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Port of Corpus Christi Closes 2019 with Record Tonnage

The Port of Corpus Christi ended 2019 with record tonnages for December of 13.8 million metric cargo tons and 122.2 million metric cargo tons for the entire year — a 16-million-ton improvement over 2018 tonnages. The significant growth is attributed to increases in energy exports of crude oil and liquefied natural gas. Growth in crude exports is primarily the result of two new crude pipelines from ... [+]

Port of Corpus Christi nears second year on 100% renewable energy

As the end of 2019 nears its conclusion, the Port of Corpus Christi is celebrating its second consecutive year of operating on 100% renewable energy. The Port began shifting toward using renewable energy sources to power its operations in 2017, when nearly half of its energy consumption was purchased ... [+]

Port of Corpus Christi Sets Tonnage Records

The Port of Corpus Christi recently set three new tonnage records, including the highest volume in a single month. September tonnage was 12.2 million tons, a 27% gain over the previous record set in March of 2018. Two other tonnage records broken included the highest quarter ever at 32.1 million ... [+]

Port of Corpus Christi Achieves ISO 14001 Certification for 12th Consecutive Year

The Port of Corpus Christi will receive ISO 14001 recertification, following an exemplary external audit of environmental performance. The third-party auditor identified zero non-conformances and lauded the Port of Corpus Christi as a model of across-the-board employee engagement with environmental management. From committing to collectively minimize the use of disposables to ... [+]

Port of Corpus Christi Included in the President’s Proposed FY20 Budget for $53M

For the second year, the Port of Corpus Christi’s Ship Channel Improvement Project (CIP) was included in the President’s Budget for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Coastal Navigation Construction that was released Monday by the White House. The Port of Corpus Christi is the only Texas port included in ... [+]

Port of Corpus Christi Secures Additional Funding for the Channel Improvement Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced its Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Work Plan, which includes an additional $59 million in funding for the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project (CIP). This funding brings the total Federal appropriations for the CIP to $95 million. The estimated CIP cost is $360 million, of which the federal government is responsible for ... [+]

Port of Corpus Christi Names Clark Robertson Chief Operating Officer

The Port of Corpus Christi has appointed Clark Robertson as its Chief Operating Officer, a position last held by Chief Executive Officer Sean Strawbridge. Accomplished in industrial real estate acquisitions, economic development, transportation sales and marketing, Robertson has expertise in developing and leading results-driven teams in dynamic environments with a focus ... [+]

Port of Corpus Christi Moves Record Tonnage

In the first nine months of 2018, the Port of Corpus Christi reached a new milestone, setting a new tonnage record of 79.3 million tons. This surpasses the previous record of 77.9 million tons set in the first nine months of 2015, while also eclipsing the same period in 2017 ... [+]

Port of Corpus Christi Celebrates Mariners on National Maritime Day

On Tuesday, May 22, the Port of Corpus Christi, the fourth largest port by tonnage and number one crude oil export port in the United States, celebrated the men and women who serve the U.S. Merchant Marine industry as part of National Maritime Day. The event highlights the vital contributions mariners ... [+]

New Marine Terminal for Port of Corpus Christi

Port of Corpus Christi Approves Lease Agreement with Castleton Commodities International for a New Marine Terminal Port Corpus Christi commissioners have approved a lease agreement with CCI Corpus Christi Infrastructure LLC (CCI) for approximately 55 acres of land on the north side of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in the Inner ... [+]

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