LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. — A new terminal to bring low-carbon cement alternatives to the New York City area, to be served by the New York & Atlantic Railroad, has opened in Queens, N.Y.
The Blissville Rail Terminal, to be operated by Precision Terminal Logistics, celebrated its grand opening Tuesday, April 29. It will allow Eco Material Technologies to distribute approximately 50,000 tons of harvested fly ash to the area for use in local infrastructure projects.
“The opening of the Blissville Terminal reinforces Eco Material’s leadership in sustainable innovation and a major step in our efforts to expand access to low-carbon cement alternatives in all major metro areas,” Grant Quasha, CEO of Eco Material Technologies, said in a press release. “By strengthening our presence in New York, we can better serve future infrastructure projects with innovative materials that reduce reliance on traditional portland cement and imported steel slag. Utilizing rail transportation streamlines delivery and aligns with our mission to advance sustainable solutions for the construction industry.”
Marlon Taylor, president of the New York & Atlantic, said the project “allows us to leverage our extensive rail infrastructure to deliver materials to market efficiently. This approach reduces truck traffic, emissions, and wear and tear on our roadways while streamlining supply chains and supporting sustainable building practices in a key metropolitan area.”
More information is available at the Eco Materials website.
Let’s add that the new facility will use specialized equipment to remove the materials from rail cars onto trucks for distribution across the city, taking roughly 20 minutes to load each truck. Note that each rail car carries the equivalent of four truckloads of material, and Eco Material hopes to process four rail cars every day, the equivalent of sixteen truckloads.
Dr. Güntürk Üstün
Is this terminal on the waterfront? Is the material delivered to the railroad for distribution by barge? No map provided. The concept sounds worthwhile.