Port customers close 2024 with record numbers

30 Jan 2025 / Corpus Christi, United States

The Port of Corpus Christi and its customers moved 206.5 million tons through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in 2024, a new high mark driven by increases in crude oil and dry bulk commodities, including agricultural products.

Port customers also ended 2024 with record quarterly tonnage (54 million tons) in Q4 2024 – a 4.3% increase over the same period last year and a 1.9% increase from the previous quarterly record (Q3 2024).

Leading commodities in Q4 2024 included crude oil, refined products and liquefied natural gas. For the year, crude oil shipments increased 3.5% over 2023 to 130.5 million tons, while dry bulk and agricultural goods increased 8.1% and 38.7%, respectively. The new annual tonnage record is 1.7% higher than the previous record set in 2023, marking the seventh consecutive record year set by Port of Corpus Christi customers…

…Completion of the fourth and final phase of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project is projected for early 2025. Once completed, the Coastal Bend region will be home to the most improved waterway on the Gulf Coast, from Texas to Florida, with a deeper (54 feet Mean Lower Low Water) and wider (530 feet) ship channel with additional barge shelves…

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Source: Extracts from Port Corpus Christi news release dated 27 January 2025

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