Port of
Louisville
Bulk Terminal
The high performance facility incorporates a 23,000-foot double-loop track with 120-car unit train capability; dumper vault building with track-mounted rail car indexer for receiving bulk cargo; overhead conveyor system for transferring cargo to barges or to ground storage; a variable speed blending system; and a marine facility for loading barges. Two barge fleeting areas each accommodate a 30-barge tow.
The transfer terminal is designed to handle more than four million tons of dry bulk commodities a year working at the rate of 2,000 tons an hour. An entire 120-car train can be off-loaded in an eight-hour shift.
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Multiple purpose facility
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30 ton overhead crane
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Capable of unloading and loading a variety of materials such as lumber, steel, scrap, cement, sand and pet coke
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Capability to unload and load containers
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The multi-purpose general cargo dock handles loading and unloading of materials such as lumber, steel, and containerized freight, as well as bulk commodities utilizing truck transportation. The general, cargo dock features truck-to-barge and barge-to-truck off-loading capabilities via a 30-ton overhead crane. The crane completes each cycle of transfer from barge to truck and return in less than two minutes. On-site warehousing is available.