BELVEDERE energy delivery solutions
benefit EVERYONE
THE BELVEDERE SOLUTION
The Belvedere Transportation System is a provider of Interstate transportation services, combined with bulk storage facilities providing an economical distribution infrastructure for the newest renewable energy bio-products, along with the traditional legacy fuels to support blending requirements.
Through alliances with Pipeline and Transportation rail service partners, Belvedere’s primary focus is providing a safe and cost-effective distribution platform for the more remote and under-served Georgia and Florida markets, which are typically located outside the regional seaports.
Benefits of Utilizing Belvedere Terminals
• Reduce reliance on costly long-haul trucking labor pool
• Improve access to under-served markets
• Positioned to expand into fuels of the future
• Additives and blending is completed on site at all locations for truck delivery
• Pipeline interface with access to 35+ refineries
• Dramatic transportation savings that supports on time deliveries, driver efficiencies,
and reduced fleet operation’s costs
• Scalability – Test new markets with 5,000 bbl minimums
• Flexibility to sell/trade products anywhere in the system
• When the market shifts unexpectedly, terminal convenience makes all the difference
• Unit train economics and speed
• Access to multiple Gulf Coast refineries
• Contracted rail rates
• Trading platform – buy, sell, trade, and transfer barrels throughout system
• Inventory transfers between terminals
• Security of supply/hurricane/resupply of market
• Elimination of ship demurrage/fog/ancillary expenses
• Reduced exposure to high-trucking surcharges and driver shortages
• Fluctuations common with Jones Act shipping
Economics
• Unit train economics provide lowest freight rates
• 3-5 day delivery trip by unit train
• System operates on 5-day pipeline cycles in 5,000 bbl minimums
• Reduced-inventory carry costs
• Eliminate exchange cost/expense
• Reduced last-mile delivery distance = decreased liability
• Driver utilization – dramatic transportation savings that supports on-time deliveries, driver efficiencies, and reduced fleet operations
• Belvedere owns & operates our own trains and terminals
The time for a better distribution system is now .
The Problems With Florida’s Fuel Supply Chain
• Just in time inventory model
• Not enough capacity
• Aging infrastructure = high-maintenance costs & downtime
• Existing infrastructure supports old, not developing markets
• Relies on Jones Act vessels and fair weather
We Have Your Solution
Belvedere Terminals will deliver gasoline and other petroleum products to under-served, secondary market areas of Florida via a reliable Pipeline and Railcar combination.
Currently these products are being supplied by sea-tank barge to Florida’s ports of Tampa, Jacksonville and Port Everglades, and from there by lengthy truck routes to remote retailer locations.
Company Owned Rail Fleet
Customers can quickly adjust to changing market trends and expedite emergency response times. We do not buy or sell fuel products and unlike the seaports where minimums are ~330,000 barrel shiploads, we will accept much smaller batches from as little as 5,000 barrels, either storing them at our main Gulf Coast hub or distributing them out to our remote terminals as the customer dictates.
THE BELVEDERE TERMINALS’ SYSTEM
• Pipeline connections running 5-day cycles with monthly nominations
• 5,000 barrel minimums
• Trains built based on destination terminal’s immediate need
• Ability to buy/sell/trade anywhere in the system
• Blending options available