b'20American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comous breakbulk commodities. tionwithexpansionofthe companys mill in Pesquera, P ort ofB rownsviLLe Mexico.Meanwhile,Salinas Just north of the U.S.-Mex- Victoria, Mexico-based Forza ico border, the Port of Browns- Steel is in the final stages of villeisfortifyingitspositionconstructingan$85million, as the leading exporter of steel650,000-square-footmanu-toMexico,whilewelcomingfacturing facility at the port.a food production company asWestaInc.,theglobal first tenant of a 118-acre busi- headquartersofwhichisin ness park. Also, the I-169 proj- Istanbul,Turkey,isfinaliz-ect, to provide a direct Interstateingthelayoutfor$20mil-link, is progressing, with hopeslion of facilities at the Port of for a 2026 construction start. BrownsvilleBusinessPark. Luxembourg-headquar- Westa looks to receive grains teredsteelmakerTernium,avia barge from the Midwest longtime Port of Brownsvilleforprocessingata500-ton-businesspartner,isexpand- per-day-capacityflourmill. Greece-flagged crude oil tanker Cap Corpus Christi transits the Corpus Christi Ship Channel,ing its operations at the portThecompanyscomplexis dubbed the Gulf Coasts most improved waterway. withdevelopmentofa$200also to include a 20,000-ton-millionfacility,includingacapacity wheat storage system (ENHANCEMENTS driven primarily by increasesdling bulk cargos, oil and windnew180-acremarinetermi- and 200-ton-per-day sunflower continued from page 15) in shipments of crude oil andenergycomponentsandvari- nal,advancinginconjunc- processing plant.Proudlycommemoratingliquefied natural gas.itscentennialthisyear,PortAlso boasting a 530-foot Freeportlastfiscalyearwel- widthandadditionalbarge comed two major new partnersshelves,theenhancedshipVolkswagen Group of Amer- channelisbeingtoutedas ica Inc. and Fresh Del Montethe most improved waterway Produce Inc.thus enlargingalongtheentireGulfCoast, thediverseportsportfoliofromTexastoFlorida.Safe, inautomotiveandperishableefficientmovementinand goods sectors, respectively. out of the port also is being facilitatedbycompletionof P ort ofC orPusC hristi replacementofthebridge AleaderinU.S.energyover its Inner Harbor entrance, exports,thePortofCorpuswith a $1.2 billion, 205-foot-Christi looks to benefit fromclearancespantakingthe final-phase deepening of theplace of the original 138-foot CorpusChristiShipChan- clearance Harbor Bridge that nel,whichbymid-yearopened back in 1959.completionistoachieveaInaddition,thePortof depthof54feet.Theport,CorpusChristihasinvested thenationsthirdlargestasmore than $1 billion in on-port measuredbytotalwater- infrastructure projects over the bornetonnage,alreadyhaspastdecade,withimprove- A slab shipment moves through the Port of Brownsville, where Luxembourg-based steelmaker Ternium is investing been moving record volumes,mentsmadetodockshan- $200 million in a new terminal.CHANGECHANNELYOURMove cargo more efficiently. Scale operations for future growth.Big changes are happening. The Freeport Harbor Channel will soon be the deepest in Texas with a new modernized berth and cranes to welcome larger vessels and over 500 acres of land available for development.Its time to change your channel.1.800.362.5743 | PortFreeport.com'