Port Corpus Christi

Port Corpus Christi is one of the top ten ports in the United States in total tonnage. For 85 years we have offered shippers a profitable alternative to the crowded roads of trade. From oil and petrochemicals to agricultural and project cargo, the Port successfully handles the goods of the world.

Port Corpus Christi sits along the Texas Gulf Coast, 150 miles north of Mexico. The warm, dry climate of South Texas and the Port's modern, multipurpose infrastructure support year-round operations, making it an ideal location for cost-effectiveness and greater productivity. Shipping through Port Corpus Christi provides shippers and freight-forwarders the advantage of a strategic US Gulf central location, a 45' deep, short transit ship channel; dockside rail from three class I carriers; excellent highway access; flexible and productive labor force; heavy lift capabilities; 125-plus acres of open storage and fabrication sites; some 300,000 square feet of covered dockside storage; and excellent security operations.

Port Corpus Christi is experiencing tremendous growth. We are diversifying beyond our traditional liquid bulk cargo with project and breakbulk cargo, military, frozen cargo, and wind turbine components. The Port currently has four major wind-turbine manufacturers shipping equipment through our facilities. The refrigerated warehouse, a state of-the-art, 100,000-square-foot facility, boasts chilled and frozen space a short 60' from dockside and enclosed, temperature-controlled, rail and truck loading docks. Cargo Dock 8, one of the strongest open wharfs on the Gulf of Mexico, is handling tons of wind turbine, military, H/L modules and breakbulk shipments everyday. Important infrastructure growth is also generating new opportunities. The Joe Fulton International Trade Corridor provides 12 miles of new and existing roadway, seven miles of new rail line improving overland transportation, four miles of ship channel frontage and access to 630 green-field acres for development.

The La Quinta Trade Gateway, a 1,100-acre multipurpose cargo handling facility is under development. Its 3,600-foot shoreline and 45' channel depth will accommodate a container terminal, project cargo and storage, warehousing, distribution centers, industrial parks, logistical centers and associated business. The La Quinta Trade Gateway is situated close to highway and rail access and only 17 nautical miles from the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Work has begun to extend the La Quinta Ship Channel 1.4 miles at a depth of 45 feet to reach the planned La Quinta Multipurpose Facility, improving channel efficiency and accommodating large vessels to the facility.

Port Corpus Christi also offers one of the largest Foreign Trade Zones in the United States. At almost 25,000 acres, Foreign Trade Zone #122 provides deferred, reduced and eliminated duties, no Ad Valorem taxes, no quotas, and simplified inventory controls and record keeping.

Port Corpus Christi is committed to maintaining an Environmental Management System that promotes regulatory compliance and pollution prevention through a strategy of continual improvement and teamwork. Our Port has made great strides in recycling, reducing electrical consumption port-wide and reducing air pollution.

Outstanding infrastructure. Strategic location. Extraordinary management. Exceptional staff. Port Corpus Christi is your Global Texas Connection and "More Than You Can Sea."

Port Corpus Christi
222 Power Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Main: 361-882-5633
Toll free: 1-800-580-7110
Fax: 361-882-7110
portofcorpuschristi.com
businessdevelopmentdpt@pocca.com