The shipping platform

Location: Beaumont is situated on the Neches River 70km inland from the Gulf of Mexico. Entry to the river is via the Sabine Pass. General overview: the port handles general and container cargoes, liquid and dry bulk, including forest products and grain, project cargo incl heavy lifts, military sealift, bagged goods, aggregates and metals. The port has the largest harbor mobile crane in the Gulf of Mexico region, a 140 metric ton capacity crane with a 168-foot extension. The port has a direct service to three Class i rail carriers. The port also has three marine terminals: The Carroll Street wharf has 108,900 sq ft of covered storage and 1,435 ft of harbor front. The Harbor Island Marine terminal has 345,000 sq ft of covered and open storage with 1,880 feet of harbor frontage. The Jefferson Energy Terminal, located on 250 acres of land, has one barge dock and one ship dock. Traffic figures: Approx 3,000,000t of cargo handled annually. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: Length 274m, draught 12.1m, 125,000DWT.