A marine load point is available at Port Hancock only 5 miles from the mine. From this load point, marine-barge movement logistics allow some 6,000 tons per 4-barge push with distances to West Shore Lake Pontchartrain [WSLP] at Laplace being only 51 miles and Morganza to the Gulf at Larose being some 60 miles and New Orleans East only 26 miles.
Having the convenient barge shipment capability removes millions of ton/miles from trucking over interstate and secondary roads.