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Our Venice, IL river terminal was built from a Greenfield Project in 2002. This facility has seventy-eight (78) acres with ½ mile of riverfront. It is located at Mile 182.9 on the Upper Mississippi River, 3 miles north of the Gateway Arch. Beelman built this facility from the ground up. This facility was designed for high productivity with large-bulk quantities. We wanted to design a facility that would handle a high volume of truck-to-barge and barge-to-truck transportation. We achieved our goal with this facility.
Operates fifty-two (52) weeks per year.
Four (4) computerized truck scales.
Four (4) dump truck unloading dock with two (2) conveyor systems that will load directly to barge or to stockpiles.
Bulk conveyor system capable of handling various commodities from barge to truck.
Coal blending capabilities.
The facility has three (3) docks to handle five (5) barges at once.
The facility can handle 8 – 10 barges in a twelve (12) hour period.
130’ x 340’ storage building with 50,000 ton capacity.
Large aggregate and coal-base outside storage pads.
4 1/2 acre concrete storage pad.
Complete material handling, transfer, storage and transportation facilities.
Gravity truck dump truck to barge.
EQUIPMENT
Three (3) Komatsu Excavators w/70’ fronts and one (1) E-crane equipped with clamshells up to seventeen (17) cubic yards. We also have magnet, spreaders, cargo platforms, C-hooks and large blocks that are available for heavy lifts.
One (1) 60,000 Forklift
Two (2) forklifts with capacity to 25,000 pounds.
Four (4) skid loaders for barge clean ups.
Four (4) large rubber tire front end loaders.
One (1) Road Grader
One (1) 2012 Elgin Street Sweeper
Two (2) D8 Dozers
PRODUCTS HANDLED
General Cargo * Ores * Grain * Ferro Alloys * Grain By-Products * Pig Iron * Dry Bulk Commodities * Pipe * Fertilizers * Machinery * Coal * Heavy Lifts * Sand * Rebar * Salt * Steel Coils * Slag * Steel Rods * Steel Structural * Concentrates * Packaged Goods * Scrap
130’ wide x 340’ long fabric structure
44,200 square feet concrete floor
50,000 tons of bulk material capacity
16’ tall concrete walls
Internal dust curtain and 16’ “T” panels to divide product areas