Galveston, TX

Export/Import Profile Galveston, TX he Port of Galveston is located on the upper Texas coast at the mouth of Galveston Bay, just 30 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. The port is just downstream from the Port of Houston. In 2013, Tthe port handled nearly 4.5 million tons of total cargo. The port handles all types of cargo, including: containers, dry and liquid bulk, breakbulk, roll-on roll-off, refrigerated and project cargoes, as well as cruise passengers. Exports The Port of Galveston ranked 19th in the Nation in 2015 for total waterborne agricultural exports, handling more than 1.5 million metric tons of agricultural products. All of the agricultural exports moved through Galveston were bulk, non-refrigerated commodities. Bulk grains and grain products accounted for over 99 percent of agricultural exports through Galveston. The top destination countries for these exports were China, Mexico, and Nigeria. U.S. Waterborne Agricultural Exports Through Galveston, TX, 2015 Commodities Metric Tons Share U.S. Share Bulk grains 1,166,516 73% 5% Soybeans 421,664 27% 1% Other 919 0% Total 1,589,099 100% 1% Source: Port Import Export Reporting Service (PIERS) 1 Photo Credit: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Top Shipping Lines Moving U.S. Waterborne Agricultural Exports Through Galveston, TX, 2015 Shipping Lines Metric Tons Share Bulk Cargoes 1,011,363 64% Southport Agencies Inc 281,312 18% Cosco Bulk Carrier Co 82,871 5% Mur Shpg 61,135 4% Blue Water Shipping Co 58,000 4% Others 94,418 6% Total 1,589,099 100% Source: Port Import Export Reporting Service (PIERS) Top Destination Countries for U.S. Waterborne Agricultural Exports Through Galveston, TX, 2015 China 77% Mexico 7% Nigeria 5% Colombia 3% Other Sudan Portugal 3% 1% Venezuela 2% 2% Source: Port Import Export Reporting Service (PIERS) 2 Imports In 2015, the Port of Galveston ranked 25th in the Nation for total waterborne agricultural imports, handling nearly 406,000 metric tons of cargo. Some 60 percent of agricultural imports into the port were moved in bulk vessels and 99 percent of the cargo was refrigerated. The top origin country for agricultural imports into Galveston was Guatemala, representing more than 76 percent of the agricultural import cargo. The top ocean carrier was Delmonte Fruit which moved more than 99 percent of the agricultural imports in 2015. U.S. Waterborne Agricultural Imports through Galveston, TX, 2015 Containerized 40% Bulk 60% Source: Port Import Export Reporting Service (PIERS) U.S. Waterborne Agricultural Imports through Galveston, TX, 2015 Refrigerated 99% Dry 1% Source: Port Import Export Reporting Service (PIERS) 3 U.S. Waterborne Agricultural Imports Through Galveston, TX, 2015 Commodities Metric Tons Share U.S. Share Bananas 292,388 72% 6% Pineapple 88,295 22% 8% Fruit 20,515 5% 1% Other 4,739 1% Total 405,937 100% 1% Source: Port Import Export Reporting Service (PIERS) U.S. Containerized Waterborne Agricultural Imports Through Galveston, TX, 2015 Commodities Metric Tons *TEU Share U.S. Share Bananas 69,536 7,280 43% 2% Pineapple 68,549 7,925 43% 9% Fruit 20,022 2,041 12% 1% Other 2,302 282 1% Total 160,409 17,528 100% 1% Source: Port Import Export Reporting Service (PIERS) *Twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) Top Origin Countries for U.S. Waterborne Agricultural Imports Through Galveston, TX, 2015 Guatemala 76% Costa Rica 21% Ecuador 2% Other 1% Source: Port Import Export Reporting Service (PIERS) 4.

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