 Company Overview
Founded in 1991, Emerald’s core business is the international trade of coal products including thermal and metallurgical coals. Exports amount to about 85% of the firm’s business, with the remainder being domestically traded and consumed products. Emerald typically ships about 3.5 million tons of
coal per year, primarily homogenous blends loaded at the International Marine Terminal in New Orleans. Metallurgical coal exports amount to about 400,000 tons per year. The firm obtains supplies from various producers and transports the coal to the U.S. Gulf via barge. Emerald is the largest shipper of US coal through the lower Mississippi river and is located in Florence,
Kentucky, just 10 miles from Cincinnati.
Recent Developments
Summit Marine Services, LLC was formed in 2007 by Emerald International and Gene Taft, partnering one of the
most knowledgeable terminal managers on the Mississippi River with one of its largest shippers. Together their relationships span several continents and the entire inland waterway transportation supply chain, including barge carriers, railroads, vessel owners, ship agencies, sampling & survey companies, fleeting & towing providers, docks
& terminals, pilot groups, trade associations, and trucking companies. Their commodity experience includes coal, petroleum coke, iron ore, fertilizers, ferro-alloys, steel, vegetable oils, chemicals, petroleum products, cement, and industrial minerals.
The mission of Summit Marine Services is to provide a variety of quality, customer-focused supply chain services
on the inland waterway system. Contingency planning for force majeure events, infrastructure breakdowns, and equipment shortages is a hallmark of Summits’ service commitment. |