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The Terminal (LRTC) operations are conducted on the Inner Harbor of the City of Richmond situated on the northeasterly shore of San Francisco Bay. The Ship Channel leading to the Terminal is maintained by the United States Army Corp of Engineers at a depth of 38 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).
Cargo at LRTC is handled at two berths, 600 ft (182.93m) and 850 ft (259.15m). The maximum size vessel loaded at LRTC had a DWT of 62,105LT and LOA of 781 ft (238.01m).
The wharf at Berth A is expressly constructed to handle Heavy Lift Cargos, being redesigned to handle lift trucks with an 80 ton-front axle loading capacity. The wharf at Berth A is 650 feet long.
Berth B wharf is 1,200 feet long and is designed to handle the transfer of bulk cargos between ship and land carrier or ship and stockpile.
The wharves are equipped with double railroad tracks and stockpile areas adjacent to each berth and are served by a network of spur tracks.
A 50,000 square-foot warehouse is located near Berth A and is currently being used for finished cement storage and distribution. Sites on adjacent properties are available for constructing covered storage facilities.
Five and one-half acres of uncovered, concrete-surface storage immediately adjacent the docks are available and designed to handle the same heavy loading as the wharves. An additional 10 acres are available for new projects and tenants.
LRTC’s weighing facilities consist of two computerized highway truck scales operated sixteen (16) hours a day and one 350 ton capacity railroad scale. Levin-Richmond Terminal issues Certified Weights for railcars or trucks.
The Terminal properties is served by a network of publicly maintained streets which connect directly with the principal interstate highway systems.
All of the lands of the Terminal are served by electric power and industrial water systems.
For pilotage, towage and other ship services, please check the “Outside Services” link. The United States Customs Service maintains an office in Richmond.
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Facilities |
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402 Wright Avenue Richmond, CA 94804 |
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LRTC |
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BERTH |
DEPTH |
VESSEL LOA |
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Berth A |
38 ft |
up to 750 ft |
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Berth B |
38 ft |
up to 650 ft |