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Transmodal Product Transfer Stations

The preservation of product integrity is always a focal concern in transfer operations.

Product transfer stations are operated to reduced inland transportation costs and /or to maximize payloads in intermodals tanks.

Rail tanks could be an ideal method to reach export locations when:

• The product source location is relatively far from the port location (greater than 800 Km.)
• Product volumes are in the range of 80 MT per month or per move.
• The rail system is reliable.

The above conditions will generally favor the rail tank option over sending the intermodal tank to the product source or using tank trucks to deliver the product to the port area.

When over-the-road weight restrictions are more severe at the source or intermediate locations than the export jurisdiction, product transfers close to the port can help reduce the overall unit freight cost.

In conjunction with Westway Terminals, Flexitank can provide product transfer services from rail tanks or tank trucks to intermodal tanks at the following U.S. locations:

• Jacksonville, Florida
• Pt. Allen (Baton Rouge), Louisiana
• Brownsville, Texas

All transfer stations are operated in strict compliance with all jurisdictional regulations.   In addition transfer services may be subcontracted at Puerto Cabello (Venezuela), Cartagena (Colombia) and other locations.

The preservation of product integrity is always a focal concern in transfer operations. The Westway/Flexitank process scope can go to great lengths in addressing this issue to the customer's satisfaction. Even large volumes of food-grade products are being handled this way.