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Issue 01—02/2015 BROWNSVILLE NAVIGATION DISTRICT PORT FACILITY & DIRECTORY www.portofbrownsville.com 956.831.4592 / 800.378.5395 BOARD & STAFF John Wood John Reed Sergio T. Lopez Carlos R. Masso Ralph Cowen Chairman Vice-Chairman Secretary Commissioner Commissioner [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Eduardo A. Campirano Deborah L. Duke Jaime Martinez Port Director/CEO Director of Administrative Services Director of Human Resources (956) 831-4592 – Fax: (956) 831-5006 (956) 831-4592 – Fax: (956) 831-5106 (956) 838-7034 – Fax: (956) 831-5612 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Donna Eymard Stephen B. Fitzgibbons Tony Rodriguez Deputy Port Director Director of Finance Director of Cargo Services/Overweight-FTZ (956) 831-4592 – Fax: (956) 831-5006 (956) 831-4592 – Fax: (956) 831-5106 (956) 831-4592 – Fax: (956) 831-5353 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Steve Tyndal PPM Carlos L. Garcia Beatrice Rosenbaum Sr. Director of Marketing Chief of Police and Security Director of Industrial Development & Business Development (956) 509-2100 – Fax: (956) 831-6350 (956) 831-4592 – Fax: (956) 831-6185 (956) 831-4592 – Fax: (956) 831-5353 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Oscar Garcia Margie S. Recio Ariel Chavez Director of Maintenance Administrative Assistant to Port Director/CEO Director of Engineering Services (956) 831-8273 – Fax: (956) 831-5243 (956) 831-4592 – Fax: (956) 831-5006 (956) 831-4592 – Fax: (956) 831-6153 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Patty Gonzales Michael Davis Director of Communications Harbormaster (956) 831-4592 – Fax: (956) 831-5006 (956) 831-8256 – Fax: (956) 831-3068 (M) (956) 346-4148 [email protected] [email protected] 2 CONTACT US Visit us at www.portofbrownsville.com All correspondence should be mailed to: Port of Brownsville 1000 Foust Road Brownsville, TX 78521 Physical address: Main Office: Police/Security: Harbormaster Office: Maintenance: 1000 Foust Road 2993 N. Indiana Road Ste. B 400 Windhaus Road 2100 R.L. Ostos Road Brownsville, TX 78521 Brownsville, TX 78521 Brownsville, TX 78521 Brownsville, TX 78521 PORT CONTACT INFORMATION BY DEPARTMENT Department Phone Fax Port Director’s Office (956) 838-7008 (956) 831-5006 Deputy Port Director’s Office (956) 838-7010 (956) 831-5006 Marketing (956) 838-7030 (956) 831-5353 Finance (956) 838-7011 (956) 831-5106 Engineering (956) 838-7003 (956) 831-6153 Industrial Development (956) 838-7019 (956) 831-6185 Business Development (956) 831-4592 (956) 831-5353 Cargo/Overweight/FTZ (956) 838-7033 (956) 831-5353 Communications (956) 838-7004 (956) 831-5006 Human Resources (956) 838-7042 (956) 831-5612 Maintenance (956) 831-8273 (956) 831-5243 Harbormaster (956) 831-8256 (956) 831-3068 Police/Security (956) 509-2100 (956) 831-6350 3 PORT FACTS 2015 A First-Class Deepwater Port: The Port of Brownsville, the only deepwater port located on the U.S. and Mexico border, provides a full range of services to ensure efficient and timely cargo delivery worldwide. With abundant land for development and 17 miles of waterfront access, the Port of Brownsville offers easy access to non-congested international bridge crossings and rail connections to your ultimate destination. At the Port of Brownsville there is no cargo that we cannot handle! CONTACT Eduardo A. Campirano, Port Director & CEO Steve Tyndal PPM, Sr. Director of Marketing & Business Development [email protected] [email protected] Donna Eymard, Deputy Port Director Tony Rodriguez, Director of Cargo Services/Overweight/FTZ [email protected] [email protected] GOVERNANCE The Port of Brownsville is governed by the Brownsville Navigation District, a political subdivision of the State of Texas. The district is guided by an elected Board of Commissioners who serve 4-year terms. Current Board of Commissioners are: John Wood, Chairman John Reed, Vice-Chairman Sergio T. Lopez, Secretary Ralph Cowen, Commissioner Carlos R. Masso, Commissioner FACILITIES Approximately 40,000 acres of land 13 cargo docks 635,000 sq. ft. covered storage 5 liquid cargo docks 3+ million sq. ft. open storage M-10 AND M-69 HIGHWAY DESIGNATION The Port is part of the M-10 and M-69 Marine Highway corridors. This allows the Port to provide an economical method of transport- ing cargo with service routes from the Port of Brownsville along the designated marine highways. M-10 and M-69 include the Gulf of Mexico, the Intracoastal Waterway and connecting commercial navigation channels, ports and harbors. M-69 connects to a larger interstate network of marine routes, intersecting with M-146 in Chambers County and linking up to M-10 in Port Arthur, which con- nects to marine highways in Louisiana and Alabama. 4 PORT FACTS 2015 MEXICO IMPORT/EXPORT EXPERTS The Port of Brownsville provides excellent services to facilitate the international movement of goods between the United States. We have the facilities and the knowledge to handle international cargo efficiently. LOCATION The port is located at the southernmost tip of Texas at the westernmost terminus of a 17 mile (27 kilometers) channel that flows into the Gulf of Mexico at the Brazos Santiago Pass. The City of Brownsville is two miles (3.3 kilometers) to the southwest and lies adja- cent to the Rio Grande River, providing a convenient gateway via three international bridges to Mexico and beyond. MAIN CHANNEL DEPTH The Brownsville Ship Channel has an authorized depth of 42 feet. The Turning Basin has a depth of 36 feet and a width of 1,200 feet. LAND AVAILABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT The port owns approximately 40,000 acres (16,187 hectares) of land available for development. Developed and undeveloped sites are available in the port’s Turning Basin for cargo facilities, industrial sites, expansion, relocation, manufacturing, greenfield projects, and more. 2014 CARGO TONNAGE— 7.6 MT 2015 CARGO TONNAGE— 9.1 MT Liquid Cargo: 3,254,851 MT 3,852,614 MT Dry-Break Bulk/Steel: 2,993,039 MT 3,683,926 MT Non-Waterborne Cargo: 925,806 MT 925,779 MT Pipeline: 454,993 MT 670,606 MT PRIMARY CARGOES Steel Products: slabs, coils, plates, beams, iron ore, steel pipe, billets, pig iron, wire rod, ingots, briquettes, chrome ore Liquid Cargo: lubricants, diesel, gasoline, fuel oil #6, jet fuel, naphtha, wax, vacuum gas oils Breakbulk Cargo: limestone, asphalt, minerals Other: grain, barite, bauxite, petroleum coke, aluminum, scrap metals, electrical poles, windmill components, etc. FOREIGN TRADE ZONE (FTZ) # 62 The Port is the grantee for Foreign Trade Zone # 62 and offers sites at the Port of Brownsville, Brownsville-South Padre Island Inter- national Airport, Valley International Airport, Harlingen Industrial Park and Airpark, NAFTA Industrial Park and FINSA Industrial Park at Los Indios. Zone status is available to any of the port’s properties. FTZ #62 is ranked in the top 3 in the United States for value of exported cargo. For additional information contact Tony Rodriguez at [email protected]. 5 PORT FACTS 2015 OTHER PORT AREA SERVICES Bunkering/fuel Ship repairing and Crane maintenance and repair dismantling/recycling Construction and refurbishing Environmental and waste services of offshore drilling rigs Break-bulk/heavy lift/project cargo Marine equipment/supplies Domestic and international Steel fabrication, boat construction Towing and tug services container service Grain handling and storage Bulk terminaling for miscellaneous liquids LPG storage/distribution MULTI-MODAL ACCESS The Port of Brownsville offers multiple modes of transportation which include ocean-going vessels, all major U.S. and Mexican truck lines, rail service, barge service via the U.S. Intracoastal and Inland Waterway System, short-sea shipping via the M-10 Marine High- way, pipeline access to U.S. and Mexican terminals, and air freight service at the Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport. OVERWEIGHT CORRIDOR In order to facilitate the movement of cargo to and from Mexico, the Port of Brownsville in conjunction with the Texas Department of Transportation issues permits online to shippers allowing them to load their trucks to the legal weight limits of Mexico. The permits cover truck movements between the Veteran’s International Bridge and the Port of Brownsville via SH 48. This provides the most efficient and cost-effective movement of cargo by trucks to destinations in Mexico. For additional information contact Tony Rodriguez at [email protected]. FISHING HARBOR Located on the north side of the Brownsville Ship channel, about five miles (8.1 kilometers) east of the Turning Basin, is the Fishing Harbor, a very unique asset at the port. It consists of three 14 foot (4.2 meters) deep basins and over 10,000 linear feet (3,280 me- ters) of docks, which houses up to 500 fishing boats that call the Port of Brownsville home. BROWNSVILLE & RIO GRANDE INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY (BRG) The Brownsville & Rio Grande International Railway (BRG) provides efficient and reliable rail service to all businesses at the Port of Brownsville. Operations are 24 hours per day, five days per week. The BRG offers direct interchange with Union Pacific Railroad (UP), Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Kansas City Southern de Mexico (KCSM). KCSM
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