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Port Freeport and its port community handled 39.3 million tons of cargo in 2025, an 8.7 percent increase from the previous year, according to newly released U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics.
The increase pushed the Texas port up five positions to become the nation’s 13th-largest port by tonnage, while also climbing from fifth to fourth among Texas ports by total tonnage.
Port officials attributed the gains to continued growth across the ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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