General Description
Location: The port of Texas City is situated on the W side of Galveston Bay, 17.6km inland from the Gulf of Mexico, 8km N of Galveston and 72km S of Houston.
General overview: The port handles dry and liquid bulk, general cargo and petroleum facilities for foreign and coastal trade in chemicals, fertiliser, petroleum, tin ore and commodities.
Traffic figures: Approx 78,000,000t of cargo handled annually.
Load line zone: Summer.
Max size: LOA 366m, draught 12.1m, 150,000DWT.