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The Texas Port of Brownsville said it has secured a low-interest US$43 million loan from the Texas Department of Transportation, or TXDOT, for its Brazos Island Harbor Channel Improvement (BIH) project.The Ship Channel Improvement Revolving Fund, or SCIRF, loan provides the Port or Brownsville’s share of qualified costs necessary to deepen the BIH harbor deepening project.The Texas Transportation Commission approved US$400 million in SCIRF loans for two projects near Beaumont ...
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The Port of Brownsville has secured the first tenant, Westa Inc., at the port’s new 118-acre business park.Westa Inc., a major player in the agricultural industry, will invest US$20 million to establish an advanced wheat flour mill and wheat storage silos at the Port of Brownsville. The company will develop ...
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joined leaders from the Rio Grande Valley and the Texas A&M University System at a groundbreaking ceremony April 2, for a new 30,000-square-foot South Texas Workforce Development Project advanced manufacturing training facility at the Port of Brownsville.The center will offer programs provided by the Texas A&M ...
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joined leaders from the Rio Grande Valley and the Texas A&M University System at a groundbreaking ceremony April 2, for a new 30,000-square-foot South Texas Workforce Development Project advanced manufacturing training facility at the Port of Brownsville.The center will offer programs provided by the Texas A&M ...
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Eight months after the Brownsville Navigation District Board of Commissioners, or BND, broke ground on the Port of Brownsville’s business park, prospective businesses are lining up to negotiate lease agreements with the port.At a regular board meeting Feb. 7, the board unanimously approved leasing rates for the business park, aiming ...
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Entering 2024, the Port of Brownsville has named William Dietrich as interim port director, succeeding Eduardo A. Campirano, former port director and CEO.
The Brownsville Navigation District Board of Commissioners began a national search for a new port director and CEO in August, and named Dietrich as interim in December while ...
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The Port of Brownsville's Foreign Trade Zone No. 62 (FTZ) saw a boost in the value of goods transported in 2022, reaching a record total of $13.9 billion in exports and imports – a notable increase from the $9.7 billion recorded in 2021.
The U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Board's 2022 report to ...
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The Brazos Island Harbor (BIH) Channel Improvement Project continues to move forward, as Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation announced the receipt of Notice to Proceed to perform essential improvements to the Brownsville ship channel for NextDecade Corporation’s Rio Grande LNG project at the Port of Brownsville.Great Lakes is set ...
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The Port of Brownsville broke ground on June 22, 2023, on the site of the future 118-acre business park located inside the port. This new industrial project leverages the port’s logistical advantages to support manufacturing companies and industry clusters with a base of operations that combines access to efficient multimodal ...
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Consistently setting new records, the Port of Brownsville continues to gain national prominence among the leading maritime ports in the United States.
According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' most recent annual report ranking 150 maritime ports nationwide, the Port of Brownsville rose to 55th position in the country for ...
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