The Shell Oil terminal in Sewaren is the largest Shell petroleum terminal in the world — a 145-acre waterfront facility on the Arthur Kill that has been in continuous petroleum storage and distribution operation since Shell acquired the site in 1928. Now operated by Motiva Enterprises (the Shell and Saudi Aramco joint venture), the terminal holds 4.2 million barrels of refined products storage with Arthur Kill barge dock access, Colonial pipeline connections, and CSX rail access — making it a primary distribution hub for petroleum products moving through the northeastern United States. The terminal’s above-ground storage tanks, secondary containment dike systems, loading rack structures, and marine dock infrastructure represent a continuous, large-scale protective coating maintenance requirement.

Adjacent to the terminal, PSE&G’s Sewaren Generating Station occupies 152 acres along the Arthur Kill. The facility’s 2018 Unit 7 upgrade — a 538-megawatt combined-cycle system comprising one combustion turbine, one heat recovery steam generator, and one steam turbine — added significant new steel and concrete infrastructure to an already substantial power generation campus. PSE&G is an existing client of NJ Reliable Coatings, and the Sewaren Generating Station represents a market where our utility infrastructure coating experience, NACE CIP Level 3 inspection capability, and familiarity with PSE&G’s contractor requirements are directly applicable.

Avenel’s industrial character is defined by chemical manufacturing and the Route 1 freight corridor. PQ Corporation, one of the world’s largest producers of sodium silicates — a glass product with applications in detergents, paper, coatings, and industrial processes — operates a manufacturing facility in Avenel producing sodium silicate, potassium silicate, and zeolite-based catalyst products. Chemical manufacturing environments of this type generate ongoing requirements for chemical-resistant coating systems on process equipment, containment areas, and production floor surfaces.

Port Reading, along the Raritan River waterfront south of Avenel, has historically hosted petroleum storage and chemical distribution operations along its waterfront, and continues to support logistics and industrial operations in the Woodbridge Township industrial corridor. The Route 1 and Route 9 highway interchange in Woodbridge — along with NJ Turnpike Exit 11 and Garden State Parkway Exit 127 access — makes the township’s industrial zones among the most logistically accessible in Middlesex County, supporting ongoing industrial development along all three major corridors.

The 2012 Hurricane Sandy event at the Motiva Sewaren terminal — where storm surge damaged diesel storage tanks and released fuel into Arthur Kill, Woodbridge Creek, and Smith Creek — demonstrated the consequences of containment system failure at a waterfront petroleum terminal. The incident required response from the U.S. Coast Guard National Strike Force and involved 200 cleanup personnel. Secondary containment coating integrity at waterfront petroleum terminals on the Arthur Kill is not simply a regulatory requirement — it is the last line of defense against environmental releases that reach a tidal waterway directly connected to New York Harbor.

NJ Reliable Coatings designs, blasts, and installs secondary containment lining systems for petroleum terminal dike areas, spill containment pads, and loading rack containment using high-build epoxy and polyurea coatings rated for hydrocarbon spill exposure, freeze-thaw cycling, and NJDEP SPCC compliance. We also provide emergency repair services for containment areas that have experienced coating failures or physical damage. All containment work includes inspection documentation for NJDEP submissions and facility SPCC plan requirements.

• High-build epoxy and polyurea containment lining for Arthur Kill waterfront petroleum terminal dike areas
• Freeze-thaw resistant containment systems for tidal waterfront environments at Sewaren and Port Reading
• NJDEP SPCC and AST Technical Rule compliant secondary containment coating systems
• Emergency containment repair for active terminal operations following coating failures or storm damage
• Inspection documentation packages for NJDEP compliance and SPCC plan submissions

Woodbridge’s Arthur Kill waterfront environment — tidal saltwater exposure, petroleum product contact, and the cyclic wet-dry conditions of active terminal and power generation operations — presents among the most aggressive steel corrosion conditions in Middlesex County. At the Shell Motiva terminal, PSE&G Sewaren Generating Station, and chemical manufacturing facilities in Avenel, surface preparation to SSPC specifications is the foundation of any coating system’s performance. Improperly blasted steel in a tidal Arthur Kill environment fails within months regardless of the quality of the coating applied over it.

NJ Reliable Coatings performs abrasive blasting to SSPC SP-5, SP-10, and SP-6 at active industrial facilities throughout Woodbridge. For the Shell terminal and PSE&G Sewaren station, we are familiar with the contractor access, safety briefing, and hot work permit procedures required at both facilities. For Avenel chemical manufacturing sites, we apply appropriate dust containment for indoor and production-adjacent blasting environments. As an existing PSE&G contractor, NJRC has the utility-specific safety training and prequalification documentation required to work at the Sewaren Generating Station without the delays that a new contractor would face.

• SSPC SP-5, SP-10, and SP-6 abrasive blasting for terminal tank farms, power generation steel, and chemical plant equipment
• Confined space entry sandblasting for interior tank work at Sewaren petroleum terminal facilities
• Arthur Kill waterfront blasting with full containment and abrasive recovery for tidal environment compliance
• Utility substation and power generation structural steel surface preparation for PSE&G Sewaren facilities
• Indoor and production-adjacent blasting for Avenel chemical manufacturing environments with dust containment