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THE ARABI TERMINAL (a.k.a. Chalmette Slip) is located on the Mississippi River, mile marker 90.5, between the river and St. Bernard Highway (LA. Hwy 46). It is bounded by Chalmette National Historical Park on the East, and Domino Sugar Refinery on the West. (Latitude 29.55' N, Longitude 89.55" W --Time zone GMT-6 Hours). The Terminal consists of a 25 Acre Marine Terminal and a 100 acres business park. The Arabi Terminal dates from the early 1900's when a permit was issued for the construction of the Slip. The St. Bernard Port purchased the property on January 29, 1993, from Norfolk Southern Corporation and has developed a state of the art cargo handling facility and Industrial park. In July 2002 upgrades were completed on Docks 1 and 2. RECENT EXPANSION In December 2003 construction was completed on a 40,000 sq. foot transit shed with 4 acres of hard surface laydown. A 40,000 sq. ft. dry bulk storage and transfer facility along with the installation of 2 state-of-the-art truck weigh scales, roadway and security enhancements were completed in 2007. The Marine Terminal is protected by the Mississippi River Levee System and consists of hard surface laydown surface, dockside rail service and warehousing. ARABI MOORING DOLPHIN Deep draft mid-stream dolphin mooring system with walk on access mile post 90.5 A.H.P. CHANNEL ACCESS The draft in the main River Channel and Moorings is 45 plus feet and the average depth is 36' plus along side the slip docks. LAND ACCESS The site is located on State highway 46 (St. Bernard Hwy.) and has direct connections to the Interstate system via I-510 and I-10 East/West only 6 miles from the terminal. ELEVATION & AERIAL CLEARANCE 5-7 feet above sea level. Aerial clearance unimpeded. Dock Locations THE CHALMETTE SLIP is a 1,700 foot long channel, 300 feet wide and 36 feet deep protruding at an acute angle into the left descending bank of the Mississippi River. The Slip is a unique facility - a deep draft, calm water harbor on the Mississippi River. The Slip provides safe harbor to vessels loading or discharging cargoes. DOCK NO. 1 occupies the upstream side of the Slip. It is 1,300 feet long by 150 feet wide and is divided into three berths. The dock is served by three rail spur lines with railcar loading and offloading capability. Dock No. 1 Section "C" has a 30,000 sq. ft dry bulk storage warehouse. DOCK NO. 2 is 1,680 feet long by 150 feet wide and primarily handles heavy-lift, break-bulk, neo-bulk and containers. The dock is also used to handle dry bulk commodities and is served by rail. Dock No. 2 has an additional 150-foot wide marshaling area adjacent to the tracks. VACANT LAND & AVAILABLE ACREAGE The Port owns 100 acres of land lying between the marine terminal and St. Bernard Highway (LA. Hwy 46) available for leasing i.e. warehousing, manufacturing, etc. Contact us for current availability. STEVEDORING TRANSFER via dock or midstream. For all Stevedoring inquiries, contact Associated Terminals. WAREHOUSE STORAGE The Port has 200,000 square feet of covered space with rail access and truck bays. Intermodal Facilities at both Arabi and Chalmette Terminals offer access via truck, rail, barge and ship. INLAND TRANSPORT Dry bulk loading/discharging between ship, truck, rail-barge and warehouse and laydown space. CARGO
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