The Port of San Diego last week received a shipment of four 24-ton fermentation and storage tanks destined for local brewing company Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits.
The 69-foot tall tanks will be used to produce all of the main production beers that Ballast Point brews, including its flagship beer, Sculpin IPA, at its Miramar brewery located at 9045 Carroll Way.
Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits was founded in 1996 in San Diego. Its main production facility is the Miramar location. The company has three other breweries in San Diego – Little Italy, Scripps Ranch, and Home Brew Mart/Linda Vista – as well as a tasting room in Temecula.
Until recently, the company had most of its equipment shipped through Long Beach and trucked to San Diego. Recently, the company determined that the Port of San Diego’s close proximity to the company’s brewing locations, plus its experience with handling specialty breakbulk cargo, which is cargo that doesn’t fit into a container, make it an ideal port to handle its heavy equipment.
“The shipment of Ballast Point’s fermentation tanks is a great example of the diversity of the Port’s cargo,” said Marshall Merrifield, chairman of the Board of Port Commissioners. “We’re thrilled to be able to support a local company and are reaching out to many other San Diego companies to assist them with import/export opportunities.”
The Port of San Diego is California’s fourth largest seaport, with two cargo terminals – the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal and National City Marine Terminal.
