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Nicholson Terminal & Dock Company
maintains five operating berths including one berth exclusively
for repair and one face berth. These berths extend over 3,400
feet of dock length, with a depth of 27 feet L.W.D.
As a full service company we handle many
types of cargo & commodities. We maintain the
proper equipment and facilities to handle many different
cargos, such as steel slabs, hot and cold rolled steel coils,
and steel plate. In addition, bulk products like mill scale,
cold bricketted iron and other ferrous metal alloy materials
are handled effectively and efficiently.
We are also equipped and
experienced in handling most heavy lift project cargo,
including machine presses and a variety of manufacturing
equipment.
Our impressive equipment
inventory includes a full range of modern cargo handling
equipment. This includes a fleet of forklifts,
tractor-trailers, crawler cranes, gantry cranes, magnets,
crane buckets and locomotive engines.
The company has an
impeccably good relationship with its employees. The company
has never incurred a work stoppage or slowdown in its entire
history. The company employs approximately 100 individuals
year round and approximately 250 individuals during the peak
of the shipping season. The International Association of
Machinists S-46 and Local 82 represent the company's hourly
employees.
Quality customer service is
our company goal. We have accomplished this through continuous
reinvestment in critical areas such as, equipment, operations
personnel and operations technology.
Our stevedoring services are
enhanced through the support of a well-trained and effectively
operated Traffic Department. This customer interface function
is supported by a new computer network (inventory management
system.) This system and our Traffic Department staff can
provide all cargo related information necessary for the
movement of bulk or itemized material.
200,000 square feet of
warehouse storage facilities, of which 60,000 square feet are
heated, complement our stevedoring services. These facilities
are located on approximately 47 acres of property. |