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Galveston Wharves has promoted longtime executive Brett Milutin to chief operating officer and executive deputy port director as the Texas port advances a series of major growth initiatives centered on Pelican Island and cargo expansion.
Milutin, a 25-year employee of the port, will oversee operations as Galveston pursues development opportunities tied to Davie Defense-Gulf Copper’s US$1 billion shipbuilding investment and plans for a new multi-use berth on Pelican Island.
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The Galveston Wharves has reached a key milestone in its US$106 million West Port Cargo Complex program, filling in an outdated berth to create new cargo-handling capacity, said Port Director and CEO Rodger Rees.
The Pier 38-39 slip fill, part of a multiphase infrastructure upgrade funded by port revenues and a ...
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Galveston Wharves staff and construction contractors have provided updates on five projects totaling US$77.5 million to expand and improve our West Port Cargo Complex.
Funding for the projects comes from a US$36 million state grant and port cash reserves, largely generated from our growing cruise business.
Here’s a summary of each project ...
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Galveston Wharves Port Director and CEO Rodger Rees said the Gulf port needs an update to its 20-Year Strategic Master Plan, which was adopted in 2019.“The comprehensive plan has been our roadmap for major capital projects to grow our business while managing potential community impacts,” Rees said in a Jan. ...
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Galveston Wharves has started more than US$90 million in phased construction work to improve and expand its West Port Cargo Complex and grow its cargo business.Funded by port revenues and a US$36 million Texas government grant, the work will add 30 acres of cargo-handling area and a new 1,424-foot berth. ...
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Galveston Wharves said is spending more than US$90 million to update decaying or underused infrastructure and to maximize undeveloped acreage to grow its cargo business, as part of its 20-year strategic master plan.“We’re on the cusp of a new era of cargo growth for Galveston,” said Rodger Rees, Galveston Wharves ...
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The Galveston Wharves Board of Trustees on April 23 approved a US$29.9 million construction contract to begin the first phase of an estimated US$90 million in cargo infrastructure expansion and improvement work at Galveston’s West Port Cargo Complex. Texas Gulf Construction Co. Inc. is expected to begin work this summer ...
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Galveston Wharves Port Director and CEO Rodger Rees has been recognized as a 2023 Most Admired CEO by the Houston Business Journal (HBJ). Rees was among the honorees celebrated at a luncheon of hundreds of corporate and community leaders hosted by the HBJ on Aug. 24 in Houston.
A panel of ...
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Guided by its 20-Year Strategic Master Plan, Galveston Wharves is planning and executing projects for long-term economic and jobs growth, pending final Wharves Board approval and acceptable financing. These involve two projects totaling about $50 million that will expand acreage and infrastructure at the Port of Galveston’s West Port Cargo ...
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