The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) gave ports across the nation a generous Valentine’s Day gift valued at more than $280 million when it announced grants for more… Read More
Port of Corpus Christi
The Port of Corpus Christi ended 2019 with record cargo tonnages for December of 13.8 million tons and 122.2 million tons for the entire year—a 16 million-ton improvement over 2018… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi recently set three new tonnage records, including the highest volume in a single month. September tonnage was 12.2 million tons, a 27 percent gain over… Read More
On March 28, the Port of Corpus Christi Commission approved a 50-year lease agreement with Lone Star Ports LLC, a joint venture between the Carlyle Group and the Berry Group. Read More
On January 7, the Galveston Engineer District awarded a $92 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company to deepen and widen a 7.6-mile reach of the Corpus Christi… Read More
The Corps of Engineers’ Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Work Plan includes an additional $59 million in funding for the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project (CIP). This funding brings the… Read More
In the first nine months of 2018, the Port of Corpus Christi (Texas) reached a new milestone—setting a new tonnage record of 79.3 million tons. This surpasses the previous record… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi Authority has announced it will host two open houses this month focused on the port’s efforts to study the feasibility of deepening the Corpus Christi… Read More
The Port Commission of the Port of Corpus Christi (Texas) voted June 19 to authorize the port authority to issue a total of $217 million in revenue bonds, with close… Read More
The Water Resources Development Act bill passed by the House of Representatives June 8 included two provisions introduced by Florida Rep. Bill Posey that are designed to give ports more… Read More
