BREAKBULK & PROJECT CARGO OPERATIONS

Our management team displays a high degree of flexibility in taking on breakbulk projects in an effort to provide its customers with high service levels.

Metro Ports’ experienced management team handles general cargo and major project cargo on the U.S. East, West and Gulf Coasts. Metro provides certified and quality material handling equipment and soft gear for every operation, including the ability to acquire or fabricate new gear on short notice.

Metro Ports provides vital interface service with many global ocean shipping companies, 3PLs, U.S. Class 1 railroads, and trucking companies used to deliver the customer’s goods to the global market-place. Our professional management team maintains a high degree of vigilance in managing operations to facilitate efficient turns of commercial transportation assets.

From steel to railcars, wind towers to military cargo, yachts to RORO, our management team includes a core group of superintendents with over 200 years of combined experience in handling all breakbulk commodities.

BULK OPERATIONS

Metro Ports is recognized as an industry leading national stevedore and terminal operator for handling bulk commodities.

Our global focus and proven track record reflect a long history of providing the management, engineering, operational resources and expertise to work in a competitive setting to meet demanding safety, environmental and quality standards. Metro currently provides bulk handling stevedore and terminal related services on the West, East, and Gulf Coasts of the United States.

Whether discharging bulk cement into silos, loading petroleum coke into baby cape size vessels, or unloading coal from railcars, Metro’s experienced management team, trained staff and modern material handling facilities work in harmony to meet the customer’s expectations and control handling costs.

Metro Ports handles a diverse mix of bulk commodities, including grain, petroleum coke, coal, sulfur, soda ash, cement, sand, gravel, aggregates, and dry and liquid fertilizer products.