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Port of Corpus Christi 4th Quarter Tonnage Slips

[ January 28, 2026   //   Gary Burrows ]

Customers moved 203.4 million tons through the Port of Corpus Christi Ship Channel in 2025, a marginal 1.5 percent decline over 2024 (206.5 million tons).

Compared to 2024, liquefied natural gas exports, or LNG, grew 15.4 percent to 18.6 million tons. Crude oil shipments decreased 2.3 percent over 2024 to 127.4 million tons, while dry bulk and agricultural goods decreased 2.5 percent and 54 percent, respectively.

Port customers moved 50.1 million tons of commodities in the fourth quarter, compared to 54 million tons in the same period of 2024, which remains the port’s record quarter. Leading fourth-quarter commodities included crude oil, refined products and LNG. The port remains the third-largest U.S. port in total waterborne tonnage.

In 2025, the port marked the completion of the historic Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project (CIP). The four-phase project was conceived more than three decades ago as a massive undertaking to enhance navigational infrastructure – deepening the ship channel from 47 to 54 feet and widening it from 400 to 530 feet with additional barge shelves – to accommodate the growing demand for larger vessels needed by port customer. The port said it remains committed to investing in infrastructure upgrades as it maintains its critical role as the non-federal sponsor of the CIP.

Since 2015, the Port of Corpus Christi has invested US$1 billion in capital projects, strengthening regional infrastructure and positioning the Port for continued growth and global competitiveness.

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