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 by 4 million tons, an increase of 5% year-over-year.

The Port’s impressive volume growth in 2018 was driven by increases of crude oil (+11%), other petroleum products (+8%), and breakbulk shipments (+3%).

“This tonnage record...

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