| Port of Galveston | |
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 Cranes at the Port of Galveston container terminal | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Galveston, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29°18′18″N 94°48′36″W / 29.305°N 94.810°W |
| UN/LOCODE | USGLS[1] |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1825 |
| Operated by | Galveston Wharves Board of Trustees |
| Owned by | City of Galveston |
| Type of harbour | Natural |
| No. of piers | 22 |
| Employees | 83[2] |
| Executive director | Rodger Rees |
| Statistics | |
| Vessel arrivals | 840 (2018)[3] |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 4,104,867 short tons (3,723,873 t) (2018)[4] |
| Annual container volume | 83,643 (2009)[5] |
| Value of cargo | $680.359 million (2005)[4] $2,697 |
| Passenger traffic | 1,966,178 (2018)[3] |
| Annual revenue | $43.5 million (2018)[6] |
| Net income | $7 million (2018)[6] |
| Minimum depth | 45 feet (14 m)[2] |
| Narrowest width | 1,200 feet (370 m) |
| Website www | |
The Port of Galveston is the port of the city of Galveston, Texas, United States. It was established by a proclamation issued by the Congress of Mexico on October 17, 1825, while the land known today as Texas was still part of Mexico. The Port of Galveston is the oldest port in the Gulf of Mexico west of New Orleans.[7]
- ^ "UNLOCODE (US) – UNITED STATES". service.unece.org. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ a b Bassett, Roland (January 8, 2011). "Port of Galveston continues to grow". Galveston Daily News. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
- ^ a b "Port of Galveston: Statistics". Port of Galveston. Archived from the original on October 23, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
- ^ a b "US Port Ranking by Cargo 2009" (PDF). US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
- ^ "North American Port Container Traffic 2009" (PDF). US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
- ^ a b Staff (January 25, 2011). "Port: 2010 Was a Big Year". Galveston Daily News. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
- ^ Handbook of Texas: Galveston Wharves