The Port of Corpus Christi and its customers moved 203.4 million tons through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in 2025, declining marginally by 1.5 percent over 2024 (206.5 million tons).

Compared to the prior year, liquefied natural gas exports grew by 15.4 percent to 18.6 million tons. For the year, crude oil shipments decreased 2.3 percent over 2024 to 127.4 million tons, while dry bulk and agricultural goods decreased 2.5 percent and 54 percent, respectively.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, Port customers moved 50.1 million tons of commodities, compared to 54 million tons in the same period of 2024, which remains the Port’s record quarter. Leading commodities in Q4 2025 included crude oil, refined products and liquefied natural gas.

In 2025, the Port marked the completion of the historic Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project (CIP). The unprecedented four-phase CIP was conceived more than three decades ago as a massive undertaking to enhance navigational infrastructure – ultimately deepening the ship channel from 47 to 54 feet (Mean Lower Low Water) and widening it from 400 to 530 feet with additional barge shelves – to accommodate the growing demand for larger vessels needed by Port customers. The Port remains committed to investing in infrastructure upgrades as it maintains its critical role as the non-federal sponsor of the CIP.