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creating a barge berth. Norm was intrigued; a barge berth could be an asset to operations. When Norm shared the idea with John, he was met with skep- ticism. John reminded Norm that it had been over 20 years since they had done any barge work. Norm told John he had another gut feeling to “build it and they will come.” Management proceeded with the resourceful plan. Using the leftover materials, and the company’s own employees, the 283-foot barge
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berth was finished at very little additional cost to Rukert Terminals.
The expanded capabilities at Lazaretto attracted the timely attention of Constellation Energy, which signed a long-term agreement with Rukert Terminals in the fall of 2009. The contract called for self-unloading vessels to dock at “B” berth and discharge their cargo of imported limestone directly onto the pier. The stockpiled limestone was
