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The '''Port of Corpus Christi''' is the third-largest port in the United States in total tonnage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.caller.com/story/news/local/2019/11/07/port-corpus-christi-now-third-largest-nation-tonnage/2488228001/|title=Port's growth is reflected in new title: third-largest in nation by tonnage|website=Corpus Christi Caller-Times|language=en|access-date=2019-11-07}}</ref> Port Corpus Christi is located on [[Corpus Christi Bay]] in the western [[Gulf of Mexico]], with a straight {{convert|45|ft|m|adj=mid|-deep}} channel. The port is located close to downtown [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]] in [[Nueces County, Texas]], but the port is not part of the city or the county. Port Corpus Christi operates without receiving any city, county, or state tax dollars. It is governed by an unpaid board of seven citizens, three of whom are appointed by the Nueces County Commissioners Court, one by the San Patricio County Commissioners Court, and three by the Corpus Christi City Council. Port Corpus Christi handles over 6,000 vessels and over 80 million tons of cargo annually.<ref name="wps">{{cite web |title=Port of Corpus Christi - Port Commerce |url=http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/commerce/USA_TX_Port_of_Corpus_Christi_30.php |publisher=World Port Source |accessdate=12 December 2018}}</ref> Environmental initiatives are handled through the port's [[Environmental Management System]] (EMS). To fight crime and terrorism, public safety at Port Corpus Christi is handled by the Port Corpus Christi Police Department and its state-of-the-art security center.
The '''Port of Corpus Christi''' is the third-largest port in the United States in total tonnage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.caller.com/story/news/local/2019/11/07/port-corpus-christi-now-third-largest-nation-tonnage/2488228001/|title=Port's growth is reflected in new title: third-largest in nation by tonnage|website=Corpus Christi Caller-Times|language=en|access-date=2019-11-07}}</ref> The Port of Corpus Christi is located on [[Corpus Christi Bay]] in the western [[Gulf of Mexico]], with a straight {{convert|45|ft|m|adj=mid|-deep}} channel. The port is stationed near downtown [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]] in [[Nueces County, Texas]], but is not part of the city or the county. The Port of Corpus Christi operates without receiving any city, county, or state tax dollars.
It is governed by a board comprised of seven local community leaders; three of whom are appointed by the Nueces County Commissioners Court, one by the San Patricio County Commissioners Court, and three by the Corpus Christi City Council. The Port of Corpus Christi handles over 6,000 vessels and over 80 million tons of cargo annually.<ref name="wps">{{cite web |title=Port of Corpus Christi - Port Commerce |url=http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/commerce/USA_TX_Port_of_Corpus_Christi_30.php |publisher=World Port Source |accessdate=12 December 2018}}</ref> Environmental initiatives are handled through the port's [[Environmental Management System]] (EMS). Public safety at the Port of Corpus Christi is handled by the Port Corpus Christi Police Department and its state-of-the-art security center.


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:CC harbor.jpg|thumb|left|Corpus Christi Harbor as seen from the Harbor Bridge circa 1993-1997]]
[[File:CC harbor.jpg|thumb|left|Corpus Christi Harbor as seen from the Harbor Bridge circa 1993-1997]]


The need to build a [[deep-water port]] for Corpus Christi was realized after the [[1919 Florida Keys hurricane|devastating hurricane of September 14, 1919]]. Local business leaders realized that a deep-water port was a necessary catalyst to the local economy. Construction of Port Corpus Christi began. On September 14, 1926, seven years to the day after the devastating hurricane, an official "statewide" celebration of the opening of the Port was held.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hdc03 |title=CORPUS CHRISTI, TX &#124; The Handbook of Texas Online&#124; Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) |publisher=Tshaonline.org |date= |accessdate=2013-12-10}}</ref> At that time, the three navigation commissioners were Robert Driscoll, Chairman, John W. Kellam of Robstown, and W.W. Jones. The first port commission was appointed in 1923 with three members. In 1973, a special act of the legislature increased the number of commissioners to five, and in 1983, another special act of the legislature increased the number to seven.<ref name="portofCChah">{{cite web |author1=M. Harvey Weil |author2=Port Staff |title=The History of the Port of Corpus Christi: 1926-2001 |url=http://www.portofcc.com:80/general-information/history-a-highlights.html |publisher=Port Corpus Christi |date=January 1998 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001232054/http://www.portofcc.com:80/general-information/history-a-highlights.html |archivedate=1 October 2011}}</ref> In the early days of the port, cotton was king. [[Nueces County]] and surrounding counties were among the state's leaders in cotton production. Four cargo docks were ready when the port opened. The use of the port from its opening was so great, after only two years in 1928, the port went to the people with an issue of an additional $1.5 million in bonds to build two more cargo docks. In 1930, the channel was deepened to 30 feet. In the early 1930s, large oil fields were discovered in [[San Patricio County|San Patricio]], Nueces, and neighboring counties. Refineries began to locate along the port. From the mid-1930s, the major portion of the tonnage moved through the port shifted from cotton to petroleum and petroleum products. In 1985, the Port of Corpus Christi was designated as a [[Foreign trade zones of the United States|foreign trade zone]] (FTZ) and in 1986, the agreements were entered into with the first two users. The port's FTZ has subzones which include portions of the facilities of most of the refineries near the Port of Corpus Christi. A channel depth of 45&nbsp;ft reached La Quinta Channel in 1975. By 1989, the 45-ft depth reached through the inner harbor, giving Corpus Christi the deepest waterway of any port in the Gulf of Mexico at the time. The late 1980s and early 1990s brought diversification efforts to enhance the economic foundation of the port by attracting new cargoes, including steel products, projects, refrigerated cargoes, military equipment, cruise ships, forest products, automobiles, containers, and more.<ref name="wps"/><ref name="portofCChah"/><ref>"OCEAN SHIPPING," Handbook of Texas Online <http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eto01>, accessed November 03, 2011. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.</ref>
After the Corpus Christi [[1919 hurricane]], also known as the Florida Keys Hurricane, local business leaders realized the need to build a deep-water port to help with reconstruction and stimulate the economy. On September 14, 1926, seven years after the devastating hurricane, an official "statewide" celebration of the opening of the Port was held.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hdc03 |title=CORPUS CHRISTI, TX &#124; The Handbook of Texas Online&#124; Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) |publisher=Tshaonline.org |date= |accessdate=2013-12-10}}</ref> At that time, the three navigation commissioners were Robert Driscoll, Chairman, John W. Kellam of Robstown, and W.W. Jones. The first port commission was appointed in 1923 with three members. In 1973, a special act of the legislature increased the number of commissioners to five, and in 1983, another special act of the legislature increased the number to seven.<ref name="portofCChah">{{cite web |author1=M. Harvey Weil |author2=Port Staff |title=The History of the Port of Corpus Christi: 1926-2001 |url=http://www.portofcc.com:80/general-information/history-a-highlights.html |publisher=Port Corpus Christi |date=January 1998 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001232054/http://www.portofcc.com:80/general-information/history-a-highlights.html |archivedate=1 October 2011}}</ref>

Today, the members are Charles W. Zahn, Jr, Richard Ralph Valls Jr, David P. Engel, Richard Bowers, Wes Hoskins, and Catherine Tobin Hilliard. The Port has recently seen exponential growth in its traffic, has created hundreds of jobs in Nueces and San Patricio Counties, recycles more than 35,000 pounds of materials, and purchases 100% of the port’s energy from renewables.

In Summer 2019, the Port of Corpus Christi was recognized by the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) for its America’s Energy TM media campaign and received the 2019 Award of Excellence<ref>{{cite web |title=Port of Corpus Christi recognised with AAPA Award of Excellence |url=http://devstmaritimenews.ubmemea.webfactional.com/news/global-whispers/port-of-corpus-christi-recognised-with-aapa-award-of-excellence/ |website=Seatrade Maritime News}}</ref>. The campaign highlighted the Port’s ongoing infrastructure investment program and the importance of the record-breaking exports of American energy passing through the Port of Corpus Christi to the Nation’s allies and trading partners around the world. The AAPA Excellence Award recognizes the Port of Corpus Christi as an overall-category top submission amongst competing ports of similar size.



== Cargo ==
== Cargo ==
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Port of Corpus Christi handles [[break bulk cargo]], [[project cargo]], [[oil and gas]], [[dry bulk]], agricultural, refrigerated cargo, and [[containerized cargo]], among other commodities.<ref name="wps"/> [[Cotton]] was the main cargo in its early days, and is still traded through the port today. Texas is now the top [[wind energy]] production state in the [[United States]], producing more wind energy than all but five countries (the U.S., Germany, Spain, China, and India),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.windcoalition.org/ |title=The Wind Coalition |publisher=The Wind Coalition |date= |accessdate=2013-12-10}}</ref> thus creating an increased demand for [[wind turbines]]. These turbines are also a main cargo moving through Port Corpus Christi. In 2009, the [[US Army Corps of Engineers]] approved the [[dredging]] of La Quinta Channel extension ahead of the construction of the La Quinta multipurpose facility. This facility (in construction phase, 2011) will provide Port Corpus Christi with the ability to handle an estimated 1 million [[Twenty-foot equivalent unit|20-foot equivalent unit]]s annually.<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith |first=Mike D. |url=http://www.caller.com/news/2011/sep/27/officials-help-break-ground-on-la-quinta-gateway/ |title=Officials help break ground on La Quinta Gateway project in Portland » Corpus Christi Caller-Times |publisher=Caller.com |date= |accessdate=2013-12-10}}</ref>
Port of Corpus Christi handles [[break bulk cargo]], [[project cargo]], [[oil and gas]], [[dry bulk]], agricultural, refrigerated cargo, and [[containerized cargo]], among other commodities.<ref name="wps"/> [[Cotton]] was the main cargo in its early days, and is still traded through the port today. Texas is now the top [[wind energy]] production state in the [[United States]], producing more wind energy than all but five countries (the U.S., Germany, Spain, China, and India),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.windcoalition.org/ |title=The Wind Coalition |publisher=The Wind Coalition |date= |accessdate=2013-12-10}}</ref> thus creating an increased demand for [[wind turbines]]. These turbines are also a main cargo moving through Port Corpus Christi. In 2009, the [[US Army Corps of Engineers]] approved the [[dredging]] of La Quinta Channel extension ahead of the construction of the La Quinta multipurpose facility. This facility (in construction phase, 2011) will provide Port Corpus Christi with the ability to handle an estimated 1 million [[Twenty-foot equivalent unit|20-foot equivalent unit]]s annually.<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith |first=Mike D. |url=http://www.caller.com/news/2011/sep/27/officials-help-break-ground-on-la-quinta-gateway/ |title=Officials help break ground on La Quinta Gateway project in Portland » Corpus Christi Caller-Times |publisher=Caller.com |date= |accessdate=2013-12-10}}</ref>


The top 10 commodities traded in 2014 are:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portofcc.com/index.php/general-information-155/yearly-statistics|title=Yearly Reports|accessdate=February 26, 2016}}</ref>
The top 10 commodities traded in 2017 are:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portofcc.com/index.php/general-information-155/yearly-statistics|title=Yearly Reports|accessdate=February 26, 2016}}</ref>


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| 1 || [[Crude Oil]] || Crude Oil
| 1 || [[Crude Oil]] || Crude Oil
|-
|-
| 2 || [[Fuel Oil]] || [[Gasoline]]
| 2 || [[Gas Oil]] || [[Gasoline]]
|-
|-
| 3 || Gas Oil || [[Diesel fuel|Diesel]]
| 3 || Fuel Oil || [[Diesel fuel|Diesel]]
|-
|-
| 4 || [[Bauxite]] Ore || Sorghum
| 4 || Feed Stock || Sorghum
|-
|-
| 5 || [[Raw material|Feed Stock]] || [[Natural-gas condensate|Condensate]]
| 5 || [[Iron ore pellets]] || [[Naphtha]]
|-
|-
| 6 || [[Naphtha]] || Feed stock
| 6 || [[Naphtha]] || Feed stock
|-
|-
| 7 || [[Construction aggregate|Aggregate]] || Fuel oil
| 7 || [[Construction aggregate|Aggregate]] || Gas oil
|-
|-
| 8 || [[Reformate]] || Naphtha
| 8 || [[Diesel]] || Wheat
|-
|-
| 9 || Frac Sand || [[Cumene]]
| 9 || Reformate || [[Fuel Oil]]
|-
|-
| 10 || [[Benzene]] || [[Alumina]]
| 10 || [[Barite ore]] || [Jet Fuel]]
|}
|}


== Environmental ==
== Environmental ==


In January 2004, the Port of Corpus Christi Authority developed and implemented an [[environmental management system]] (EMS) through a Port EMS Assistance Project. It was a partnership effort with [[American Association of Port Authorities]], the [[U.S. Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA), and Global Environment and Technology Foundation (GETF) for 11 ports to develop an EMS modeled after the [[ISO 14001]] standard. <!-- linked above An EMS is a set of management processes and procedures that allow an organization to analyze, control, and improve the environmental consequences of its activities. --> The development and implementation took two years to complete and since that time Port Corpus Christi has been maintaining an award-winning EMS program. In 2007 Port Corpus Christi received [[ISO 14001]] certification of its EMS program and continues to maintain this certification.<ref name="wps"/><ref>http://www.epa.gov/sectors/pdf/2008/ports_bw.pdf</ref> In 2010, Port of Corpus Christi received a grant from the EPA to repower its existing 1,000-horsepower locomotive switch engine with two 700-hp GENSET engines to help reduce diesel emissions at the port.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/projects/projects.htm |title=EPA National Clean Diesel Campaign: Emissions Reduction Projects |accessdate=November 3, 2011 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106051001/http://www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/projects/projects.htm |archivedate=January 6, 2012 }}</ref> In 2011, the construction of six wind turbines began on port property. This is projected to provide over 30 million [[kilowatt-hours]] of [[clean energy]] power per year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.8758 |title=North American Windpower: Revolution Energy Kicks Off Construction Of Harbor Wind Farm |publisher=Nawindpower.com |date=2011-10-19 |accessdate=2013-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Smith |first=Mike D. |url=http://www.caller.com/news/2011/oct/13/revolution-energy-digs-footprint-for-clean-at-of/ |title=Revolution Energy digs footprint for clean energy at Port of Corpus Christi » Corpus Christi Caller-Times |publisher=Caller.com |date= |accessdate=2013-12-10}}</ref>
In January 2004, the Port of Corpus Christi Authority developed and implemented an [[environmental management system]] (EMS) through a Port EMS Assistance Project. It was a partnership effort with [[American Association of Port Authorities]], the [[U.S. Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA), and Global Environment and Technology Foundation (GETF) for 11 ports to develop an EMS modeled after the [[ISO 14001]] standard. <!-- linked above An EMS is a set of management processes and procedures that allow an organization to analyze, control, and improve the environmental consequences of its activities. --> The development and implementation took two years to complete. Since that time the Port of Corpus Christi has been maintaining an award-winning EMS program. In 2007 Port Corpus Christi received [[ISO 14001]] certification of its EMS program and has for its 12th consecutive year<ref>{{cite web |title=USA: Port of Corpus Christi achieves ISO 14001 certification for 12th consecutive year |url=https://latinsea.com/ports/usa-port-of-corpus-christi-achieves-iso-14001-certification-for-12th-consecutive-year/ |website=Latin Sea |publisher=Editorial AA}}</ref>..<ref name="wps"/><ref>http://www.epa.gov/sectors/pdf/2008/ports_bw.pdf</ref>
In 2010, the Port of Corpus Christi received a grant from the EPA to repower its existing 1,000-horsepower locomotive switch engine with two 700-hp GENSET engines to help reduce diesel emissions at the port.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/projects/projects.htm |title=EPA National Clean Diesel Campaign: Emissions Reduction Projects |accessdate=November 3, 2011 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106051001/http://www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/projects/projects.htm |archivedate=January 6, 2012 }}</ref>
In 2011, the construction of six wind turbines began on port property. This is projected to provide over 30 million [[kilowatt-hours]] of [[clean energy]] power per year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.8758 |title=North American Windpower: Revolution Energy Kicks Off Construction Of Harbor Wind Farm |publisher=Nawindpower.com |date=2011-10-19 |accessdate=2013-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Smith |first=Mike D. |url=http://www.caller.com/news/2011/oct/13/revolution-energy-digs-footprint-for-clean-at-of/ |title=Revolution Energy digs footprint for clean energy at Port of Corpus Christi » Corpus Christi Caller-Times |publisher=Caller.com |date= |accessdate=2013-12-10}}</ref>

The Port of Corpus Christi has managed to set three new tonnage records, including highest volume in a single month. September tonnage was 12.2 million tons<ref>{{cite web |title=Port of Corpus Christi Raises the Bar, Channel Improvement Fully Underway |url=https://www.dredgingtoday.com/2019/10/15/port-of-corpus-christi-raises-the-bar-channel-improvement-fully-underway/ |website=Dredging Today}}</ref>, a 27% gain over the previous record set in March of 2018. The two other tonnage records broken included the highest quarter ever at 32.1 million tons, an 18% gain over the previous high set in the third quarter of 2018, and tonnage for the first nine months of a year at 84.6 million tons, a 5% increase over the previous record also set in 2018.

On May 29, the Port broke ground on the Channel Improvement Project<ref>{{cite web |title=Channel dredging contract awarded |url=https://www.portasouthjetty.com/articles/channel-dredging-contract-awarded/ |website=Port Aransas South Jetty}}</ref>, which will deepen the ship channel from 47 to 54 feet. At its current depth of 47 feet, very large crude carriers, or VLCCs, have been loaded at 63% capacity. Deepening the channel to 54 feet means these VLCCs can be loaded up to 80% capacity. Plans for ultimately deepening the channel to 75 feet – for 100% VLCC capacity – are underway.

By 2023, Permian Basin oil field production is projected to reach five million barrels per day, making it the top producing field in the world.


== References ==
== References ==

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Port Corpus Christi
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CountryUnited States
LocationPort Corpus Christi, Texas
Coordinates27°48′46″N 97°24′26″W / 27.81278°N 97.40722°W / 27.81278; -97.40722
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OpenedSeptember 14, 1926
Chief Executive OfficerSean Strawbridge
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The Port of Corpus Christi is the third-largest port in the United States in total tonnage.[1] The Port of Corpus Christi is located on Corpus Christi Bay in the western Gulf of Mexico, with a straight 45-foot-deep (14 m) channel. The port is stationed near downtown Corpus Christi in Nueces County, Texas, but is not part of the city or the county. The Port of Corpus Christi operates without receiving any city, county, or state tax dollars.

It is governed by a board comprised of seven local community leaders; three of whom are appointed by the Nueces County Commissioners Court, one by the San Patricio County Commissioners Court, and three by the Corpus Christi City Council. The Port of Corpus Christi handles over 6,000 vessels and over 80 million tons of cargo annually.[2] Environmental initiatives are handled through the port's Environmental Management System (EMS). Public safety at the Port of Corpus Christi is handled by the Port Corpus Christi Police Department and its state-of-the-art security center.

History

Corpus Christi Harbor as seen from the Harbor Bridge circa 1993-1997

After the Corpus Christi 1919 hurricane, also known as the Florida Keys Hurricane, local business leaders realized the need to build a deep-water port to help with reconstruction and stimulate the economy. On September 14, 1926, seven years after the devastating hurricane, an official "statewide" celebration of the opening of the Port was held.[3] At that time, the three navigation commissioners were Robert Driscoll, Chairman, John W. Kellam of Robstown, and W.W. Jones. The first port commission was appointed in 1923 with three members. In 1973, a special act of the legislature increased the number of commissioners to five, and in 1983, another special act of the legislature increased the number to seven.[4]

Today, the members are Charles W. Zahn, Jr, Richard Ralph Valls Jr, David P. Engel, Richard Bowers, Wes Hoskins, and Catherine Tobin Hilliard. The Port has recently seen exponential growth in its traffic, has created hundreds of jobs in Nueces and San Patricio Counties, recycles more than 35,000 pounds of materials, and purchases 100% of the port’s energy from renewables.

In Summer 2019, the Port of Corpus Christi was recognized by the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) for its America’s Energy TM media campaign and received the 2019 Award of Excellence[5]. The campaign highlighted the Port’s ongoing infrastructure investment program and the importance of the record-breaking exports of American energy passing through the Port of Corpus Christi to the Nation’s allies and trading partners around the world. The AAPA Excellence Award recognizes the Port of Corpus Christi as an overall-category top submission amongst competing ports of similar size.


Cargo

Port of Corpus Christi handles break bulk cargo, project cargo, oil and gas, dry bulk, agricultural, refrigerated cargo, and containerized cargo, among other commodities.[2] Cotton was the main cargo in its early days, and is still traded through the port today. Texas is now the top wind energy production state in the United States, producing more wind energy than all but five countries (the U.S., Germany, Spain, China, and India),[6] thus creating an increased demand for wind turbines. These turbines are also a main cargo moving through Port Corpus Christi. In 2009, the US Army Corps of Engineers approved the dredging of La Quinta Channel extension ahead of the construction of the La Quinta multipurpose facility. This facility (in construction phase, 2011) will provide Port Corpus Christi with the ability to handle an estimated 1 million 20-foot equivalent units annually.[7]

The top 10 commodities traded in 2017 are:[8]

Rank Inbound Outbound
1 Crude Oil Crude Oil
2 Gas Oil Gasoline
3 Fuel Oil Diesel
4 Feed Stock Sorghum
5 Iron ore pellets Naphtha
6 Naphtha Feed stock
7 Aggregate Gas oil
8 Diesel Wheat
9 Reformate Fuel Oil
10 Barite ore [Jet Fuel]]

Environmental

In January 2004, the Port of Corpus Christi Authority developed and implemented an environmental management system (EMS) through a Port EMS Assistance Project. It was a partnership effort with American Association of Port Authorities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Global Environment and Technology Foundation (GETF) for 11 ports to develop an EMS modeled after the ISO 14001 standard. The development and implementation took two years to complete. Since that time the Port of Corpus Christi has been maintaining an award-winning EMS program. In 2007 Port Corpus Christi received ISO 14001 certification of its EMS program and has for its 12th consecutive year[9]..[2][10]

In 2010, the Port of Corpus Christi received a grant from the EPA to repower its existing 1,000-horsepower locomotive switch engine with two 700-hp GENSET engines to help reduce diesel emissions at the port.[11]

In 2011, the construction of six wind turbines began on port property. This is projected to provide over 30 million kilowatt-hours of clean energy power per year.[12][13]

The Port of Corpus Christi has managed to set three new tonnage records, including highest volume in a single month. September tonnage was 12.2 million tons[14], a 27% gain over the previous record set in March of 2018. The two other tonnage records broken included the highest quarter ever at 32.1 million tons, an 18% gain over the previous high set in the third quarter of 2018, and tonnage for the first nine months of a year at 84.6 million tons, a 5% increase over the previous record also set in 2018.

On May 29, the Port broke ground on the Channel Improvement Project[15], which will deepen the ship channel from 47 to 54 feet. At its current depth of 47 feet, very large crude carriers, or VLCCs, have been loaded at 63% capacity. Deepening the channel to 54 feet means these VLCCs can be loaded up to 80% capacity. Plans for ultimately deepening the channel to 75 feet – for 100% VLCC capacity – are underway.

By 2023, Permian Basin oil field production is projected to reach five million barrels per day, making it the top producing field in the world.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Port of Corpus Christi, Texas.
  1. ^ "Port's growth is reflected in new title: third-largest in nation by tonnage". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  2. ^ a b c "Port of Corpus Christi - Port Commerce". World Port Source. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  3. ^ "CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)". Tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  4. ^ M. Harvey Weil; Port Staff (January 1998). "The History of the Port of Corpus Christi: 1926-2001". Port Corpus Christi. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Port of Corpus Christi recognised with AAPA Award of Excellence". Seatrade Maritime News.
  6. ^ "The Wind Coalition". The Wind Coalition. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  7. ^ Smith, Mike D. "Officials help break ground on La Quinta Gateway project in Portland » Corpus Christi Caller-Times". Caller.com. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  8. ^ "Yearly Reports". Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  9. ^ "USA: Port of Corpus Christi achieves ISO 14001 certification for 12th consecutive year". Latin Sea. Editorial AA.
  10. ^ http://www.epa.gov/sectors/pdf/2008/ports_bw.pdf
  11. ^ "EPA National Clean Diesel Campaign: Emissions Reduction Projects". Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  12. ^ "North American Windpower: Revolution Energy Kicks Off Construction Of Harbor Wind Farm". Nawindpower.com. 2011-10-19. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  13. ^ Smith, Mike D. "Revolution Energy digs footprint for clean energy at Port of Corpus Christi » Corpus Christi Caller-Times". Caller.com. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  14. ^ "Port of Corpus Christi Raises the Bar, Channel Improvement Fully Underway". Dredging Today.
  15. ^ "Channel dredging contract awarded". Port Aransas South Jetty.
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