Port of Galveston
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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]
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Port of Galveston | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Location | Galveston, Texas |
Coordinates | 29.305°N 94.810°W / 29.305; -94.810 |
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) |
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