Other services provided include Marpol removal, fresh and de-ionized water, nitrogen, flaring, bunkers via pipeline, and crane services. At PetroUnited Terminals Inc. 76 storage tanks provide 1,750,000 barrels of storage. The terminal has one ship dock and two barge docks that can handle barges with 25,000 barrel capacity. PetroUnited is served by pipeline. Both terminals, which handle all types of chemicals, are served by Union Pacific Railroad Co. and truck carriers.
Major highways are easily accessible.
Hoechst Celanese Chemical Co. operates a marine terminal for its own use at Bayport. Texas has no corporate income tax, and raw and intermediate feedstocks are readily available. The chemical complex can produce 90 million gallons of process water a day. A private central waste water treatment plant services all plants at Bayport, and new users are not required to obtain waste permits. Two companies operate cogeneration facilities, producing power and steam for their own use and selling the excess to other Bayport companies at reduced rates.