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DIX Industries celebrates 75th anniversary at Port of Brownsville

[ November 24, 2022   //   ]

When the Port of Brownsville first opened in May 1936, many people celebrated the promise of economic opportunities that would bring them closer to the American dream.

Richard “Dick” Ostos was one of those individuals, coming to Brownsville from New York in 1936 to work for Philen-Miller, a steamship agent and stevedore company that brought the first vessel to the newly minted port of the Rio Grande Valley.

Over a decade later in 1947, Dick embarked on that opportunity and founded DIX Shipping Company-Shipping Agents and Stevedores at the Port of Brownsville. Thanks to his entrepreneurial spirit, resilience, and dedication, that company celebrates its 75th anniversary this year.

Dick’s legacy of contributions to the port was commemorated by the Brownsville Navigation District in 1996, when the road on the south side of the Brownsville ship channel was renamed R.L. Ostos Road in a proclamation issued by the BND Board of Commissioners.

Gulf Stream Marine stevedores unloaded more than 67,000 metric tons of steel slab from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from the MV Sdtr Hera on Oct. 16. The steel slab was destined for Ternium’s hot rolling mill in Pesqueria, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

With only two months left in 2022, Ternium brought in the heaviest cargo load of the year to the Port of Brownsville on Oct. 16.

More than 67,000 metric tons of steel slab from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a rived aboard the MV SDTR HERA at the port destined for Ternium’s hot rolling mill in Pesqueria, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

The Port of Brownsville’s logistical advantage has catapulted it as the major gateway for steel into Mexico, moving a record 4.3 million tons of steel commodities in 2021. And this volume is projected to increase to more than 5 million tons by 2023.

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