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Parker Towing's Nashville Marine Terminal, expected to be open in the first quarter of 2023, will mark the first time in about three years that a new intermodal riverport has been available in the Nashville area.The groundbreaking for the terminal on the Cumberland River was September 28 in Ashland City, Tenn.The terminal, at Mile 164, will initially include a dock and 25,000-square-foot warehouse,which can be expanded as the need arises. It also includes outdoor storage space for bulk and breakbulk cargoes, equipment and staffing. Parker Towing is developing 15 acres of the 23-acre site, purchased from and next door to Arcosa Marine Products.Tim Parker Jr., Parker Towing chairman of the board, said the ground-breaking ceremony was an exciting day that came about after five years of work to bring the terminal to the area. Following the closure of Cherokee Marine Terminal in Nashville, middle Tennessee had been without a transloading operation, with the closest available facilities in either Memphis, Tenn., or Paducah, Ky. |