CII Carbon is one of the leading calcined petroleum coke producers supplying the western world aluminum smelters for anode production. Known as green coke and pet coke.







 
Robinson Purvis Chalmette Gramercy Norco LakeCharles Moundsville

Rain CII owns and operates seven US and one India ISO 9001:2000 certified petroleum coke calciners with a combined capacity of around 2.4 million tons. In addition, Rain CII has an exclusive marketing relationship with a coke producer in China.


Located on the Mississippi River, six miles east of New Orleans, La.

  • Commissioned in 1968
  • One rotary kiln with 230,000 tons capacity
  • Covered green coke storage for 25,000 tons of raw materials
  • Integrated with our deepwater Chalmette Terminal.

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Located on the Mississippi River 40 miles west of New Orleans, La.

  • Commissioned in 1972
  • One rotary kiln with 230,000 ton capacity
  • Green Coke storage for 150,000 tons of raw materials
  • Integrated with our deepwater Gramercy Terminal.

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Located on the Calcasieu Ship Channel 10 miles from Lake Charles

 

  • Commissioned in 1979
  • 2 rotary kilns with a combined capacity of 400,000 tons
  • Green coke storage for 60,000 tons
  • Provides direct truck, rail and barge shipments to customers. Integrated with deepwater terminal for bulk ocean going vessel shipments

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Located on the Ohio river, 10 miles south of Moundsville

 

  • Commissioned in 1957
  • 2 rotary kilns with a combined capacity of 420,000 tons
  • Green coke storage for 50,000 tons of raw materials
  • Provides direct truck, rail and barge shipments to customers

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Located 15 miles west of New Orleans, La., adjacent to the Motiva (formerly Shell) Refinery

  • Commissioned in 1965
  • One rotary kiln with 230,000 tons capacity
  • Direct access to exceptional high-grade raw material
  • Provides direct rail or truck to customers and our Chalmette and Gramercy terminals for customized shipment blending

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Located in southeast Mississippi

  • Commissioned in 1959
  • Focused on specialty applications. Only plant in the world that produces calcined fluid petroleum coke that is used as a packing material in anode baking furnaces and other industrial applications.
  • One rotary kiln with 70,000 tons capacity
  • Provides direct rail or truck to customers and our Chalmette Terminal for barge and vessel loadings.

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Located in southeast Illinois, adjacent to the Marathon Refinery

  • Acquired by Rain CII in 1996
  • Two rotary kilns with 315,000 tons capacity
  • Direct access to high-grade raw materials
  • Provides direct rail or truck to customers and our Chalmette and Gramercy terminals for customized shipment blending

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Rain CII Carbon LLC owns three ISO 9001:2000 certified vessel-loading facilities located in Chalmette, Louisiana, Gramercy, Louisiana and Lake Charles, Louisiana. These terminals, which can accommodate both barges and ocean-going vessels, are where various calcined cokes are blended to meet customer specifications. These deepwater terminals are designed to efficiently load cargos and minimize vessel downtime.


Owned by Rain CII Carbon LLC and operated by Johnston's of Chalmette  
(Long 90 Lat 29)

Position: Located at mile 89.2 left descending in the Mississippi River (Long 90 Lat 29)

Berth Restrictions: The depth alongside the dock is 57 feet plus River Stage at Carrollton gauge, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Vessel:

  • Maximum length overall - 198.17 meters (650 feet).
  • Maximum beam - 29.26 meters (96 feet).

Note:port side hatch opening cannot be more than 78 feet from the dock fender (bumper).

  • Maximum air draft - 55 feet minus river stage at Carrolton gauge, New Orleans, Louisiana.

  • Vessels with Starboard side crane gear or derricks cannot be loaded.

Note: Vessels of different dimensions may be accepted subject to the terminals prior approval. Certain tween deckers will be rejected due to the vessel's design. The terminal reserves the right to reject any vessel that would prevent loading or proper stowage.

Dock Restrictions:

  • Spout trimming only.
  • Vessels cannot be moored port side to the mooring dolphins.
  • Vessels will not be allowed to drop anchor in the vicinity of the dock due to an under water pipeline and crude oil unloading dock immediately down river of the CT Dock.

Stowage Factor: 48 cubic feet per long ton.

Docking: Approved sub-contractors shall perform mooring and unmooring of vessel. Charges for mooring and unmooring services are invoiced to Owners/Agent/etc. directly from the sub-contractors.

Coke Cargo:

  • Angle of repose - the angle of repose is approximately 35 degrees.
  • Temperature - the Calcined coke will be loaded into the vessel according to the Code of Federal Regulations, Coast Guard, Department of Transportation (46 CFR 148.04-15 and 148.04-17).

Loading Rate: 4,000 MT PWWD, SHINC.

Operations: The Chalmette Terminal (CT) dock facility operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The ship loading facility is equipped with three (3) loading towers approximately 44 meters (145 feet) apart. Each tower has a loading boom that rotates in a circular motion with a radius of 27.5 meters (90 feet). Each boom is also equipped to move laterally for distance of 21.3 meters (70 feet) across the width of the ship. The vessel is to be loaded spout trimmed. The ship must supply the manpower to watch the loading from the deck of the vessel and to keep track of the draft (i.e. tell the loader when enough cargo is in the hold).

Facility Security: Entrance to the dock facility may be made at Coke Plant Road, on West St. Bernard Highway, Chalmette, Louisiana. Access to and from the docked vessel through the facility must be pre-approved by the facility Terminal Manager or designee. The vessel's agent may be required to provide a crew/passenger/visitor list 24 hours in advance of the vessels arrival. If approved, access may be gained by an overhead, over water conveyor walkway whose length is approximately 500 feet. The conveyor, which has an inclined ramp with a 14-degree slope, leads to a stairway, which descends approximately 75 feet to the gangway for the ship. Transport and delivery of vessel stores are not permitted through the facility. Deliveries of vessel stores must be coordinated by vessel personnel and the vessel's agent via launch service not provided by the facility. The Terminal Manager or designee must be notified prior to the vessel receiving stores and/or bunkers. A supply source of potable water is not currently available on the dock facility.

Communications: Communications between operational personnel and vessel/owners agents are via telephone, fax, e-mail, and/or marine radio.

JOC Contacts:

Johnston's of Chalmette
100 Coke Plant Road
Chalmette, Louisiana 70043
Office: 504.271.2910
sdardar@johnstonports.com

Terminal Manager
Larry Taylor
Mobile Phone: 985.807.6983
Home Phone: 985.882.6413
ltaylor@johnstonports.com

Dock Manager
Randy Wilson
Mobile Phone: 504-329-5319

Home Phone: 504-367-7335
rwilson@johnstonports.com

Office Manager
Cherie Merkouris
Office: 504-271-2910
CMerkouris @johnstonports.com

Facility Security Officer
Ross Gares
24-Hour Mobile: 504.301.7441
rgares@raincii.com

Rain CII Carbon LLC Contacts:

Rain CII Carbon LLC
2627 Chestnut Ridge Road
Suite 200
Kingwood, TX 77339
Phone: 281.318.2400
Fax: 281.318.2402

Administrator, Commercial Activities
Traci Brown
Phone: 281.318.2415
Fax: 281.318.2402
Sales@raincii.com

Sales Administrator
Lisa Brandon
Phone: 281.318.2426
Fax: 281.318.2402
Sales@raincii.com

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Owned by Rain CII Carbon LLC and operated by Johnston's of Gramercy
(Long 90 Lat 30) 

Location: Located at mile 145.9 left descending in the Mississippi River (Long 90.41 W Lat 30.03 N)

Depth Alongside Dock: The depth alongside the dock is 38 feet plus River Stage at Reserve, Louisiana. The air draft is 46 feet minus River Stage, at Reserve, Louisiana

Vessel Restrictions:

  • Maximum Length Overall - 180 meters (590.4 feet). Note: The length of a vessel from the most forward edge of the most forward hold to be loaded cannot be more than 157.9 meters (518 feet) in order to be properly moored.
  • Maximum Beam - 23 meters (75.4 feet). Note: The port side hatch opening cannot be more than 58 feet from the dock for spout trimming. Charges for machine trimming will be invoiced to the customer.
  • Maximum air draft - 52 feet minus the river stage at Reserve, Louisiana. Note: Vessels of different dimensions may be accepted subject to the terminals prior approval. Certain tween deckers will be rejected due to the vessel's design. The terminal reserves the right to reject any vessel that would prevent loading or proper stowage.

Docking Restrictions:

  • Vessels cannot be moored port side to the mooring dolphins.
  • Vessels are loaded port to starboard requiring the vessel to shift at the dock with ship's gear.
  • Vessels with port or starboard side cranes or derricks cannot be loaded to 100% capacity.

Stowage Factor: 48 cubic feet per long ton.

Docking: Rain CII Carbon LLC will supply 4 linesmen to receive a ship. It would be best, for both parties, if the lines were placed in such a way to minimize the moving of them when shifting from one hold to another.

Coke Cargo:

  • Angle of repose - the angle of repose is approximately 35 degrees
  • Temperature - the calcined coke will be loaded into the vessel according to the Code of Federal Regulations, Coast Guard, Department of Transportation (46 CFR 148.04-15 and 148.04-17).

Loading Rate: 4,000 MT PWWD, SHINC

Operations: The GT dock facility operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There is one man operating the loader and a supervisor on the terminal site during loading. The product is loaded through a fixed-point loader. It is necessary to shift the vessel to trim and to load holds. The ship must supply the manpower to watch the loading from the deck and to keep track of the draft (i.e. tell the loader when enough cargo is in the hold).

Facility Security: The vessels agent may be required to provide a crew/passenger list to the terminal manager 24 hours in advance of the vessels arrival. The crew/passenger list is to be faxed to (225-869-8151). Vessel personnel are not permitted access to the dock facility without prior approval from the terminal manager. Transport and delivery of vessel stores are not permitted through the facility. Deliveries of vessel stores must be coordinated between vessel personnel and the vessels agent via launch service not provided by the terminal. A supply source of potable water is not currently available at the dock facility.

Communications: Communications between operational personnel and vessel/owners agents are via telephone, fax, E-mail and/or marine radio.

JOG Contacts:

Johnston's of Gramercy

1140 Jefferson Hwy

PO Box 1517

Gramercy, LA 70052

Office:  225-869-9993

cbourgeois@johnstonports.com

Terminal Manager

Brian Taylor

Mobil:  225-445-1983

Email: btaylor@johnstonports.com

 

Operations Manager

Marc Acosta

Mobil:  225-278-1412

 

Office Manager

Casey Taylor

Office:  225-869-9993

Email: cbourgeois@johnstonports.com

 

Facility Security Officer

Brian Taylor
Mobil: 225-445-1983
Email: btaylor@johnstonports.com


Rain CII Carbon LLC Contacts:

Rain CII Carbon LLC
2627 Chestnut Ridge Road
Suite 200
Kingwood, TX 77339
Phone: 281.318.2400
Fax: 281.318.2402

Administrator, Commercial Activities
Traci Brown
Phone: 281.318.2415
Fax: 281.318.2402
Sales@raincii.com

Sales Administrator
Lisa Brandon
Phone: 281.318.2426
Fax: 281.318.2402
Sales@raincii.com

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Location:
River Location: 22.9 nautical miles upstream of the Calcasieu river jetty (buoy marker 48)
Physical Address: 1920 Paktank Road, Sulphur, LA 70665

Depth Alongside Dock: Water Draft - 10.67 meters (35 feet).

Vessel Restrictions:

  • Maximum length overall - 228.6 meters (750 feet).
  • Maximum beam - 33.53 meters (110 feet).
  • Maximum air draft - 13.72 meters (45 feet) Water Line to Top of Hatch Coaming.
  • Vessels with side mounted cranes to be docked with the cranes on the offshore side. Note: Vessels of different dimensions may be accepted subject to the terminals prior approval. Certain tween deckers will be rejected due to the vessel's design. The terminal reserves the right to reject any vessel that would prevent loading or proper stowage.

Docking Restrictions:

  • Spout trimming only.

Stowage Factor: 48 cubic feet per long ton.

Docking: Approved sub-contractors shall perform mooring and unmooring of vessel. Charges for mooring and unmooring services are invoiced to Owners/Agent/etc. directly from the sub-contractors.

Coke Cargo:

  • Angle of repose - the angle of repose is approximately 35 degrees.
  • Temperature - the Calcined coke will be loaded into the vessel according to the Code of Federal Regulations, Coast Guard, Department of Transportation (46 CFR 148.04-15 and 148.04-17).

Loading Rate: 5,000 MT PWWD, SHINC.

Operations: The Lake Charles dock facility operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The vessel is to be loaded spout trimmed. The ship must supply the manpower to watch the loading from the deck of the vessel and to keep track of the draft (i.e. tell the loader when enough cargo is in the hold).

Miscellaneous Information: Entrance to the dock facility may be made at Pak Tank Road, off of Highway 1133, Sulphur, Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish. Walking access to the docked vessel from the dock facility must be approved by the facility Terminal Manager.

Facility Security: The vessels agent may be required to provide a crew/passenger list to the terminal manager 24 hours in advance of the vessels arrival. The crew/passenger list is to be faxed to 337.558.6188. Vessel personnel are not permitted access to the dock facility without prior approval from the terminal manager. Transport and delivery of vessel stores are not permitted through the facility. Deliveries of vessel stores must be coordinated between vessel personnel and the vessels agent via launch service not provided by the terminal. A supply source of potable water is not currently available at the dock facility.

Communications: Communications between operational personnel and Vessel/Owners Agents are via telephone, fax, and/or marine radio.

Contact Information:

Shippers Agent, G.A. Becnel, Inc.
3311 Ernest Street Suite B
Lake Charles, La 70601
Phone: 337.439.3278
dbecnel@gabecnel.com
lisav@gabecnel.com

Facility Security Officer
Debra Courville
24-Hour Mobile Phone: 337.350.0654
dcourville@raicii.com

Rain CII Carbon LLC
2627 Chestnut Ridge Road
Suite 200
Kingwood, TX 77339
Phone: 281.318.2400
Fax: 281.318.2402

Administrator, Commercial Activities
Traci Brown
Phone: 281.318.2415
Fax: 281.318.2402
Sales@raincii.com

Sales Administrator
Lisa Brandon
Phone: 281.318.2426
Fax: 281.318.2402
Sales@raincii.com

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