Terminal
Tidewater Terminal - Umatilla
535 Port Avenue, Umatilla, OR 97882
- pipelines supplying
- 0
- confirmed delivery points
- 0
- lowest ¢/bbl into this terminal
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- terminals within 100 mi
- 5
Supplied by
No tariff delivery point is linked to this terminal yet. It may be supplied by barge, truck, or a pipeline whose tariffs we haven’t researched.
Supplied by sea
Coastwise and river lanes that deliver into this terminal’s dock, with the sources the research names for each. Lanes are regional evidence: they say which refineries or ports supply this market by water, not which cargo goes to which tank.
| Lane | From | Vessels | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland terminals → Umatilla and Pasco (Columbia–Snake river barges) Petroleum barges "originate at the Port of Portland and are offloaded to fuel racks at the Ports of Umatilla and Pasco": 902,240 short tons in 2019 (737,983 in 2020), about 38% of upbound tonnage and declining. No evidence was found for The Dalles or Lewiston/Clarkston. |
Chevron USA Incorporated - Portland (Portland) Kinder Morgan Portland Liquid Terminals (Portland) McCall Oil and Chemical Corp. (Portland) NuStar Terminal Operations Partnership L.P. - Vancouver, WA (Vancouver) Nustar Terminal Services Vancouver, WA (Vancouver) Shell Oil Products U.S. (Portland) Shore Terminals, LLC - Portland, OR (Portland) TLP Management (Portland) Tesoro Logistics Operations LLC (Vancouver) |
river barge | high USDA AMS / Washington State University (Jessup et al.), The Importance of Columbia-Snake River Navigation to U.S. Agriculture, sec. 8.2 Petroleum; Oregon Department of Energy |
Can be sourced from
| Origin | Pipeline or mode | Refineries at origin | ¢/bbl | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Oil Products U.S. (Portland) OR | River barge high river barge · 198 mi along the lanes |
via this port — see its By sea tab | No published rate | Portland terminals → Umatilla and Pasco (Columbia–Snake river barges) |
| Chevron USA Incorporated - Portland (Portland) OR | River barge high river barge |
via this port — see its By sea tab | No published rate | Portland terminals → Umatilla and Pasco (Columbia–Snake river barges) |
| Kinder Morgan Portland Liquid Terminals (Portland) OR | River barge high river barge |
via this port — see its By sea tab | No published rate | Portland terminals → Umatilla and Pasco (Columbia–Snake river barges) |
| McCall Oil and Chemical Corp. (Portland) OR | River barge high river barge |
via this port — see its By sea tab | No published rate | Portland terminals → Umatilla and Pasco (Columbia–Snake river barges) |
| NuStar Terminal Operations Partnership L.P. - Vancouver, WA (Vancouver) WA | River barge high river barge |
via this port — see its By sea tab | No published rate | Portland terminals → Umatilla and Pasco (Columbia–Snake river barges) |
| Nustar Terminal Services Vancouver, WA (Vancouver) WA | River barge high river barge |
via this port — see its By sea tab | No published rate | Portland terminals → Umatilla and Pasco (Columbia–Snake river barges) |
| Shore Terminals, LLC - Portland, OR (Portland) OR | River barge high river barge |
via this port — see its By sea tab | No published rate | Portland terminals → Umatilla and Pasco (Columbia–Snake river barges) |
| TLP Management (Portland) OR | River barge high river barge |
via this port — see its By sea tab | No published rate | Portland terminals → Umatilla and Pasco (Columbia–Snake river barges) |
| Tesoro Logistics Operations LLC (Vancouver) WA | River barge high river barge |
via this port — see its By sea tab | No published rate | Portland terminals → Umatilla and Pasco (Columbia–Snake river barges) |
Terminals within 100 miles
| Terminal | City | Miles | Products (inferred from supply) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Pacific Hinkle Fuel Warehouse T-91-OR-4465 | Hermiston, OR | 9.0 | distillate |
| Tesoro Logistics Operations - Pasco T-91-WA-4402 | Pasco, WA | 23.3 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| Tidewater Terminal - Snake River T-91-WA-4420 | Pasco, WA | 24.1 | gasoline distillate |
| BNSF Railway T-91-WA-4434 | Pacso, WA | 24.8 | distillate |
| Phillips 66 Pipeline - Moses Lake T-91-WA-4401 | Moses Lake, WA | 87.1 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
Delivered ethanol cost
Estimate over Chicago ethanol (CHI)
+24.00¢/gal
From Arkalon Ethanol LLC (Liberal, KS) by UP single tank car, Optima, OK → Wallula, WA: about 1,548 rail miles and 12.5 days in transit, then transload and truck to the rack.
Assumptions: TOE (Round 2 adders, realistic transit)
| Cost line | ¢/gal | How |
|---|---|---|
| Basis | -12.50 | table · Origin-state discount to Chicago |
| Rail tariff | +26.40 | published · UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Rail car lease | +5.35 | calculated · 1,300/month, 10 + 2 + 2 × 12.51 days |
| Fuel surcharge | +0.50 | flat |
| Transload | +1.25 | flat |
| Truck freight | +1.25 | flat · Transload to terminal |
| Wholesale margin | +0.00 | flat |
| Terminal charge | +1.15 | flat · Terminaling estimate |
| Carrying cost | +0.60 | calculated · $2.262 × 5% ÷ 365 × (12.51 + 7 days) |
| Delivered over CHI | +24.00 |
- Built on an expired rate: UP 2028-A expired 2023-09-30; current rates must be re-acquired.
- 9 plant(s) in CO, OR, WI not costed: no basis to Chicago on record for those states.
Options compared
| Origin | Move | Days | Basis ¢ | Delivered ¢/gal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkalon Ethanol LLC Liberal, KS | UP · Optima, OK → Wallula, WA | 12.5 | -12.50 | +24.00 |
| Midwest Renewable Energy LLC Sutherland, NE | UP · Cozad, NE → Wallula, WA | 10.6 | -12.50 | +24.95 |
| Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Hastings, NE | UP · Hastings, NE → Wallula, WA | 12.5 | -12.50 | +25.56 |
| Mgp Ingredients Inc Atchison, KS | UP · Kansas City, MO → Wallula, WA | 14.5 | -12.50 | +25.63 |
| Kansas Ethanol LLC Lyons, KS | UP · KO group, KS → Wallula, WA | 12.7 | -12.50 | +25.73 |
| Pratt Energy LLC Pratt, KS | UP · Pratt, KS → Wallula, WA | 12.7 | -12.50 | +25.73 |
| Kaapa Ethanol Ravenna LLC Ravenna, NE | UP · Grand Island, NE → Wallula, WA | 12.4 | -12.50 | +25.79 |
| Western Plains Energy LLC Oakley, KS | UP · Sharon Springs, KS → Wallula, WA | 12.3 | -12.50 | +25.93 |
| Purefield Ingredients LLC Russell, KS | UP · Wakeeney, KS → Wallula, WA | 12.6 | -12.50 | +26.03 |
| VCP Corn Processing Columbus, NE | UP · Group 3, NE → Wallula, WA | 12.5 | -12.50 | +26.11 |
Published rail rates into this terminal
Destination rate group: Wallula, WA (UP) (Umatilla is a listed station). Published single-car tank-car rates from the ethanol plants in each origin group, cheapest first — ¢/gal at 30,000 gal a car, line haul only. Delivery here assumes a rail or transload point in the group, then truck to the rack.
Historical single-car rates from the September 2023 UP 2028-A book (expired September 30, 2023). UP has since announced increases, including +$400 per car on Item 1301 (unit train) and Item 1360 (manifest) from October 1, 2026 (UP announcement BU2026-24). Subject to UP fuel surcharge.
| From rate group | Railroad | $/car | ¢/gal | Ethanol plants in the group | Tariff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optima, OK | UP | 7,920 | 26.40 |
Arkalon Ethanol LLC Liberal, KS |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Kansas City, MO | UP | 8,220 | 27.40 |
Lifeline Biofuels LLC Saint Joseph, MO East Kansas Agri-Energy LLC Garnett, KS Mgp Ingredients Inc Atchison, KS |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Denver, CO | UP | 8,270 | 27.57 |
Sterling Ethanol LLC Sterling, CO Front Range Energy LLC Windsor, CO |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Cozad, NE | UP | 8,390 | 27.97 |
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Lexington, NE Midwest Renewable Energy LLC Sutherland, NE |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Hastings, NE | UP | 8,390 | 27.97 |
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Hastings, NE |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| KO group, KS | UP | 8,420 | 28.07 |
Kansas Ethanol LLC Lyons, KS Cardinal Colwich LLC Colwich, KS |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Pratt, KS | UP | 8,420 | 28.07 |
Pratt Energy LLC Pratt, KS |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Grand Island, NE | UP | 8,470 | 28.23 |
Kaapa Ethanol Ravenna LLC Ravenna, NE Green Plains Central City LLC Central City, NE Green Plains Wood River LLC Wood River, NE + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Sharon Springs, KS | UP | 8,520 | 28.40 |
Western Plains Energy LLC Oakley, KS |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Wakeeney, KS | UP | 8,520 | 28.40 |
Purefield Ingredients LLC Russell, KS |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Group 3, NE | UP | 8,550 | 28.50 |
VCP Corn Processing Columbus, NE Cargill Inc Blair, NE Southwest Iowa Renewable Council Bluffs, IA + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| IANR group, IA | UP | 8,590 | 28.63 |
Absolute Energy LLC St Ansgar, IA POET Biorefining - Fairbank LLC Fairbank, IA POET Biorefining - Shell Rock LLC Shell Rock, IA |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Nevada, IA | UP | 8,590 | 28.63 |
Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Charles City, IA Golden Grain Energy LLC Mason City, IA Louis Dreyfus Co Grand Junction, IA + 5 more |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Ashton, IA | UP | 8,670 | 28.90 |
Plymouth Energy LLC Merrill, IA POET Biorefining - Ashton LLC Ashton, IA |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | UP | 8,670 | 28.90 |
VCP Corn Processing Cedar Rapids, IA ADM Cedar Rapids IA Wet Mill Cedar Rapids, IA ADM Clinton IA Clinton, IA + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Interior Iowa Heavy, IA | UP | 8,710 | 29.03 |
Little Sioux Corn Processors LLLP Marcus, IA Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Fort Dodge, IA Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Hartley, IA + 9 more |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| NCRC group, NE | UP | 8,710 | 29.03 |
Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Albion, NE Husker Ag LLC Plainview, NE GreenAmerica Biofuels Ord LLC Ord, NE + 2 more |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| South Dakota, SD | UP | 8,730 | 29.10 |
POET Biorefining - Hudson LLC Hudson, SD Siouxland Energy Cooperative Sioux Center, IA |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Interior Iowa Light, IA | UP | 8,750 | 29.17 |
Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Albert City, IA Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Lakota, IA Green Plains Superior LLC Superior, IA |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Hope, MN | UP | 8,770 | 29.23 |
POET Biorefining - Glenville LLC Glenville, MN |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Brewster, MN | UP | 8,810 | 29.37 |
Guardian Energy LLC Janesville, MN Heron Lake Bioenergy LLC Heron Lake, MN POET Biorefining - Lake Crystal LLC Lake Crystal, MN + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Southern Wisconsin | UP | 8,980 | 29.93 |
Aztalan Bio LLC Jefferson, WI Badger State Ethanol LLC Monroe, WI United Wisconsin Grain Producers LLC Friesland, WI + 4 more |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Allen, IL | UP | 9,090 | 30.30 |
Alto Pekin LLC Pekin, IL Alto ICP LLC Pekin, IL Alto Pekin Inc Pekin, IL + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Chicago, IL | UP | 9,090 | 30.30 | Chicago index barrels (CHI) | UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |