When construction began on the new International Runway at Memphis International Airport, Fullen Dock provided delivery of 150,000 tons of construction aggregate for the two-mile long, three-foot thick, steel-reinforced concrete runway.
Press Releases & News
Fullen Dock Completes Phase II Of Renovations – 50,000 Square Feet Of Warehouse Space Available
Memphis Business Journal's coverage of this renovation.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—(Dec. 5, 2003)—Fullen Dock and Warehouse, Inc., in conjunction with North Memphis Warehousing, Inc., will open 50,000 square feet of converted warehouse space in January, 2004.
Renovations converted existing space into functional indoor warehousing space. Fullen Dock has 500,000 sq. ft. indoor, 750,000 sq. ft. of outside, and 75,000 sq. ft. of climate-controlled warehousing space, all of which is operated by the intermodal river port and warehouse facility.
Fullen Dock offers advanced air handling equipment to control humidity year round, inventory management, logistics and tracking services. All warehousing facilities are security patrolled and protected 24 hours a day and fully enclosed.
Current products warehoused by clients include ferro alloys, z-pilings, silicon metals, structural steel, steel round bar, construction aggregate, and bulk materials.
When the historic bomber Memphis Belle needed a lift from the Millington Naval Base to its newly constructed pavillion at Mud Island in downtown Memphis, Fullen Dock got it there safe and sound.
Overview for Reporters and Editors
Fullen Dock and Warehouse is a full-service intermodal river terminal and warehousing facility located at Mile 740 of the lower Mississippi River, immediately north of Downtown Memphis. Fullen Dock clients include barge brokers, freight forwarders, and manufacturers requiring barge services, harbor and tug services, transshipment, trucking and storage within the Mid-South (Memphis, Tenn.) and to other continental U.S. regions. Fullen Stone stores, sells and transports a wide variety of aggregate products to the regional construction trade. Founded in 1979 in Memphis, "America's Distribution Center," Fullen is located near the junction of I-40 and I-55, with open rail access to CSXT, Burlington Northern, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern. For more information on Fullen Dock and Warehouse or Fullen Stone, visit www.fullendock.com or call 800-467-7104.
Expert interview contacts and guest columnists
Fullen Dock provides expert interview contacts and guest columnists to trade publications and other press, as well as panelists for trade conferences. Their areas of expertise include inland waterways, doing business and working on the Mississippi River, the steel industry (distribution and logistics), intermodal logistics, homeland security (as it relates to inland waterways), and Memphis as a distribution center.
Press Contact: Brad Carmony, inferno, 901.278.3773, 980-429-0189 (cell), brad@creativeinferno.com
Photos: High-resolution versions of many of the photos on this site are available for publication, along with images of Fullen Dock and Warehouse officials.