Gateway to the Upper Midwest
Big Soo Terminal is a strategically located barge, rail, and truck terminal in the Sioux City, Iowa. Our unique tri-modal shipping options, heavy haul transfer, and warehousing and distribution capabilities make us an ideal partner to the Wind Energy Industry. Our facility is located at the head of navigation on the Missouri River and on the Union Pacific railroad. With direct access to I-29 and major Midwest roadway arteries, Big Soo’s one-of-a-kind tri-modal transfer and storage facility can efficiently move WTG components to the best undeveloped wind resources in North America.
The growing wind energy industry requires a novel approach to the complex distribution of WTG components. Combine intermodal transport capabilities and strategic location to access some of the best wind resources in North America and gigawatts of potential from Big Soo Terminal; Gateway to the Upper Midwest.
- Tri-Modal heavy haul transfer and storage terminal for WTG components
- • Staging and prep for JIT delivery to project site
- • Tower, Nacelle, Blade, & Hub: Transload, Storage and Staging
- Distribution services for WTG component parts and pieces
- • Component hardware consolidation and inventory control
- • Component hardware kitting
- • Shipping, Storage, Receiving
- Spare part component hardware storage and distribution
- Reverse logistics for WTG component shipping fixtures
- OEM excess inventory storage facility
- Component geo-tracking: real-time location, impact detection & notification
- Pre-development logistics consultation
- Import/Export foreign and domestic components
