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Where Complex Challenges Meet Smart SolutionsTechnical Services Packaging Transload Transportation Disposition
Rail Transportation of Radioactive, Hazardous and Non‐RCRA Sediments
PIANC 2012 DredgingSan Diego, CAOct 24, 2012
MHF Services OverviewAsset‐based, integrated logistics company formed in 1994 Became a portfolio company of Relativity Capital, L.P., a private equity firm in June 2009~$55M in private railcars and intermodal container equipment
20 million tons of environmentally sensitive materials moved to dateService generators and shippers of radioactive, industrial, hazardous, and non‐hazardous waste, materials, and by‐products
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MHF Services OverviewHandle container and bulk material transfers at permanent and temporary transload facilitiesPackaging division designs and manufactures durable and flexible packaging systems for all types of materials
Integrated approach offers improved project safety, efficiency, and lower overall costsProvide technical services, packaging, transload, transportation, and disposition
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Transportation ServicesSeamless transportation services via direct rail or intermodal rail, truck, and marineLong‐standing relationships with Class I, Class II and short‐line Railroads ~$55M in private railcars and intermodal container equipment855 private high‐capacity railcars, plus more than 780 standard and specialty intermodal shipping containers
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PackagingPackaging tailored to specific project needs or manufacturing processesCustom packaging to meet unique needsStringent Quality Assurance Durable packaging including custom and standard intermodal shipping containers, metal containers, drums, boxes, and any package required for shipping Flexible packaging:
Lift Liners™ up to 12 ton capacityRail Car LinersContainer LinersRail Car and Truck Tarps, Large Component Protective CoversCustom‐Sewn Containment Systems
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TransloadingCombines efficiencies of various modes of transportationFive permanent facilities nationwide Temporary facilities on‐site or at rail junctionPortable rampInnovative intermodal applications
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Technical ServicesSpecialize in management of environmentally sensitive materialsFull project support from waste characterization to off‐site shipment Full project management, field personnel and brokerage servicesRecommendations for most cost‐effective disposition approach
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Dredging SedimentsRemoved sediments are typically impacted with the highest contaminant load, requiring treatment or off‐site disposal Transport of removed sediment is a critical project componentMost sediment is shipped and disposed of as a hazardous waste; transporters must have permits
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Mode of Transportation Truck is the most common and usually the basis for project estimates and bid specs
Rail transportation is often overlookedThe generator’s site does not need to be directly served by rail
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Rail AdvantagesHigh capacity railcars enable removal of a greater volume of material, while reducing excavation time, public scrutiny, traffic congestion, highway infrastructure damage, and carbon emissionsRail is 2‐4 times more fuel efficient and 3 times cleaner than trucksTypical railcar can carry more than 100 net tons of sediment, or greater than 4 truckloads
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EquipmentExperts identify proper rail car conveyance methodologies such as low and high side gondolas or container flatcars and supply packaging to meet transit regulationsDifferent packaging and car combinations accommodate the operational considerations, disposal facility constraints and/or regulatory requirements
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Operational ConsiderationsIs your facility rail served? Does the waste require packaging? What are the loading capabilities at project site?What are the receiving facility capabilities?
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Case Studies
Upper Hudson River Sediment RemediationTVA Dredging and Fly Ash RemovalNew Bedford Harbor Superfund Site
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Upper Hudson River Sediment Remediation
~ 283,000 cubic yards of PCB‐contaminated sediment was removed from a six‐mile stretch of the Upper Hudson River during Phase IMHF provided the following services:
Fleet of 450 railcars to support the project Inspecting and switching of loaded and empty railcarsTesting and inspection of unit trains prior to departure from the short‐line railroadInspection, maintenance and repair of the rail yard and rail yard loading areaRepairs on railcarsInspection and maintenance of a weigh‐in‐motion scale
Loading and lining gondola railcarsManaging the off‐site round‐trip logistics of unit trains between the site and the waste disposal facility
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TVA Dredging and Fly Ash Removal
MHF supported the TVA’s prime contractor responsible for dredging and removal of a massive fly ash releasePhase I of the Project involved:
Dredging to remove ash from the Emory and Clinch RiversLining and loading railcarsShipping the ash to an off‐site disposal facilityA total of 414 unit trains of ash were shipped
MHF manufactured 40,000 custom railcar liners to supply loading and shipping operations averaging over 100 railcars per day on a seven day per week basisMHF provided on‐site personnel to train prime contractor in package installation and closing, developed modified designs based on changing waste conditions and load out‐processes , and assisted in identifying load‐out problems to improve efficienciesLiners were designed and manufactured in Sweetwater, TN to meet TVA requirements and DOT regulations for the fly ash material
Fly ash at the TVA Kingston site in East Tennessee being loaded into railcars outfitted with MHF custom liners.
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New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site
MHF provides transloading via our Worcester Facility, packaging, and rail transportation of PCB‐contaminated and non‐hazardous waste from the New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site. MHF transloads 200 to 300 tons per day during the shipping season with an estimated project life of 11 years and a volume of 450,000 tons.
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