en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) and the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB) announced the completion of an expansion at the Freedom Intermodal Tank Services facility in eastern New Orleans, adding a new bulk liquid filling facility. This investment introduces a fully automated bulk liquid filling system designed for precise filling of drums and containers, aiming to provide an integrated logistics solution for bulk liquid carriers.
Located adjacent to the company's existing France Rd. Parkway operations, the facility integrates filling, storage, transloading, stacking, heating, blending, cleaning, and road and rail transportation into a single logistics platform. The expansion leverages one of the region's greatest competitive advantages: direct connectivity to the Port of New Orleans, the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, and six Class I railroads serving North America.
Beth Branch, President and CEO of Port NOLA and CEO of the New Orleans Public Railroad, stated that Port NOLA's mission is to provide seamless connectivity and world-class infrastructure to drive economic growth in Louisiana and beyond. The Freedom Intermodal expansion represents a combination of strategic private sector investment with the intermodal connectivity provided by Port NOLA and NOPB, creating more efficient transportation opportunities for businesses.
Freedom Intermodal specializes in the transportation and handling of bulk liquids and ISO tank containers, with services including rail-to-truck and truck-to-rail transloading, storage, heating, blending, cleaning, and transportation. The new bulk liquid filling capability allows customers to fill, store, and distribute products from a single location, thereby reducing operational steps, improving efficiency, and optimizing operations.
The facility features a state-of-the-art warehouse with 38 loading docks, covered truck and rail areas, material heating and blending zones, an intermediate storage yard accommodating 450 railcars, a private truck fleet, and 4 acres of trailer storage and parking. Located just seven miles from the Port of New Orleans and one mile from Interstate 10, the site serves customers transporting products by rail, truck, barge, and vessel.
The Port of New Orleans is the only deepwater port in the United States connected to all six major railroads via NOPB.
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