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4594 Louisiana Highway 75

Geismar, Louisiana 70734

Ascension Parish

30.13653, -90.99868

Hardtimes Plantation is a 105 acre site located near the Geismar chemical complex on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the Baton Rouge Metropolitan area. This site is high and level with a well maintained drainage system and is cleared of all large trees, except those bordering the property.

Site Specifics

ACREAGE AND LISTING PRICE

  • 105 non-divisible acres

  • Approximately 59 usable acres due to batture area and transportation and levee right-of-ways

  • Zoned (MI) Medium Industrial

  • Price per acre to be determined

WATER FRONTAGE AND DOCK ACCESS

  • Approximately 2,400 feet of river frontage with river depths sufficient to handle deep draft vessels, and to accommodate a deep-water dock facility on site

  • The property has a Barge Fleeting Permit issued by the U.S. Department of the Army for 1,400 feet of the river frontage. The permit allows for barge fleeting operations and related facilities.

  • The property could be permitted for a deep-water dock, subject to the following: 1) the dock facility would have to be constructed within the foot print of the Barge Fleeting Permit and 2) the estimated time period for the permitting process is 18 to 24 months.

  • Approximately three miles from the IMTT Geismar Terminal with the ability to connect to existing infrastructure, including three marine berths

  • There is a pending application filed by the owner of the property for a Levee Ramp Crossing Permit. This application has been approved by the Ponchartrain Levee District, which has co-jurisdiction with the U.S. Army Corp. Preliminary approval for the permit has been obtained, subject to regulatory compliance of a mitigation issue for an area of less than one acre, which can be resolved with the Corp in the short term.

PROCESS WATER

  • Unlimited process water at no cost (intake/discharge from Mississippi River with right-of-way access)

  • Infrastructure cost for intake/discharge is estimated to be between $5 and $10 million

UTILITY AND SERVICE PROVIDERS

  • Electricity - Entergy Louisiana

  • Water - Well

  • Telecommunications - Eatel/Cox

  • Natural Gas - Atmos

  • Sewer - Self contained septic system

  • Fiber-Optic - Eatel/Cox

WETLANDS

  • Approximately 46 acres of batture area (including levee and transportation right-of-ways)

  • No other wetlands on site per the National Wetlands Inventory

Terminal Infrastructure

IMTT GEISMAR TERMINAL

PRODUCTS AND STORAGE

  • 39 storage tanks with 1,371,000 barrels of storage capacity

  • Methanol, Renewable Diesel, Renewable Diesel Feedstocks, Commodity and Specialty Chemicals.

DOCKS

  • Marine dock equipped with three barge berths (two of the barge berths double as a ship berth)

  • Maximum draft of 39’ with a max LOA of 700’

RAIL SERVICES

  • Connected to Canadian National Railway and Illinois Central rail system

  • Three rail car loading racks with the capability of loading 14 rail cars simultaneously

  • All rail cars are loaded via mass-flow meters

TRUCKING

  • Three truck loading racks with ten loading/unloading bays

  • Two electronic scales, capable to read axle weights

  • All trucks are loaded via mass-flow meters

OTHER SERVICES

  • On-site and corporate engineering offices for prompt and knowledgeable handling of customer technical service requirements and custom design

  • 24 hour manned facility with accredited emergency response capabilities including standby personnel and contractor equipment and manpower

  • Consistent performance record in regional drills with the EPA and U.S. Coast Guard

 

Hardtimes Plantation

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Location Map

IMTT Geismar Terminal

Transportation Infrastructure

NAVIGABLE WATER

  • Mississippi River (0.2 miles)

PORTS

  • Port of South Louisiana (35.8 nautical miles downstream)

  • Port of Greater Baton Rouge (shallow) (41.6 nautical miles upstream)

  • Port of New Orleans (69.3 nautical miles downstream)

AIRPORTS

  • Port of South Louisiana Executive Regional Airport (31.4 miles)

  • Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (37.6 miles)

  • Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (50.7 miles)

INTERSTATES AND HIGHWAYS

  • Interstate 10 (7.2 miles)

  • State Highway 75 (0 miles)

RAILROADS

  • Canadian National Railway (3 miles)

Pipeline Infrastructure

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  • Natural Gas