MEDIA ALERT: GT OmniPort Hosts Grand Opening Celebration

PORT ARTHUR, TX--(Marketwire - Oct 1, 2012) -  

WHAT:  
The official ribbon cutting and grand opening of the GT OmniPort in Port Arthur, TX, held with Port Arthur and Beaumont Chambers of Commerce, as well as local executives and dignitaries. The GT OmniPort is a $95M, 1,100 acre facility.

WHY:
300 acres of rail car storage on site capable of storing, switching and transloading over 1,000 rail cars. The rail terminal site also features a multi-barge receiving dock on Taylor's Bayou; convenient access to Highway 73 and Interstate 10; and connectivity to the extensive network of pipelines serving the region. The facility neighbors refineries with over one million barrels per day of capacity, multiple chemical and processing plants and is located less than one mile from over four million barrels of petroleum product storage capacity and pipelines currently serving the region.

WHEN:
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 -10:00 a.m.

WHERE:
GT OmniPort  
1998 Highway 73 West
Port Arthur, TX 77640

WHO:
Port Arthur and Beaumont Chamber Officials, GT OmniPort Executives, Over 100 Professionals from the Golden Triangle Community

VISUALS:
Ribbon cutting ceremony
Lots of great railroad, refinery, industrial and barge shots (property tours will be offered)