Port of Galveston

Port of Galveston
Cranes at the Port of Galveston container terminal
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Location
CountryUnited States
LocationGalveston, Texas
Coordinates29°18′18″N 94°48′36″W / 29.305°N 94.810°W / 29.305; -94.810
UN/LOCODEUSGLS[1]
Details
Opened1825
Operated byGalveston Wharves Board of Trustees
Owned byCity of Galveston
Type of harbourNatural
No. of piers22
Employees83[2]
Executive directorRodger Rees
Statistics
Vessel arrivals840 (2018)[3]
Annual cargo tonnage4,104,867 short tons (3,723,873 t) (2018)[4]
Annual container volume83,643 (2009)[5]
Value of cargo$680.359 million (2005)[4] $2,697
Passenger traffic1,966,178 (2018)[3]
Annual revenue$43.5 million (2018)[6]
Net income$7 million (2018)[6]
Minimum depth45 feet (14 m)[2]
Narrowest width1,200 feet (370 m)
Website
www.portofgalveston.com

The Port of Galveston is the port of the city of Galveston, Texas, United States. It was established by a proclamation issued by the Congress of Mexico on October 17, 1825, while the land known today as Texas was still part of Mexico. The Port of Galveston is the oldest port in the Gulf of Mexico west of New Orleans.[7]

  1. ^ "UNLOCODE (US) – UNITED STATES". service.unece.org. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Bassett, Roland (January 8, 2011). "Port of Galveston continues to grow". Galveston Daily News. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Port of Galveston: Statistics". Port of Galveston. Archived from the original on October 23, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "US Port Ranking by Cargo 2009" (PDF). US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  5. ^ "North American Port Container Traffic 2009" (PDF). US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  6. ^ a b Staff (January 25, 2011). "Port: 2010 Was a Big Year". Galveston Daily News. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  7. ^ Handbook of Texas: Galveston Wharves