Barbours Cut Container Terminal | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Location | Morgan's Point, Texas[1] |
Coordinates | 29°40′55″N 94°59′54″W / 29.68194°N 94.99833°W |
Details | |
Opened | 1977 |
Operated by | Port of Houston Authority |
Owned by | City of Houston |
Type of harbour | Natural / artificial |
Land area | 250 acres (100 ha)[1] |
No. of berths | 6[1] |
No. of wharfs | 6,000 feet (1,800 m) |
Loading area | 230 acres (93 ha) |
Warehouse space | 255,000 square feet (23,700 m2) |
Statistics | |
Annual cargo tonnage | 15.4 million short tons / 17.0 million metric tons (2007)[2] |
Website http://www.portofhouston.com |
The Barbours Cut Container Terminal, or simply the Barbours Cut Terminal, is a major deep water port in the Greater Houston area in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of one of the world's busiest ports by cargo tonnage.