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Port Freeport Upgrades Ahead of Expansion

Port Freeport has completed a series of infrastructure projects totaling nearly US$30 million aimed at supporting the expansion of the Velasco Container Terminal and improving freight access at the Texas Gulf Coast port. Port officials, state transportation representatives and local leaders marked the milestone with ribbon-cutting ceremonies recognizing projects that include Storage Area 5, the Terminal Access Project, and the East Fifth Street reconstruction and truck queuing project. The improvements were funded ... [+]

Port Freeport Adds Cranes to Velasco

Port Freeport took delivery of two super-post-Panamax, ship-to-shore gantry cranes on Sept. 22 at the port's Velasco Container Terminal. Transported fully erected about the heavy-lift vessel Zhen Hua 29, the cranes were carefully offloaded and secured to the docks. Following installation and testing this fall, the new equipment will be placed ... [+]

Port Freeport Unveils Cold Chain Facility

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., Freeport Warehouse LLC and Port Freeport unveiled the new Cross-Dock No. 1 facility, with 80,000 square feet of chilled cross-dock warehouse located near Port Freeport’s Velasco Container Terminal. Fresh Del Monte Produce, a leading vertically integrated producer, marketer and distributor of high-quality fresh and fresh-cut fruit ... [+]

VW Opens Port Freeport Processing Center

Volkswagen Group of America in October opened a new vehicle processing center in Port Freeport in Texas, which represents a US$114 million in the Freeport area.The Freeport facility, built by KDC, spans more than 120 acres about 63 miles south of Houston along the Gulf Coast. It will have 53 ... [+]

Chiquita, Port Freeport Sign 5-year Lease

Port Freeport in Texas has reached a five-year lease agreement with Chiquita Fresh North America, with an option for an additional five years, which the port said marks “a milestone in their ongoing partnership.”             "We are extremely excited about the continued partnership with Chiquita," said Phyllis Saathoff, executive director/CEO of ... [+]

Chiquita, Port Freeport Sign 5-year Lease

Port Freeport in Texas has reached a five-year lease agreement with Chiquita Fresh North America, with an option for an additional five years, which the port said marks “a milestone in their ongoing partnership.”"We are extremely excited about the continued partnership with Chiquita," said Phyllis Saathoff, executive director/CEO of Port ... [+]

Fresh Del Monte, Port Freeport sign lease agreement to start next year

Port Freeport recently announced the execution of a Lease Agreement to commence in 2024 with Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. (Del Monte), one of the world’s leading producers, distributors, and marketers of fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, with products sold in more than 80 countries around the world.The company ... [+]

Port Freeport, Dole Fresh Fruit celebrate 40 years of partnership

April 25th marked the 40-year anniversary of Port Freeport's partnership with Dole Fresh Fruit Company, a subsidiary of Dole Food Company. With roots in Hawaii dating back to 1851, Dole Food Company is one of the world's largest producers and marketers of high-quality fresh fruit and fresh vegetables.Dole is an ... [+]

Oceanus Line service links Florida and Texas to Mexico

A new direct liner service of Oceanus Line is now providing an efficient all-water link between key seaports of Mexico and Colombia and the dynamic U.S. ports of SeaPort Manatee on the Florida Gulf Coast and Port Freeport on the Texas Gulf Coast.With inaugural calls of March 26 and March ... [+]

Port Freeport new Gulf hub for Volkswagen

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VWGoA) announced Port Freeport as the new major Gulf Coast hub for its future vehicle logistics port operations, in collaboration with Port Freeport and developer PRP and KDC. With a 20-year lease agreement, Volkswagen Group of America aims to further improve vehicle logistics efficiency and ... [+]

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