Maritime Fact Sheet

MARITIME Texas seaports and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway are critical to the state’s transportation system and growing economy

The Texas maritime transportation system consists of waterways, seaports, Deep Draft Port and intermodal landside connectors Shallow Draft Port (i.e., transfer points). Together, the Recreational Port components of this system comprise Deep Draft Channel key elements of the global supply chain and facilitate Shallow Draft Channel the movement of goods and people over water. To Designated Foreign Trade Zones ensure Texas seaports remain competitive and poised Seaports Aransas Co. Navigation District for growth, the TxDOT Maritime Division serves as a Calhoun Port Authority resource for state seaports and waterways working to Cedar Bayou address statewide maritime needs. Port Freeport Port Houston Port of Anahuac Texas Maritime Quick Facts The system includes Port of Bay City Port of Beaumont In 2018, Texas seaports moved 11 commercial Port of Brownsville deep-draft seaports, Port of Corpus Christi 155M 414M 569M Port of Galveston Tons of + Tons of = Total tons 8 shallow-draft Port of Harlingen domestic cargo foreign cargo of cargo seaports for Port of Orange Port of Palacios In 2018, through Texas seaports and waterways, there were commercial fishing, Port of Port Arthur and 2 recreational Port of Port Isabel 2.5M 1.96M 87M Port of Port Mansfield seaports. Shipping Cruise Pounds of Port of Texas City containers passengers commericial seafood Port of Victoria Port of West Calhoun Moved Served Caught (2017 data) Map Source: TxDOT Maritime Sabine Pass Port Authority Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2018; Port of Galveston, 2018; National Ocean Division, 2020 Economics Program, 2017 Economic Impact of Texas 2.5M $6.9B $92B Seaports Texas jobs supported by State and local tax revenue Personal income and local the port industry generated by the port industry consumption generated by seaport-dependent employment Source: Texas Ports Association, Economic Impact of the Ports on the State of Texas and the Unites States, 2015

Did you know? The Texas seaports are connected by a large 1 = 70 shallow-draft channel called the Gulf Intracoastal Barge with dry cargo (e.g., grains) Tractor trailers Waterway (GIWW), which serves as an integral component of the state’s vast petrochemical and manufacturing supply chains.

In 2016, the Texas portion of the GIWW was designated as Marine Highway 69 (M-69), 1 = 144 officially becoming a part of the national Marine Barge with liquid cargo (e.g., oil, gas) Tanker trucks Highway system.

In 2018, more than 45,000 barges travelled down the GIWW, which is the equivalent of at least 5.2M trucks!

Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2017; Center for Ports and Waterways, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2017