30 – 45 Minutes |
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Road condition to Mill |
Good, although often congested as it is located in an industrial area. |
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Road limitation (if any) |
Width (m) |
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Max. Tonnage |
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Rail connections |
Siding into the Mill |
Yes |
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On the railway from |
Port Sudan |
To |
End of Line |
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Sayga operates its own trains with bulk railway wagons directly from their silos situated in Port Sudan |
Transport Capacity at Mill |
Capacity to receive Bulk on rail, and Bagged by Road. Capacity to dispatch bagged product by road, and bulk milled product using “Bulk’ road vehicles. |