Mile 118.8 - LBD International Matex, St. Rose Terminal, Berths Nos. 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 14, and 15

John Ruskey

20 Apr 2026 � 1 min read

118.8 LBD International Matex, St. Rose Terminal, Berths Nos. 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 14, and 15

International Matex oversees 15 freighter berths between 118.8 and 118.5 LBD for the purpose of bulk chemical storage and transfer. Bloomberg.com reports that International-Matex Tank Terminals, Inc. owns and operates bulk liquid storage terminal facilities for petroleum, chemical, consumer products, utilities, and commodity industries in North America. It stores and handles petroleum products, vegetable and tropical oils, renewable fuels, and various chemicals. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. It has terminal locations in Bayonne, New Jersey; St. Rose, Avondale, Gretna, and Geismar, Louisiana; Chesapeake and Richmond, Virginia; Lemont and Joliet, Illinois; and Richmond, California. International-Matex Tank Terminals, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC. In 2014 Australia based Macquarie Infrastructure Co., agreed to buy the 50 percent of International-Matex Tank Terminals it doesn’t already own for $1.03 billion in cash and stock. (from Bloomberg.com)

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