Product Handling Capabilities
Third Coast has over 20 years of chemical production experience in the US Gulf Coast and abroad. We have invested and continue to invest in assets and infrastructure to ensure your products move safely and efficiently in and out of our facilities. Third Coast’s services include product handling capabilities within our gates that streamline the manufacturing process and result in cost savings to our customers.
Handling & Logistics
Third Coast offers a full range of services to support your project. These services include contract manufacturing in our multi-purpose reactors, toll blending, contract packaging, and warehousing with shipping. We operate as a true one-stop shop for your project needs and act as an extension of your manufacturing process.
To meet the diverse needs of our customers, Third Coast also provides comprehensive product handling and logistics services. We manage materials within our facilities and coordinate transfers between locations. This approach allows our customers to rely on Third Coast to manage each project safely and efficiently from start to finish.
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Product Handling & Logistics
Bulk Product Tanks
Third Coast operates an extensive tank farm to support your project needs. Our facilities include more than 170 bulk tanks designed to store both raw materials and finished goods. These tanks range in size from 1,000 to 90,000 gallons and are constructed from carbon steel, lined or unlined, as well as stainless steel.
Most bulk tanks feature auto gauging, steam coils, nitrogen purge capabilities, and dedicated transfer lines with pumps. Third Coast also supports trans-loading from multiple bulk liquid containers. These include railcars, bulk trucks, flexitanks, and ISO containers. This setup allows us to manage materials safely, efficiently, and at scale.
Rail Services
The Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad services Third Coast with daily rail switches at our Pearland facility. We offer on-site storage for more than 80 railcars.
After delivery, Third Coast uses trackmobiles to position railcars for loading and unloading in designated areas. This process helps minimize hold times within our facility. When needed, we can also steam railcars to reach required temperatures. Our goal is simple: keep your railcars moving efficiently.
Railcar Unloading
Third Coast provides a full range of rail unloading services. These services include rail-to-truck transfers, rail access to our drumming facility, and rail-to-bulk tank transfers. We also offer steam capabilities to heat railcars when required.
Railcar Loading
Product can be transferred from our bulk tanks directly into railcars for shipment. Railcars depart our facility via the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad. With daily BNSF service, loaded railcars can ship out shortly after loading.
Bulk Truck & Iso Containers
Our highly trained staff handles the loading and unloading of inbound and outbound bulk trucks and ISO containers. Bulk products can be offloaded into product tanks or sent directly through a packaging line into totes or drums. On-site truck scales support accurate weights and efficient shipment paperwork.
Bulk Truck & Iso Steam Rack
Third Coast can heat up to 16 bulk trucks and ISO containers on our steam rack. Products can arrive at our facility and be heated to the required temperature for discharge. This process eliminates the need for an extra stop to heat bulk trucks or ISO containers before arrival.
Warehousing & Distribution
Third Coast offers 10 high-dock doors for daily receiving and shipping of packaged goods, including two LTL doors from 10 AM to 4 PM. Our warehouse complex manages over 30,000 drums in our 160,000 square feet of space.
Chemicals Warehousing
To support our packaging services and contract manufacturing projects, Third Coast provides dedicated warehousing for packaged raw materials. Our facility includes 10 high-dock doors for daily receiving and shipping. Two of these doors support LTL shipments between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM.
The warehouse complex spans 160,000 square feet and can store more than 30,000 drums. Half of the warehouse is equipped to handle flammable and other hazardous materials safely.
Trailer Storage
Trailer storage is offered for our contract manufacturing, toll blending, trans-loading, and packaging customers. You will find that the ability and flexibility to store trailers of your empty drums, totes, or pails will expedite the packaging process and delivery of your products to the end-user. By limiting the offering of this service to only Third Coast customers we ensure you have timely access to your product, product packaging, or shipping needs.
Another similar service we offer is our “drop and swap” plan for your ISO containers and/or 20ft containers. Many of our customers take advantage of our ability to accept an empty container today, fill it with a product over the next few days, and prepare it for shipment to ensure that you meet your cutoff date at the port. This service creates a system that helps you get the most out of your pickup and delivery fleet.
Interplant and Intraplant Movements
Third Coast offers trailer storage for contract manufacturing, toll blending, trans-loading, and packaging customers. This service allows you to store empty drums, totes, or pails on-site. Having packaging materials readily available helps speed up the packaging process and improves delivery timelines to end users.
We limit this service to Third Coast customers to ensure timely access to products, packaging, and shipping resources.
Third Coast also offers a “drop and swap” program for ISO and 20-foot containers. Customers can deliver an empty container, have it filled over several days, and prepare it for shipment from the Third Coast Facility. This approach helps meet port cutoff dates and maximizes the efficiency of your pickup and delivery fleet.
