Jul 21 | 2022
Facility Provides Direct Link to Global Markets Through Midwest River System
Castaloop USA, a subsidiary of Montreal-based Logistec Stevedoring, has expanded its marine operations in the US after opening a new inland waterways terminal at Lemont in the midwestern state of Illinois.
The facility, boasting 13 acres of outdoor storage, will provide bulk, breakbulk and project cargo operators with marine and cargo handling services on the Illinois River at mile marker 300, connecting to the Mississippi River System and its tributaries.
According to Logistec, the Lemont terminal is strategically located to serve markets in the greater Chicago area with barge-to-truck services, and easily accessed through the interstate highway network.
The site boasts 65,000 feet of indoor warehousing for steel, non-ferrous metals, forest products, super sacks and palleted cargo.
“Our operations are up and running at Lemont with the recent handling of steel piping destined for the oil and gas market in the southern US,” said Mike Taylor, Castaloop’s general manager at Lemont.
“The terminal has available capacity, and we are ready to work with customers to get their products to market safely and efficiently.”
Parent company Logistec offers bulk, breakbulk and container cargo handling services in 54 ports and 80 terminals throughout North America. It also provides marine transport services geared towards the Arctic coastal trade.
The company will be exhibiting at Breakbulk Americas 2022, taking place on 27-29 September at the George R. Brown Convention Centre in Houston.
PHOTO: breakbulk handling at the Lemont terminal. CREDIT: Logistec
