Motiva yard greets NS ethanol unit trains
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefMotiva Enterprises and Norfolk Southern announced Thursday the expansion of Motiva’s Doraville, Ga., operations to allow for the delivery of unit trains of ethanol to the Motiva refined products terminal rail yard.
The terminal serves ethanol producersin the U.S. with rail access. With the expansion, a unit train of 80 cars can be off-loaded and returned to the supplier intact.
“This is a major step in making the Motiva Doraville terminal the low-cost solution for ethanol distribution in the Atlanta metropolitan area,” said John Kraemer, NS group vice president. “Norfolk Southern is proud to partner with Motiva in this important supply chain improvement for the industry.”
Motiva owns and operates ethanolrefineries capable of producing 740,000 barrels per day, a distribution system including ownership interests in 40 products terminals, and a marketing network that supports approximately 8,100 Shell-branded gasoline stations in the Eastern and Southern U.S.
