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Logistics and freight handling
‘EXCEPTIONAL PROJECT DELIVERY’“Hanson has provided ground-up design, engineering and construction support, resulting in exceptional project delivery.” — David Golightly, project director, LyondellBasell Industries
Building or upgrading your industrial facility’s logistics and freight-handling capacity requires experience and a comprehensive understanding of your goals and your site’s specific needs. As an extension of your staff, we walk beside you through your capital improvement projects. Our skilled and knowledgeable team focuses on “inside the fence” work for:

- industrial plants
- raw material production sites (petrochemical plants, refineries, mines and mills)
- distribution and terminal facilities (intermodal, rail storage yards, transload facilities)
We start by planning and permitting your project, then provide design services for civil and logistics support facilities, including:
- drainage
- storm sewer plants
- solid waste
- roads
- railroads
- building and industrial process structures
- production and logistic operational analysis
- market assessments
- financial modeling of cost and benefits
- material handling
- nonproduction process-related design work and environmental remediation
Our team works with you to define and enhance your value stream with market studies and opportunity validation relating to origin and destination markets and transportation options; planning and assessing commercial capabilities, such as changing transportation modes and strategic sourcing; modeling operations, including service levels, improvements and the resultant capital expenditure and operating expense costs and benefits; and life-cycle asset management, design, procurement and construction contract administration.
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What types of logistics and freight-handling facilities does Hanson support?
Hanson provides planning, design and construction support for industrial plants, raw material production sites, distribution facilities, intermodal terminals, rail storage yards and transload facilities.
What services does Hanson provide for logistics and freight-handling projects?
Hanson delivers planning, permitting and design services for drainage, storm sewer systems, roads, railroads, material-handling facilities, industrial structures and environmental remediation projects.
How does Hanson help clients improve logistics operations?
Hanson works with clients to evaluate transportation options, assess market opportunities, analyze operations and identify improvements that support financial and operational goals.
Can Hanson support project decision-making before design begins?
Yes. Hanson provides market assessments, opportunity validation, financial modeling and operational analysis to help clients understand costs, benefits and potential project outcomes before major investments are made.
How does Hanson help clients improve long-term operations and asset performance?
Hanson integrates operational analysis, life-cycle asset management, design, procurement and construction support to help clients enhance efficiency, manage costs and support reliable long-term facility operations.
Our experienced railway staff stands ready with a range of services to address your needs, from heavy rail to intermodal facilities and bridges, with an eye toward innovation and honoring our natural world.
Whether your vision is a straightforward project or a complex vision with many challenges, our specialists are ready to walk through it with you.