Texas Ports Capital Program: 2010-2011 Page: 2
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TEXAS PORTS
Maritime transportation and associated facilities have always been an important component of the
state of Texas' transportation system. The state has 270 miles of deep draft channels along with
11 deep draft public ports. There are also 750 miles of shallow draft channels and over nine
shallow draft public ports. Counting public and private facilities, Texas has more than
970 wharves, piers and docks handling waterborne freight. In 2007, over 490 million tons of
commodities moved through these channels. With the deepening of the Panama Canal and the
expected increase in worldwide waterborne trade, over 766 million tons are expected to be
moving on Texas waterways by 2030. To meet these expectations, significant improvements and
expansions will be needed for Texas port facilities.
Ports provide a valuable service to their communities and the state as a whole. They expand
economic opportunity by providing waterborne entry and exit points for domestic and international
trade. Affecting the employment of nearly one million Texans, the ports help to generate over
$135 billion annually in economic activity and approximately $5 billion in various tax revenues. In
2007, Texas ports handled 12,046 deep-sea vessel calls (18.9 percent of the national total).
Tonnage statistics indicate that Texas ports handled 19.1 percent of the nation's total domestic
and foreign maritime cargo.
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Texas. Department of Transportation. Texas Ports Capital Program: 2010-2011, report, 2011~; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth637511/m1/3/?q=%222010-09-01%2F2011-08-31%22: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.